maturation of the flesh

maturation of the flesh

A Poem by felioness
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About aging...

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the eyes
see it ...
 
concavity consuming cambered grace
creped effigies hanging beneath a paper moon
wearing a stranger's face

ruined caricatures
singing out of tune
hidden in the aftermaths
of shadows
and ebbing
afternoons
 
sweetmeats once savoured
sharpen with the passages of living
souring the taste

time rues the flesh

too soon! too soon 
(it keens) 
such waste

corruption embittering the acid tongue
carves out its place 
and now 
so much is left unsung

perspectives tinctured in monochrome
reflect a thousand shades of grey
time's brittle, spittled papered skins 
flaking in decay

battered by late autumn winds
until winter comes to play
and then the freeze sets in and 
gloaming nests become devoid of chick or egg
 
vacuous, harrowed, hollowed flesh
left alone to drift
in the tumultuous climates 
of changing days

living stains
breathing strains
dying drains

until time weary bones come to rest ...
beneath infertile clay

© 2014 felioness


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ANM
A mosaic of lexicon delights..... Bravo

Posted 9 Years Ago


felioness

9 Years Ago

Thank you do much!
Wow this is great! So powerful :)

Posted 9 Years Ago


felioness

9 Years Ago

It appears I did not thank you for your read and encouraging comment. I want to tell you now that it.. read more
Jamie

9 Years Ago

You're welcome :)

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Added on September 8, 2014
Last Updated on December 8, 2014
Tags: aging, growing old, women

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felioness
felioness

Saskatchewan, Canada



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