Sunday, October 6, 2013

Gossamer

image by crilleb50

Gossamer

The days are slim and golden.
They wash over me in waves –
long-legged beautiful people
stepping over me as I
sit, serene, on the floor.
I can hear the conversation
but the words are gossamer –
when I try to listen
my ears pass through them.
Who needs to hear anyway?
The days whisper over my head
and skip away, laughing.

This is a Magpie Tale.

27 comments:

  1. Beautiful...I can almost feel the warm fall sunshine on my shoulders as I am reading this.

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  2. Etherial and lovely. A great piece of succinct writing.

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    1. Thanks! I am the queen of succinct (in poetry! Obviously I'm not succinct in my other writing - ha!)

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  3. seems he is being ignored, but you have captured it wonderfully.

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  4. I really like this, Dana. My favourite lines though, are the ones beginning "The days ..." They are truly exceptional. Good for you!

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    1. Thanks! I'm trying to ease back into writing...

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  5. Beautiful. I especially like "days whisper over my head and skip away laughing." Perfect description of these Autumn days. Don't ease back in...jump back with both feet.

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  6. Love the gossamer dream-like quality of this, Bug...nice...

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    1. Thanks! Life does feel like a blur these days.

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  7. I am so happy to read your poetry again! You have the gift of words and spirit.

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    1. Oh thank you Karen! That means a lot coming from such a fabulous poet as yourself!

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  8. I really like how this flows... "long-legged beautiful people"... great imagery!

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    1. Thanks! I thought about trees when I wrote that.

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  9. This is absolutely stunning!

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  10. I like this very much. It's a conjuring poem.

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    1. Thanks! That's interesting to think about... I almost thought of it as a sort of eulogy for the year, but conjuring is much more positive!

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  11. I often feels that the days are hopping right past (and over) my head. Very nice. Thank you.

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