San Salvador

emerging from sleep, I heard a Blackbird on the rooftop, and I could have sworn I heard it flute the words "San Salvador"...

There is alchemy in  Blackbird song
an opal paean through early doors
of infant sensing
Sprung limpets of the broad leaf crowns,
Will, heliacal, from chimney spires, 
A crocus bowl of canticles
unwritten in the Latin blush.
of uncorrupted eloquence.

There is prophecy in blackbird song
from red Victoriana glance
those rippled satin auguries.
Sloe philharmonic oracles
untie the mellow chords of rest,
to sing as they have always sung,
in allegories of days to come
beyond the headstone houses.

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Your eloquent and lovely words fly across the page like the blackbirds you so lovingly write of...the first lines of each verse are magical and every lyrical line just soars. You are a true Wordsmith with avian muses that lift your soul. I never saw a blackbird, until I read your poem. “San Salvador”- i hear it...Kudos!

[Alistair (Ali)]

Thank you so much for this - and please forgive the shocking lateness of my reply.
Much has happened since Christmas that has changed many lives.
All my very best to you.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Hi Ali, so good to hear from you! I hope you are well my friend. Life gets in the way sometimes. No worries about lateness at all. .:))

[Great Aunt Astri]

Yes, I am nodding in approval! You use some wonderful words and I love the sentiments, especially 'In allegories of days to come, beyond the headstone houses'. The blackbird has the sweetest song, and I think we would all like to know what he is REALLY singing about! I enjoyed this poem, set me up for the day as I look out of the window, and do indeed see a blackbird in the tree outside!

[Alistair (Ali)]

Thank you kindly- and it is a pleasure to meet someone who loves the birds too.
I couldn't imagine a world without bird-song!

[Great Aunt Astri]

They are pretty amazing little things aren't they? And somehow, bird song speaks straight into the appreciation part of our minds. It does have a calming soothing effect. (or alerting, if they are doing alarm calls.)
PS Have a Happy Christmas.

[Alistair (Ali)]

I am nerdy enough to know the songs of different species-their song, their name, etc- alarm calls- and I have to admit, that it so beautiful to be let in!- the birds sang before we existed- and they will sing beyond our small and shady days- and we have heard them!
Thank you my lovely, and the happiest christmas to you and all yours!
will send you a PM in am mo! XX