Thursday, February 2, 2023

falling into winter's deep sleep


sew me

with bandages of light

with lint of yearning wings

with ointment of cloves & ginger


pour into me

threads of buttressed hope

words of charity

patches of red maple leaves

happy memories of blooming trees


i will drink the tea

of valerian roots & fall into deep sleep


with scents of rosemary leaves

& sweet wintergreen 

i dream of spring




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16 comments:

  1. a well-crafted piece of poetry. Loved the sensory language you've used, Grace.

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  2. Me too!

    I definitely want some of this: "ointment of cloves & ginger" ... Those are two powerful, heady scents.

    "Pour into me ... words of charity." Absolutely. The ultimate healer.

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  3. So many wonderful scents to bring along into those winter dreams.

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  4. Oh my, this is so soothing and healing. I love the metaphors of scents, lights, memories.....aww, and sleep. Sometimes, I can only dream of sleep....

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  5. Sorry Grace...that was me. Forgot the google sign-in.

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  6. Grace, this reads like a lullaby. So very soothing.

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  7. This is gorgeously rendered, Grace! I especially admire the image; "threads of buttressed hope." 💘💘

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  8. Oh, yeah; I'm Spring-ready, too. Bigly. Thanks, G.

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  9. so much lyricism to these longings Grace
    "lint of yearning wings" - wonderful!

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  10. So many beautiful lines and images, Grace. The "yearning wings" and "Thread of buttressed hope"--I love that! A gorgeous poem.

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  11. Potent winter nightcap, so deftly and artfully brewed.

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  12. a beautiful brew of words! 🍵💫

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  13. That sounds like a delicious hibernation.

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  14. This!!! Is what winter should feel like .. be. Well done, Grace.

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  15. This is beautiful. It brought me into my body with, "Sew me
    with bandages of light

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