Time to fall

from ze vault

Come sister, dance with me

where the mossy ground wears

speckled vermilion caps,

 

where the hazy fireflies

outshine specks of jittery stars,

 

where our white nightgowns

become moon-spun silver dresses

and our bare feet warm the cooling ground.

 

Ring around the rosie

 

We’ll join hands

and round

            and round

                        and round

we’ll spin, scattering Gardena

petals and Dandelion seeds.

 

Pocket full of posies

 

we’ll leave invisible fingerprints

on hazel bark and catch kisses

from the fairy folk.

 

Ashes ashes

 

we’ll stay until the moon melts

and ice glazes the Foxgloves and Delphinium.

 

We all fall down

 

Come sister, dance with me.

Rings of roses and posies in our pockets,

we’ll fall down,

our bodies pressed against

the soft jungle grass.

 

Down

            down

                        down

 

we’ll fall.

 

The moon-polished grass

leaves shadows of breath

on our skin

and the vermilion

cap roots light

the way

down

           

Author's Note

I wrote this... quite a few years ago regarding my younger sister and myself when we were young. I edited it some. Any suggestions?

Reviews

[Melobldnfr]

Ah. "...where our white nightgowns
become moon-spun silver dresses
and our bare feet warm the cooling ground." This has reminded me of my very first love and best friend. Love it all, but especially the last stanza as well. So faery, faery wondeful! Xo.

[tamsin]

Beautiful.

[linear]

Elvish...(is that a word) fantasy written in descriptive rainbow colours, great word choice and use, playground rhymes, we all fall down ( not that the plague was poetical) ok it could be..... enjoyed your poem thank you.

[eglantine]

sure it's a word lol. thanks for reading :)

[bob, small b. aka invs]

elvish wash a rock shtar

[linear]

Lmso....so he was :O)

[eglantine]

hahaha

[Moonflower]

This was almost pagan in it's innocence and moonlit trance of youthfulness and love. It definitely brought me back. Dreamy and nostalgic. I absolutely loved this one.

[eglantine]

aw thanks!

[Moonflower]

no problem babe

[quinfinn]

i love the innocent elegance of this, and the imagery.. for some reason i started humming to myself "kiss me" by Sixpence None The Richer...hmmmmm

[eglantine]

thank you for reading it. I'm glad you enjoyed it and it brought music to your ears... :)

[quinfinn]

speaks volumes, does it not?

[bob, small b. aka invs]

how magical. i have no suggestions. seems perfect the way it is.

[Pól]

Leave as is, its great as it is. Loved the juxtaposition of speckled things, specks and jittery stars. Stunning

[eglantine]

thank you :) 'jittery' was a last minute insertion while I typed it in WC.