The Dull Woman Has Been Daydreaming and Not Reading Poems
The poems congregate like unopened letters
Whispering their sweet and sorrow
I catch a word here and there:
Eyebrow, sling shot, Gilligan, heron
Frisky gifts winking their secrets
Hidden intentions urging a closer kiss
Shapeshifting angels and perfumed demons
They absolve my lapsed abandon
The crone with the broken blessing
God bending the forgiven knee
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“the broken blessing”–lovely imagery and layers of poetry within. Nice writing, Sylvia.
Thanks, Laura! I appreciate the feedback.
Love this, Sylvia. “Shapeshifting angels and perfumed demons”- exquisite. Absolution.
Thanks for your comment, Lee! I used the word “heron” from one of your poems.
I wondered if it was from mine. Honored indeed. I want to add that it is refreshing that you admit to daydreaming, a lost art.
Yes, I borrowed the word from one of your poems, the eyebrow from Kevin Nance, the sling shot from Pam Campbell, and Gilligan from Alissa Sammarco. So many words to choose from!!!
This is really nice, Sylvia. Love “Frisky gifts winking their secrets / Hidden intentions urging a closer kiss.” Poems do feel like that.
Thanks, Bill. I missed several days of lexpomo, and the amount of poems to catch up on was tremendous.
The opening really drew me in, and the sounds and mystery of the couplets did the rest!
Thanks, Nancy. I love couplets. Not sure why, but they just make sense to me.
I love how thoughtful and metapoetic this is, incorporating your poetics with the poems you’ve read too. Masterfully done.
Love it!
Exquisite:
The poems congregate like unopened letters
Whispering their sweet and sorrow
Your heart Sylvia!
I adore this line: “Shapeshifting angels and perfumed demons”. Love your poem!