Black bird heart
Black bread dreams
It rains on the river
By the dark oak trees.
Small sweet hands.
Do close work best
By candle light
And cedar chest.
Hammer and hunter
And preacher in a cart
Devil and deer
Where the dark oaks start.
Candle and crow
And the blackbird's call
Midwife silent
When she burns the caul.
Small hands still
And the river won't tell
Just the blackbird's cry
And the funeral bell.
In the blackbird night
Where the devil runs free
The preacher man hangs
From a dark oak tree.
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Wow. I can't even come up with a decent comment to convey how cool this is. Honestly.
ReplyDeleteEek. Very eery and cool.
ReplyDeletehey! Where did your meme go?
ReplyDeletejohnny cash should sing this!!!!
ReplyDeleteOoh...dark.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Fanks, Mama Zen. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt's ok Kitty, I'll save ya! (yeah right, YOU're the one with the flamethrower!) As for the meme, er, blackbirds carried it off?
He should, Shadow. Except for the being dead part. But that might just fit right in with this. ;-)
Thanks, Scarlet. :-)
Not Johnny Cash .. its definitely a woman's voice .. more early Joni Mitchell
ReplyDeleteJust like I like my Fireblossom poety; dark, mysterious, and manipulable for my own devices. I hear Kozmic blues sung by Janis in this masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteDaryl, I like the way you think. Something along the lines of her "Nathan Lafraniere."
ReplyDeleteYou got dem ole kozmic blues again, Pouty? Love that cd, it has always been a big favorite of mine.
Someone died and I'm not sure who but it doesn't really matter. These images are some of the best I've ever felt.
ReplyDeleteStrikingly simple verses on first glance, but pleasantly complicated to work out the meaning behind it all. I do like to work out the meaning to things, or I give my own (either way it makes the poetry just as enjoyable) Did you have a story to tell exactly or is it more about the imagery?
ReplyDeleteooo, Jannie, some of the best you've ever felt. I like the way you put that! Thanks Tex!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Word Garden, Pinkerbell! There's a story as I see it, but I'll stop short of saying what I had in mind. I like the fact that everyone can come to their own conclusion. I did purposely leave it suggested, rather than spelled out.
Oh I'm terribly nosey you see - but I won't suggest what I thought as I don't want to ruin your intention (and I have a unique logic as I'm told many times). I'd like to stroll in your garden here sometimes... :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is the third one I have commented on of yours, although I have been reading nearly all.Why? Because you have a way of grabing the reader 'by the balls' and make them sit back and soak in your words. I really like how you say things, you and the way you say them.
ReplyDeleteNow I must go do some work!