I Believe in Unicorns

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Strangely taboo – yet beautiful,
that last ever image I have of you...
the day you left; sunlight catching
the silver in your hair, and a razor
glinting, as you leant across the sink...
a striped towel around your neck...
the door half ajar...I couldn’t help 
but peek...hand to your cheek.
 
The path you cut through the snow 
of foam – your skin beneath, pink 
and wet, and I think of that unicorn 
in the last ever story you told me...
the one took a drink at a river, shed
its horn by the bank – swam away
into the mist, and all because no one 
believed it existed...But you see,
I did.
Certificate PG
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Spiritual
Love

Comments

Submitted by love_writing on

Gosh this is just beautiful! Perfectly drawn. Love the-

'The path you cut through the snow

of foam- your skin beneath, pink'

Creates a wonderful visual in this most poignant poem. I believe too :)

love_writing

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

lw...so very pleased to hear itsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by loquaciousicity on

A mythical feel, sad but heartening... loved it!

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Appreciated, Terrysmiley

 

Submitted by therockbottomre... on

Tragically beautiful.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Sincere thanks, trb.

Tina

 

Submitted by VeraClark on

Deeply emotive for the use of that taboo image and even more so for the fantastical unicorn that all mothers believe in. This has really 'got me.' 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Verasmiley  And you're so right about mothers, as we, both of us, know, only too well.

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I do...I do believe in UNICORNS!  From gentle creatures, to the last memory of that someone who didn't quite get it.

A touching poem Tina, that was quite sad at the end.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi there, Jenny...obviously 'soul-mates', us twosmiley  Many thanks for popping by...and happy Unicorn spottingsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by EB on

I felt darkness at the end. Beautiful writing, as ever.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, EB...a million.

Tina

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

So pleased you noticed that.  It means a lot.

Tina