Migration
a folded atlas
a peregrine gaze
they are coming from summer
and traveling to summer
press dreams
like flowers
they shoulder
into distances
powered by the fat back
of summer
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About Me
- gabrielle
- I live in South Minneapolis with Chris, Emma and Sauvi. We make good trouble together. I am committed to living in such a way as to engender peace and social justice, ecology and sustainability, and cultural, spiritual and artistic expression and exchange. I am interested in dialogue about the core of the human experience.
32 comments:
very nice one..
great prompt too...very creative..
Gabrielle, I am guessing that these are visiting relatives. Mrs. Jim and I do that sometimes, two times to very, very distance cousins in France.
Thank you for the nice prompt, it was fun to work with.
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' A peregrine gaze'..... sometimes one can know words are just right while not entirely understanding them. That's art.
"they are coming from summer
and traveling to summer"
I think that said it all! :) Wish we could migrate this way, too! There's a lovely feel to your poem, which is, unsurprisingly, reminiscent of the warm and cosy summer months!
Beautiful words on migration.
I love the lines "powered by the fat back...of summer.
The whole poem was a treat to read.
I could migrate but my back is to fat for my wings.
That power is not to be underestimated!
I loved the words you used in this poem...it was very visual, and I enjoyed the imagery it conveyed.
Thank you for sharing a great prompt with us this week. I liked your poem very much. Storing up energy for that long migration. Sounds like the holidays for us too.
Oh I love ..
"press dreams
like flowers"
.. what a unique line ... human like birds migrate from summer to summer ... trying to escape the cold winter months. I enjoyed this!
powered by the fat back of summer
I love this!
Peace,
JanePoet
my favorite line is "the fat back of summer." Just great!
lovely lines !!
Echoing Amias, I looove the notion of pressing dreams like flowers. Excellently done!
A lovely piece - full of ripe imagery and perfect words.
I like the coming and going to summer lines. Guess I never thought of it that way.
I like 'the fat back of summer' and you have written about birds' migration succinctly.
I really like this poem of yours. The "fat back of summer" what a fascinating phrase.
.. thank u for a beautiful poem ..
beautiful~ love the phrase:
"press dreams
like flowers" ...wish we could... great prompt too~
Thank you for your visit to my Hawaii blog. When will we see a new post from YOU, Dear?
Aloha, Friend!
Comfort Spiral
Gabrielle,
Lovely poem,thank you.
I just dropped by because I read your comments on Tomcat's Politics Plus and wanted to say yes,I agree with them and you had some good info which I didn't know.
Your words fill me up,
What nourishment you give...
Much love, M
hmmm thrs nothing like whaz inbetween the pages....bringin it to life...
I will start to "press dreams/like flowers". Of course, only the good ones. Thanks, Gabrielle.
Very nice one. Summery feel is so nice
I love this! I wish I could be coming from summer and headed to summer...
hi Gabrielle,
your words took me to another land, they hold the spirit of: migrate.
Love the line "press dreams/like flowers"...goodbye to summer! Only here in PR it's not gone...thanks for coming over to read my Oasis blog and for leaving such a lovely comment. Why don't we follow each other? I also teach ESL (and first year college English). Take care and nice to meet you, Gabirelle.
I love that "peregrine gaze" and the whole poem is brilliant.
Thanks for your recent visits, Gabrielle. I do appreciate your loyalty and generous comments.
Kat
P.S. If you search my blog with the title, "Highway Robber", you might find it to your enjoyment.
"the fat back of summer"...I like that..:)
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