Double Glazed

Cherry

By Ewan

Mon, 11 May 2020
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6 comments
 

The blossom has fallen from the trees,

as it must, when Boreas puffs his cheeks.

The leaves shake, the weakest fall, floating,

anticipating autumn by months at least.

Watching this happen through twin panes

of bird-besmirched glass, I miss it,

the rustling sound that the meanest tree

makes in the slightest breath of breeze.

 

Our bubble-lives are double-glazed,

we observe to preserve, wait to leave.

Some will leave and not know the joy of it,

being borne away to diminished rites,

where mourners grieve in singletons,

whilst a lone magpie sings the requiem.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Loved those lines:-

The blossom has fallen from the trees,

as it must, when Boreas puffs his cheeks

The leaves shake, the weakest fall, floating,

anticipating autumn by months at least.

I could just imagine the wind as a face, puffing out his cheeks and blowing the blossom flowers away, similar to children blowing the fluffy dandilions. Wish I'd written a poem about that now. I did enjoy yours though.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Ewan on

and commenting, Jen. The Greeks had names and personalities for all the winds. Nothing new under the sun, nor behind the wind. 

Ewan x

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Submitted by onemorething on

I was just going to like this (because I did), but happened to notice it said 'not good enough' and thought this was a new feature where we might 'like' or alternatively let someone know that their writing was 'not good enough'. Had a moment of thinking how harsh that was when I realised it was a writing folder...phew. Anyway I did like this, especially the second stanza. 

 

Submitted by Ewan on

some would say I should put all of my poetry in this folder. I couldn't possibly comment.

Thank you very much for stopping by, commenting and liking too.

Imagine that, a 'not good enough' button. The site would crash in the first hour, the virtual fighting it would cause. It would be like Twitter. I don't think we need to worry about such a button ever appearing... Doesn't mean I haven't clicked on it in my head, from time to time.

Ewan x

 

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Submitted by littleditty on

and super sad reflections and reflection...gently done. Deep sigh after reading, 

 

Submitted by THERESA GAYNORD on

I love the imagery, it drew me in and your words and the cadence of the poem was enthralling like a spell. I thoroughly enjoyed the read. Beautifully written.