tapestry
breathing flowers in, after dawn.
simple words that get stuck in my throat, for days.
moments in mid-afternoon that bring tears to my eyes.
sunsets waiting on the horizon, always with a promise.
a mirror that refuses to show what lies beneath the surface.
seasons that rattle through my chest, calling me to remember.
blisters that heal and become callouses, rough evidence of pain.
a heart that breaks in its own small way each time you turn a page.
the constant digging for my soul that wears my fingers to the quick.
a silver necklace that says hope, left broken on the dresser.
making molds of the moon to keep in a glass jar.
standing in the dark, listening for sunrise.
a song that whispers even as i sleep.
threading words on needles and pricking my finger.
that one drop of blood, there, on the corner
of the page.
October 11th, 2010 at 9:14 am
I have nothing to say. I am speechless. Line after line after line of perfection – words indeed threaded together, the thread golden and warm against your skin. I am bookmarking this post.
xoxo
October 11th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Beautiful words that contain such sadness. You have an amazing ability to turn words into the visual.
October 11th, 2010 at 10:14 am
That is so interesting, as I was~during the reading~appreciating the title & how you were weaving all those images together…And then those last 3 lines! Perfect!
October 11th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Beautiful!!
October 11th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
so very, very beautiful. this is the best kind of poem: one that begs to be read over and over again and sinks in a little deeper each time. I cannot even begin to tell you how these words touch my heart.
October 11th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
As always, Kelly, you make me smile. *sigh*
October 11th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
I have read a lot of posts over the past years and this has to be one of my favorites to date.
Each line was better than the last. I’ve always wanted to paint with words the way you’ve done here.
October 11th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
now this is just haunting. not in a halloweeney way, in a profound way.
October 11th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
i always so relate to your writing..thanks always for sharing
October 12th, 2010 at 8:28 am
I wish I had something of more value to say then WOW … but I just don’t … such piercing words, ON POINT thoughts are still so present in my mind as I write this … Thanks for sharing & most of all Thank You for digging so deep to create within the pain we all share … reading this validates the truth of the journey for us all.
October 12th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Lovely, lovely stuff!
That is not mediocre Mrs. Mediocrity!
October 12th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
And it’s real blood, isn’t it?
October 12th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Wonderful images, sparks for the soul.
October 12th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
wicked imagery the broken hope neckace….nice. the blood drop on the page from turning it…tight. great one shot!
October 12th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Like your style and enjoy how you weave sensory details into your poetic lines. Cheers.
October 12th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
A truly imagist’s poem woven with great insight and acute awareness. Lovely, Gay @beachanny
October 12th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
I love the images, but I think the line “blisters that heal and become callouses, rough evidence of pain” carries the message of the whole poem. Lovely.
October 12th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Beautiful tapestry of life.
October 13th, 2010 at 10:58 am
This is hardly average, Jo… it’s full of great visuals and emotion. Wonderful One Shot!
October 13th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Stunning realizations! Amazed in this writing of yours…AMAZED! ~April
October 13th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
You have woven a tapestry complete with color, heartache and bloodshed
The words of reality leap off the page
I am so glad you took a moment to share this poignant piece with One Shot
Would love to encourage you to submit to our Competition which ends on Oct 22nd. you weave words so well. It would be a joy to read more
moon Thanks
October 14th, 2010 at 12:40 am
Invite you to try the prompts at Writer’s Island
October 14th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I love the background colours so much! They are just gorgeous!
October 15th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Great one shot… (far from mediocre) Love and Light, Sender
October 18th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Wow!
Beautiful.
Makes me re-think the poetry I’ve been posted.
October 20th, 2010 at 6:37 am
so beautifully descriptive, spare and yet rich with meaning.
October 20th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Glad I stopped by..you write well. When the words vibrate in your head, and you go back to read them again, you know the writer has hit the mark.
October 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Stunning!
Congratulations on a well-deserved POTW.
October 21st, 2010 at 1:58 pm
That had a lovely, lilting quality to it. Very pretty indeed, with a good flow. I liked that contrast, by the way, some of the imagery is rather harsh, but there’s such a nice cadence that it sort of buffs the edges on them.
Really nicely done 🙂
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Pain and beauty woven into beautiful imagery*!*