Thursday, September 3, 2026

turncoat


a soliloquy:

the edge of moon is red

teal is my skirt, blooming of spring lilies

slip-fall, skip-boomerang


where is the sky [ sky,  sky,  sky ]

running, wake up from this gripping drama  [drama,  drama ]

i am unquenched, still thirsty for the         sun            [sun]

hailstorm & morose wind, a turncoat!


dead ends, my hangers are gone

seeds, tulips

           <go back now>

i must pry these these pearls from the box, hopeful yet lost


Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Poetry Form is Descort.  Had fun experimenting with this style and format. Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.   Thank you for your comments and visits.

2 comments:

  1. I absolutely adore this. After the first reading, I have no clue what it's about, which elates me. When a poet leaves the story blurry and beautiful, it is an invitation for me to read it many times over and come up with endless possibilities. That is why I love abstract art and poetry so very much. Thank you. 🩷

    P.S. This makes me think of Brian and Claudia.

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  2. This is my favorite part:
    "my hangers are gone
    seeds, tulips"
    The pearls at the end make me think of my mother dying (because I still have hers). So do the hangers, maybe donated to a thrift shop once the grieving has lessened. I see great loss in this poem, but also desire --- to spin in a skirt again, and to plant seeds and watch them grow. Beautiful work, Grace.

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