Waiting for Orion

Gold cherry

By Leander42

Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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Better black skeletons on a dull silver board,
than bubbling green froth beneath
the bleached blue reservoir. 
More comforting the smell 
of wet leaves rotting,

back to blackened earth, 
than the frilly scents of jasmine, 
and of lavender. 
While ice bone fingers,

harsh against the skin, 
give greater solace 
than summer's cloying warmth. 
Magical the steamy words 
drawn from parted lips,
swallowed by the moonless night,

their secrets kept,
as all the jewels in heaven
shine brighter still,

and the hunter slowly rises.

Certificate U
Poem
Surreal
Philosophy
Nature
Miscellaneous

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Submitted by HarryC on

I love this time of year, too... and it certainly seems to have come on quickly!

Stark, seasonal images and sensory appeal in this.

Submitted by Leander42 on

I certainly prefer scraping the ice off  the windscreen to mowing the lawn.

 

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Missed this when it was first posted, so I'm very glad it was highlighted now - a wonderful poem. Very well deserved golden cherries!

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Submitted by Leander42 on

Thanks for the cherries.

I wasn't trying to post from my iphone. I kept getting a message saying I had a new comment. Then I couldn't erase the responses. Seems to have cleared itself now.

L42

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Are you sure you see Orion in the winter? Because we see it best in summer?

Nolan &

 

Submitted by Leander42 on

That'll be because I live in the Northern hemisphere and you're in the southern. smiley

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Yes, are you sure!? &

 

Submitted by Leander42 on

I'm guessing you're in South Africa or Australia.

 

Submitted by Nolan on

You are quite right but we see Orion in our summer, and you should see it in your summer, our winter.

 Let's leave it. South Africa good guess!

I may be making a mistake & Nolan