A trail of black birds, along the middle, dark blue line
@Grace
lift my feet above limestone cliffs
plume my wings of salty spray
crisp my tongue to hunger, wild
is your call, gleaming of sun's fire
bring me far away and beyond
to this blue, dazzling of infinity
open my tired eyes, from smallness
to behold your eternal charm
not even shadows from forest
can destroy your artless guile
you soothe our fickle shallow lives
with steady rhythm, this is you-
breath of my heart, carved me blue
until your light, inside me, shines true
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Oh Grace. So much to love in this. If I put down the lines I love I could copy and paste the whole thing. But most of all...open my tired eyes, from smallness...such a wonderful prayer.
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Oh, Grace. Just stunning.
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"crisp my tongue to hunger, wild
is your call"
And then, this ending:
"breath of my heart, carved me blue
until your light, inside me, shines true"
Heavens. This could me my mantra, my prayer. Just so beautiful. Thank you.
This is so soothing--I love sitting beside water, contemplating. Is this Lake Michigan?
ReplyDeleteThis is Lake Ontario,smiles.
DeleteI agree with Toni, there's a lot to love in this poem, Grace.It flies off the page with 'plume my wings of salty spray' and 'bring me far away and beyond/to this blue, dazzling of infinity'. The final couplet is sublime.
ReplyDeleteThis is so soul-fulfilling, Grace. Breathing in that blueness is like a meditation for the self to awaken to something larger...so speaks your last two lines to me.
ReplyDeletebreath of my heart, carved me blue
ReplyDeleteuntil your light, inside me, shines true
Sigh.. beautiful lines Grace :D
"You soothe our shallow fickle lives." I really like this line, Grace.
ReplyDelete"....open my tired eyes, from smallness."
ReplyDeleteWe all need a bit of that sometimes.
Just lovely.
Can't let the light go out, has to shine away across the bay
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favourite colour, then Yellow ... that makes Green ... Happy Summer while it lasts, friend Grace ... smiles ... Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteSooo beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteSheer loveliness. I can feel the calm, the colors, and the soothing sounds and sights of the water.
ReplyDeleteIncredibly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGrace you have an amazing way with words, so lovely
ReplyDeleteSo romantic and picturesque, Grace. The last stanza is exquisite.
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"bring me far away and beyond
ReplyDeleteto this blue, dazzling of infinity" Beautiful lines!
First glance creates a myriad of possibilities, great river, lake, or bay--like our inland sea, Puget Sound--hundreds of miles long. Yes, a great lake, Ontario--an inland sea, where storms sink Lake Boats, where mysterious abide; terrific word-smithing, G.
ReplyDeleteOh wow.. Grace this is amazing. Those last two lines wrapped it beautifully. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I especially love this line: "this blue, dazzling of infinity".
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I especially love this line: "this blue, dazzling of infinity".
ReplyDelete"...this blue dazzling of infinity..." Absolutely a wondrous line of description -- for me, it calls to mind the waters meeting the horizon in the place I've come to love, Bermuda. It is a PERFECT line for that magical slight differentiation between blue waters and blue sky. Fabulous line! And beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteYou have written such a beautiful poem, Grace. Soothing, yes, but haunting and inspired. Too many good word combinations to site just one, but amazing in their combination. "Crisp my tongue to hunger" just moves me so much. You have a wonderful rhythm here, Grace, but beyond that...this poem goes deep into the psyche. Brava!
ReplyDeleteGrace, for some reason, your blog won't take my wordpress...but this is such a wonderful, deep poem. One of the best Ihave read in a long time.
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Ah, what a song, I LOVE breathing in blue! I'm keep reading and reading... amazing poem, Grace!
ReplyDeleteCarved me Blue...I sense your joy and fullness in the day laid out before you. You are taking up to to the heavens and you embrace them...bkm
ReplyDeletecreatively compact in cerulean blue Grace and especially reference to the out of sight:
ReplyDelete"not even shadows from forest
can destroy your artless guile"
p.s. clicked to see your line of black birds - like words written on blue horizon
That is waaaay cool. Looking past ourselves into perfection, to find ourselves. That's great, Grace!
ReplyDeleteOh, I fell into this like waves over my skin -- so refreshing. A beautiful breath of blue. Loved your ending lines:
ReplyDelete"breath of my heart, carved me blue
until your light, inside me, shines true"
A dazzling breath of blue. Thanks for sharing.
Romantically peaceful. Thank you for this
ReplyDeleteSo much beauty in this poem! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnd the blue sky is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI have little doubt Grace that the light you fly in is already shining true in the depths of your being.
ReplyDeleteI love the almost confessional dialogue between person and place.. A sense of wellbeing and comfort - and a fresh, deep breath
ReplyDeleteAh, very sweet music here, Grace. K.
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely lines in this. "Plume my wings of salty spray" is one of my favourites. Love the sonnet form you used of irregular line lengths and rhyme only in the concluding couplet.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful indeed! I loved it.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful piece,Grace.Great imagery!
ReplyDeleteAh, water, my favorite place to be. Beautiful words to match a beautiful picture. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe catharsis of breathing in blue beautifully expressed.
ReplyDeleteI do love this.. the sense of infinity is really there in blue I think...
ReplyDeleteAmazing..... I truly enjoyed your poetry,I fell in love with the blue which is also my favorite color.
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