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the glow comes when the light
shines through you
throwing rays of hope and arbitrary beauty
across the landscape of sunset
onto the lawn of autumn with
its hidden roots of winter
fighting hard to dig down deep
and all that color clinging to branches
far too tired to hold you
the sun glinted off his shoulder as he marched on without her,
tall and straight and weathered, the way a diamond will catch the light
and throw a tiny moon onto the ceiling as you put away the dishes,
and in that one brief second, her breath caught in her throat.
it all made her think, quite suddenly, that surely, none of this
is ordinary
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Comments
So love this – the final lines are just wonderful K
Posted by: Kathleen | October 5th, 2012 10:13
wow…this gives room to think in different directions…love how you go from nature to very personal and quite magical as well…love the part with the dishes as it grounds it in reality…very cool…
Posted by: Claudia | October 5th, 2012 11:55
did he look back…?
Posted by: sonny | October 5th, 2012 12:29
Sounds like a perfect first sentence of a great book!
Posted by: Barbara | October 5th, 2012 12:40
None of this is ordinary — when I eyes are open.
Well said. “too tired to hold you” – well stated
Posted by: Sabio Lantz | October 5th, 2012 12:52
So pretty and thought provoking..
Posted by: kkkkaty | October 5th, 2012 13:10
hey i like this other place of yours…i like the visuals as well…the diamond catching the sunlight makes for a pretty cool allusion too…as he walks away kinda sets this on its ear for me….like maybe a glimmer of what you have lost…
Posted by: brian miller | October 5th, 2012 13:35
You combine the best of both worlds (poetry/prose) with great economy. You deliver insights like the glint, arriving in our minds, the unexpected small moon that shifts everything. In this world of attention you also demonstrate one of the important aspects of contemporary poetry, that anything can be the subject. The movement between the natural world and inner world is smooth, both enhanced by the beauty of your poetic voice. Your light always shines through, I leave as I have many times before with less burden, more understanding and appreciation, and full of life-affirming energy. You are a magician.
Posted by: Anna Montgomery | October 5th, 2012 18:01
I love this, Kelly !
Posted by: ayala | October 5th, 2012 18:12
Awesome, loved it 🙂
Posted by: Nana | October 5th, 2012 19:29
Nice transition of nature to the relationship..none is so ordinary…very nice close ~
Posted by: Heaven | October 5th, 2012 20:34
What a beautiful combination of poetry and prose. I tried to pick a favorite part, but I couldn’t. All of it is lovely.
Posted by: Susie Clevenger | October 6th, 2012 00:37
poetry to my ears
Posted by: Kathryn Dyche Dechairo | October 6th, 2012 18:51