drops of jupiter
in a sky mixed from paint and loose smoky cloud
sung by the song of ophelia’s left wrist
floating home on a river of chasm
we are built with such fragile temerity
says a poster on the wall of indifference
held in place with tacked-up tone diamonds
ripple-torn by the weight of overwhelm
it’s all too much and never enough
because cut glass and cold minded carbon
are futility’s intrinsic fossil
holding on to lost light with the fine-crazed frailty
of their own impetuous gleam
the stars will always hang high
in one corner of sky
but first you must swallow the darkness
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July 14th, 2015 at 9:25 am
Every single line of this poem demands careful rereading – it is rich, lyrical, playing with language and thoughts. I love it! One of my favourites yet.
July 14th, 2015 at 11:24 am
Read this through a few times … such magic in the words and image.
July 15th, 2015 at 10:37 pm
First, I love that song. Really solid piece, the layering is really nice – and I like the punch line as well there in the end. Yes, you do.
July 15th, 2015 at 10:38 pm
And with the weight of the words before it, it is a relief to se the way out.
July 16th, 2015 at 2:53 am
first – really love that pic… such beauty in the fragile… a poster on the wall of indifference… this is great as well..you paint images with such tender brushstrokes
July 16th, 2015 at 11:04 am
This is so wild. I totally had that song in my head a couple of days ago. I even posted it on my blog! Awesome energy connection. 🙂
I have always found your photography to be pure art. Your eye is phenomenal. I just adore your closeups. So inspiring.
And your words … well, there’s no contest. You’re the best.
I love these lines, especially:
“in a sky mixed from paint and loose smoky cloud
sung by the song of ophelia’s left wrist”
“we are built with such fragile temerity”
“futility’s intrinsic fossil”
“but first you must swallow the darkness”
That closing image is fascinating. I wonder, though, if the darkness can be regurgitated afterward.
July 23rd, 2015 at 10:52 pm
i just love those last three lines
August 9th, 2015 at 1:39 pm
whew – that last line packs a punch ~