Love in the time of caterpillars
with apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez
summer confetti
the bodies
of caterpillars
soft with love
are everywhere
laying down
Tabriz runners
striping pavers
rose and indigo,
lavishing rails
with delirious design
calling stones
back to powder.
thresh of screen
covers the news
in stars
they have become lanterns
blinking milky wings
moving in forever light.
I want to go
willing
like this.
for OSI, "love"
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16 comments:
This is truly beautiful. The way you weave your words and images is fantastic. It leaves me breathless
Thank you.
Melanie
Hi Gabrielle ~~ This reminds me of the way my college roommate said he wanted to die. 'Nuff said. :)
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Excellently done, as always.
this is truly lovely!
Beautiful command of our beautiful language
English!
pretty use of language
what a nice feeling this has!
Pamela
Liked it a lot.. keep writing..for our sake..
You will live willingly like this.
that is original.....beautiful words!
Beautiful flow of language & expression,in concert.
wonderfully woven.
Loved it....
what rich language choices ... really great!
I love the opening lines of this poem! Nicely done!
"lanterns blinking milky wings." Lovely.
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