Thanks to Geraldine of My Poetic Path for this week's prompt,”romance”.
Please visit all the poets at One Single Impression to sample this week’s offerings.
Romance
-noun
the thrill of being dislodged
-verb
to court and to woo
(personal derivative meaning)
a lovely stranger
in the wings
shakes loose
a talus
of regret and old English
Summer’s End
A Temporary Blindness
this!
a temporary blindness
overtakes you
and you wonder
out loud
how can liquid particles
exhaled in this way
later return
so sweetly as rain.
Green
even the most
seasoned
among us
become unhinged
in the presence of
excrescent splendor
the hours turn green
all the waiting is done
we wrap our legs gladly
around the plump stalk
of summer
exhaling pleasure.
Tall Grass
Sonny’s long sleeved manicure
of summer’s overgrowth
tries in vain
to bring
the neighborhood back.
Mahogany
a fugitive sound
hurries by
on padded feet
Chinese checkers
words
bashful and unrehearsed
queen each other
syllogism is comfort
in dark corners
21 comments:
A thought worth knowing! Very nice.
A wonderful read - each line a vision!
Your writer has found a love. He is a poet and not perfect in his ways, sometimes even devious. Yet he came to you from the shadowy side and is soooooo nice to you!
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I like it what ever treasured meaning it has relating to you (author) personally. But that is what I see. Best of wishes if this is a true to life, your life, poem.
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a lovely stranger
in the wings
shakes loose
a talus
of regret and old English
There are some beautiful lines here. Excellent.
a romance worth reading! :)
beautiful lines all...
I really enjoyed this ..
"a lovely stranger
in the wings
shakes loose
a talus
of regret and old English"
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wonderful!!
lovely!!
shraddha
But summer has only ended on the calendar. so your waxing is premature my dear. Check me back when I see frost on the pumpkin.
very cool poems- I love the last line "a talus
of regret and old English"...and wonderful photos!
Wonderful work here Gabrielle. I loved your interpretation of the "romance" prompt, how unique!
Hugs, G
Nice ones
Green speaks to me from head to toe.
.. very artistic & underplayed.. many thanks ..
I came for romance and found a wonderful offering of poems!
Spirithelpers
that is interesting....I love learning about meanings !
Thanks, Gabrielle, for your visit and comment at Politics Plus. I can't follow you, but you are now in my blog roll there. Between you and Mark, I'll be up to my ears in poetic talent.
delightful series
Your words wrap around me in tapestries of light
and bring me peace,
Soft love, Maithri
Dear Gabrielle--
I enjoyed your entire post...but what really lodged in me was your noun version of romance : the thrill of being dislodged. That will reverberate for a long time as a subset of romance.
Lodge disloged relodge
Millenia hence
The cycle will be intact
Many, many thanks--
comfort in dark corners....
so many gems glinting here....
aloha!
Comfort Spiral
This felt so lush and flowing... the words almost turning colors in my mind... Loved it.
~April Belle
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