Wednesday, April 08, 2009

roses and thorns

over yonder
tell me
what do you
see

yes, that patch
waving red
skirts
alive in breeze

heaven
or
hell

rain
or
shine

tell me
if
you dare

roses
my dear
or
thorns

2 comments:

Autumn Storm said...

I love the simplicity of this poem. To say so is somewhat misleading however for it is solid and extensive, enveloping a central idea in expressive (articulate, colourful) symbolism. Wonderfully artistic, the lower cases, the conversational yes, the incredibly love and vivid, gorgeous line that reads waving red
skirts
alive in breeze
. Lines like this separate the boys from the men so to speak. It literally sends shivers down my spine. Exactly what it is that you do, I have not yet been able to describe in any understandable fashion, but it is a fusion, magic, simple ingredients, but in your mixing pot, incredible concoctions are created with apparent ease. These lines are poetic nectar. I don't know what else to call it. Absolutely delicious. Thrilling.

over yonder another example of a phrase used that makes one want to express profuse gratitude, phrases lovely, lost from every day speech, so much so they are now surrounded by an air of nostalgia.

Divine.

Trée said...

This poem was written in the heat of an argument with Ms Mario. She would disagree with what I'm about to say. I see the roses and where I see roses she sees thorns. So think of this as dialogue I'm throwing her way, after she has left the room. :-D