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| sculpture: Jason deCaires Taylor |
Swimming that Dark Sea
Above would be nice.
I thrust a hand upward
through the murk,
the tips of my fingers
free,
the knuckles of that hand
straining toward a fresh hope
I can’t quite reach.
Not quite.
And earth’s lamentations
cover me like
a familiar quilt
stitched together
by ancient creation
weeping, as it sews.
Weeping.
To read other watery Magpies, go here.
20 comments:
Well-worthy of a repeat, Bug! "earth's lamentations...like a quilt" - beautiful!
nice...the weeping as it sews at the end is the emotional pull for me...sad we have in many ways forgotten the spill you know...
oh yeah, worth repeating
Since I'm a new follower I haven't read this poem before, so I'm glad you reposted it. These sentiments are appropriate today, and are timeless.
I'm so glad you reposted this as I was not participating in Magpie in 2010.
I LOVE your cardinal. You can see why here:
http://conversationswithacardinal.blogspot.com
These are definitely words that need repeating. I promise to never forget. I still can't buy gas at a certain station's pumps. Even if I have to pay more and travel further to buy from a different refinery, I will, choosing always, when able, Marathon or Mobil.
Beautiful and thought provoking, I attempted a watery tale myself this week.
Excellent, excellent, excellent!
Hey Bug,
I love this poem about the oil spill.I would like to feel that one day we can reach the surface and climb out of the oil and the tar sands. I like that you offer fresh hope. Fresh hope is always welcome. Thank you for sharing.
"Weeping as it sews"....this is a beautiful and somber poem Bug...i am glad you brought it back for The Mag....a powerful poem worth reading again and again!!
weeping, as it sews.
Beautiful! And is Carly a new puppy? She is adorable!
very well done. I am always in amazement of people that can write poetry...it stirs so much in peoples emotions. Great job.
She surely would be weeping as she sews! thanks-
Love the imagery in this piece.
I love the quilt analogy...beautiful write...so glad you posted this one again, Bug...
Yes, I'm impressed by the quilt image along with the other images you have used.
Still works!
=)
A beautiful lilt to the first two minds- never mind the quilt! :)
Thank you for reposting this. Down here on the Gulf Coast, we haven't forgotten. We're still living with the consequences.
One note re: buying gas. You never know where your gas is coming from. Mobil or Exxon may be selling from BP refineries. Fact of life.
I enjoyed the encore ......
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