Wind
These pages
unravel a knot, blue
storm underneath ink & silver lines.
I tether on metal, waiting for perfect sage
to point me my journey, foot by foot
But all I hear is wind
lion-maned.
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August Sky
colorless
clouds dust my skin opaque
chattering endlessly until i
hush them to slide into moonlight arabesques.
cold snaps last summer blooms as i write
away. words, they keep me
from drowning.
from drowning.
Posted for Imaginary Garden for Real Toads - Sunday's mini-challenge - Triquain
Seven line poem with the following syllables: 3 - 6 - 9 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 3
Seven line poem with the following syllables: 3 - 6 - 9 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 3
Dear Grace
ReplyDeleteYou are a very skilled and sensitive observer.
Lovely picture and words by you -are so fine and thoughtful!
Hugs
Jette Majken
oh yes - words keep me from drowning as well sometimes... i love the lion-maned wind...what a great image...
ReplyDeleteBoth are gorgeous, Grace! So evocative of seasons change and a ward against melancholy. Beautiful word choices and lasting images.
ReplyDeleteWanted: a perfect sage and a life guard. Located: within. How wonderful to locate the self in space and not only the inner resources ...great images.
ReplyDeletemoonlight arabesque.. love that language.. and those are just the type of words that keep me afloat.. thank you Grace -- and have a great weekend
ReplyDeleteI love both of these but I think the second is my favorite. You did great with this form, I've been struggling with it and not come up with anything decent yet.
ReplyDelete"wind, lion-maned" is such a glorious line.......I love "words, they keep me from drowning." Me, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Grace! Love these--especially Wind--sand is an inspiration for me today!
ReplyDeleteOh, now I will see and feel 'lion-maned' wind for while...and how you're powerful with clouds - I just love to 'hush them' in my kind music arabesque though :)xx ~ Glad you back, happy weekend, Grace xx
ReplyDeleteKeep on writing and you shall stay afloat
ReplyDeletelove the sketch of images of power and beauty..and "words, they keep me
ReplyDeletefrom drowning" what is truer than that?...
You write so beautiful Grace! :-) Gorgeous they are!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds we of a sorbet or water ice, meant for
ReplyDeletepalate cleansing during a sumptuous, multi-course French meal between overly rich courses..
Both of these are beautiful and words that drown are delightful.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to have words to keep one from drowning! Happy Sunday to you, Grace.
ReplyDeleteI love the image of the lion-maned wind, as well as the visuals of your first poem.
ReplyDeleteGeesh, well done, and with art!
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A lovely form I will have to give this a go..I enjoyed both pieces and I am afraid fall is coming much too soon.
ReplyDeleteHey Grace--both are lovely--agh! Cold too fast--sages best found in pages! k.
ReplyDeleteThe timbre to this is magical. And words keep me from drowning too.
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful way of weaving images with your words. I don't mind drowning in them.
ReplyDeletewords, they keep me
ReplyDeletefrom drowning.
Very true Grace! When writer's block permeates one sigh with relief when words come back to counter. Wonderful write!
Hank
Words have often kept me from drowning. I feel like I know the storm beneath the ink all too well. A lovely pair of triquian.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful pieces - colorful and colorless. Warm and windy brisk and biting
ReplyDeleteI love the lion-maned wind...and initially thought I liked the first one best...but both are so beautifully done I can't decide.
ReplyDeleteWords are certainly life savers in difficult times
ReplyDeleteThere is something calming about not having figures in a landscape whether it be a photograph, painting or words themselves. Perhaps we ourselves take the beauty out of the world.
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful Grace..You seem to have mastered the form superbly.
ReplyDeletetruly beautiful, Grace, and so easy to relate. i'm chilly now, actually we've had a chilly summer and i haven't warmed, so wrapping up in those words is what we do. love these. well done.
ReplyDeleteStunning, Grace. Truly I can see your words in my head as I read them. They are so full of imagery. As always, thank you! And, have a fantastic week!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThese are both so beautiful Grace. The images are stunning and I feel the words so vividly.
ReplyDeleteDwindling down to a precious few ... you've captured August in its sun-dappled glory.
ReplyDeleteLovely Grace. I particularly like the end of the second one:
ReplyDelete...words, they keep me
from drowning.
"Wind lion maned" Cool!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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words keep me from drowning as well...
ReplyDeletethe lion maned wind was a stand out line for me...
also the clouds dusting your skin....
Words keep me entertained, the drowning---I'll let you know what stops that once i quit treading water.
ReplyDeleteThey were both very good, but I loved the first one.
ReplyDeleteboth gorgeous; the second whispers in my ear more closely, except I haven't been writing much... ~
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