26 August 2015

On Poetry

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Rainbow in Se Catedral


Hope flits in one window and out again
before we note it is the blue dream we
had courted when the two of us were one.

You follow but I gasp a while longer
to see such joy in flickering blue flame
far from the burner whence its birth resides.

If what we generated then still thrives
someone feeds it, at least, with longing eyes—
someone is nourished by it too, I think.

See how buoyantly it glides in and out
surviving despite us without surprise,
and without questioning its place—the world—

Where flying gold and brown and red join too,
in this draft house of language and of sighs,
each hopeful lens in search in sight and sound

Loosed by one, two, or more who dared to write
an aha moment down so truths crisscross
the land even without a place to stand. 



Posted at Sherry's 

Midweek Motif: The Joy of Poetry



Copyright © 2015  S.L.Chast



22 comments:

  1. Such a fabulous poem - indeed poetry tends to feed and nourish our yearning souls :D
    Beautifully executed :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  2. There is joy in the communing of poets isnt there? I think that is part of the adventure. Hope you are feeling stronger.

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  3. "See how buoyantly it glides..."
    My favourite verse

    Have a good Wednesday

    Much love...

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  4. Hopefully someone is nourished by it,
    and I really like that it survives despite us,
    at times. Ha. Draft house of language,
    what a cool phrase.

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  5. "If what we generated then still thrives
    someone feeds it, at least, with longing eyes—
    someone is nourished by it too, I think."......i love those longing eyes and being nourished...poetry is such a joy...

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  6. Daring to write the aha moment sometimes necessitates getting out of bed in the middle of the night! ;)

    Poems at Daybreak

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  7. Yes, it is the aha moments that make poems a joy to write ... both the good and the bad moments.

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  8. Oh this is fantastic! The blue dream, the "draft house of language and pf sighs" (spectacular!), and those who dare to write truths crisscrossing the land........just wonderful, Thanks for writing to the prompt from your rehab bed, my friend.

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  9. "in this draft house of language and of sighs" -- OH! Love this, especially.

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  10. This is a marvelous poem, Susan. Such profound lines.
    So good to read you, after a long time.

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  11. Good to have you back, Susan. Hope you are doing well...
    Beautiful poem....your words just pull me in strange ways. Beautiful this is, Susan.

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  12. See how buoyantly it glides in and out
    surviving despite us without surprise,
    and without questioning its place......... OH, YEAH

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  13. Poetry does survive without us even develop meaning we hadn't thought was there as others read it and are lit up in ways we did not anticipate. Beautifully done Susan.

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  14. Welcome back Susan. Poetry has a life of its own...Nice !

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  15. If what we generated then still thrives
    someone feeds it, at least, with longing eyes—

    One can stay transfixed by poetry and be mesmerized by the beautiful imagery that it brings out. Truly said Susan!

    Hank

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  16. Susan, this is beautiful. So true, I've had many aha moments after writing something that clarifies who I am.
    Hope you're feeling better.

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  17. Dreams that live on without us, a very interesting concept. Great poem.

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  18. this was light and fun...an aha moment

    gracias

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  19. Beautifully expressed, Susan, with some wonderful word painting, coloured with a wonderful lexical palette.

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