The Weatherman said...

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 08 Jun 2015
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15 comments
 
“Temperatures below average...
a cold, nagging north-easterly wind...”
they said.
 
But, June is fickle as her namesake...
naturally so, as birth, and death...
 
except hers – too soon.
 
A day like this – the day of her cremation;
I recall her sister’s red scarf flirting
with the breeze
 
as she knelt to read the cards – treading
so carefully between the wreaths
 
her hands white – like hers, but not
her voice, nor her smile, nor her grey eyes
brimful of tears.
 
‘Time is a great healer,’ they tell me
and to hell with them...
 
time’s in cahoots with the devil;
time steals – time loots
 
so wait for time to pale the red, 
festering edge of this silent revolution.
 
Too late to tell them ‘Stop all the clocks’
for they already did
 
and right now, it’s cold – for June.
 
 
Certificate 12
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Love
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on

Just a name change? The poem is lovely. Very moving which is why I commented twice on it. It was worth a second comment. 

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you so much for popping back, Ae.  More than appreciated.

Tina

 

Submitted by Bee on

I like the new title. Still love the scarf flirting with the breeze memory. I might be wrong, but this feels briefer - yet even more vivid in those unfading memories. 

'I recall her sister’s red scarf flirting
with the breeze
 
as she knelt to read the cards – treading
so carefully between the wreaths
 
her hands white – like hers, but not
her voice, nor her smile, nor her grey eyes
brimful of tears.' - 

Beautifull painted, Tina.

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

My thanks to you, too, Bee, for 'sticking with it'.  I've said it before and I'll say it again, 'You're a little star.' smiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Emotions flickering, like the scarf, sorrow, anger, frozen and fluid.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

That one sentence says it all, Philip.  An artform in itself.  

Tina

 

Submitted by Art of the Diver on

Nicely done Tina.. writing of undying love will be your legacy, I'm sure. Thank you for sharing

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

I do hope so, with all my heart, and the thanks should go to you for taking the trouble to share your much valued thoughts.  

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

The emotions come through in this writing Tina.

Allowing ourselves to keep loved ones memories alive, is something no one can understand until it happens to them, it doesn't matter how much time passes they'll always remain in our thoughts.

You mentioned about the red scarf flirting with the breeze, it's strange how those little fleeting memories can mean so much, taking us back to that moment.

A sincere piece of writing.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Jenny it has made my day, hearing from you.  I was only thinking of you last night, strangely enough whilst I was putting on some perfume after my shower...'English Rose', as it so happens, which featured in one of your latest poems I believe .

So pleased you got so much from this one of mine.  It is dear to my heart as you can imagine, for all the reasons which you so knowingly mention.

I trust life is treating you kindly, and once again, thanks so much for dropping by.  It means a lot to me.

Tina

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Tina,

many thanks for your kind words. I know it's been a long time since I've been on line, but I've been writing frantically to finish Dwellers of the New World. Finally the roughly written copy is now complete, just have to get it all onto the computer now.

Everything's fine here and I hope you and yours are well too.

All the best,

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Oh, Jenny...I am SO relieved to hear that, and SO,SO pleased you have been working on that fantastic story of yours. I really have missed reading its continuation, nearly as much as I've missed yousmiley  

I'm fine, as ever Jenny, and so is the family.  Life doesn't get any easier, for any of us, but it's life, and eternally grateful - that's me.

All good wishes, and keep slogging away, because you have me chaffing at the bit, quite literally...almostwink

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thanks Tina, your words are so encouraging.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Tina,

I can feel the understandable anger at the expression 'time's a great healer.'  It's not!  Your daughter's time was stolen from her far too early.   As I would expect, you have expressed your anger poetically.  I think of you and Bee often.

Moya

 

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Moya - your words are more than appreciated.  I would call them 'pearls of wisdom' but it sounds cliched so to do.  But the truth is, they aresmiley

Tina