One moment was all it was.
Two people and circumstance...
Three times we made love.
Four quarters of an apple, on a china plate...
And the wet it left;
We slept beneath a sectioned window...
And though it did let the light in later,
I should have known, even as you still lay beside me,
That nine is the number for endings.
Two people and circumstance...
Three times we made love.
Four quarters of an apple, on a china plate...
And the wet it left;
We slept beneath a sectioned window...
And though it did let the light in later,
I should have known, even as you still lay beside me,
That nine is the number for endings.
Quite exquisite Shay, you painted
ReplyDeletesuch a delicacy in the leaving.
Love the new look of your blog,
just like a sophisticate magazine.
9 may be the number of endings, but isn't 10 the number for completion ;-) ~ who was this chick anyway! Pah. I love the poem, i particularly like the way you lead with the numbers, and use the words 'quarters' and 'sectioned', again it is make me feel lead through the poem, and i like that...
ReplyDeleteI like the way you've used numbers here
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cynthia! oOo, now I can be like the Meryl Streep character in The Devil Wears Prada! Really, I'm glad you like what I've done.
ReplyDeleteNope, Seakali, in numerology, 9 is the number for endings. 10 reduces to one. (1+0=1). I'm glad you picked out those words, I was rather tickled with myself for using them ;-)
Crafty Green Poet, it is always nice to see you here. Thanks for your kind remark.
--Blossom
yes, 10 does reduce to 1, u r correct. but i should be specific, in tarot, 10 is the number of completion, something must 'end' i.e. 'die', before we are complete, but anyways, i am being the nitpicking nerd u know i am! tis a great poem... (p.s seakali/kellydickson!)
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean 2009 going to be a year for endings? I sure hope not.
ReplyDeleteA sad (and so cleverly witten) poem. Wistful.
I think 2009 is a "2" universal year, though I would have to consult my books to be sure. If I'm right, then 2008 would be a "1" year, new beginnings!
ReplyDeleteI read your nine reference in relation to the first words of your first four lines:
ReplyDeletefour + three + two = nine
So all that's left is one (what you started with in the first place).
I love this:
"Four quarters of an apple, on a china plate...
And the wet it left;
We slept beneath a sectioned window" ... especially "and the wet it left"