Boat Head

Living with an excerpt, 

sitting in a paper house

I have to sacrifice a little bit more

the wait of it 

the bark of it

 at the trees that shiver

at the limbs that shimmy

on dark expanse of moonlit walls

the wind chimes echoing

 eerily 

wearily into the hollow of night,

                                                                               it is never silent here

not since the becoming 

coming with its words 

some frightening, 

some whispers of fealty

some excerpts of love

nonsensical

till then when comes the sun 

riding the cliff note of night 

in its gleaming armor

to hush darkness 

with its quiet ecstasy

and its busy self servitude.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I see myself in so much of what you write. I live alone in the wilderness & I'm disabled, which can have an undercurrent of risk, living on the edge, not having a safety net -- being aware of it, but not being distracted by it. Loving nature & just staying immersed in the magical gift of my surroundings. Your poem paints the life contrasts splashing by, giving a shove this way, then a different way. Your poem conveys a nice balance between showing outer & inner influences (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Corset]

I love that so much Barley girl, that you see yourself in some of these. I find that a lot myself with various writers. thank you ((hugs))

[Ruth]

I always admire the metaphorical layers to your poetry Corset...so many avenues to think over and grab a moment to decipher...wonderfully expressive :)

[Corset]

Thank you for your wonderful comments Ruth, so nice to "see" you, for everyone I see I know is well enough to at least write. :D

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we write we write we write in the middle of the night...
the muse whispers within those moonlit walls.
we must listen....and then we write poetry, which basically is a Cliff's Notes version
of our lives, don't you think?

you don't have to live the whole damn thing, just read the notes.

Much quicker.

[Corset]

I do think :D Thank you Jacob, or the fine print whichever the case may be I guess. :P