By the time I got there, the snow had died.
I blamed the sky.
She changes and all follows, helplessly.
The sun and moon both try to stay with her--
Both fail and fall.
I wrapped the still, white body of the snow around my heart,
Not to warm it--
But to make it colder yet.
I tried to stay with the snow,
Out of pity
Out of sisterhood
But I loved the sky too much.
See there?
Next to the sun, around the moon?
That is the ring of foolishness my devotion made.
That is my heading, where I am stopped and splintered--
An idiot made mad by Heaven's untouchable constancy.
_______
photo by Metin Demiralay
~shiver~
ReplyDelete"...Not to warm it, but to make it colder yet.." then to fragment and refract the light...blue ice images for the heart of winter.
ReplyDelete"The ring of foolishness my devotion made."
ReplyDeleteThat's gorgeous.
Not to warm it--
ReplyDeleteBut to make it colder yet.
Really feel this today ...
Not only is this one of the most beautiful poems I have ever read, it is one of the most amazing CONCEPTS. How do you do it? You are an amazement! I love wrapping your heart in the snow, loving the sky too much. I love every word of it. Your last line is perfection. Wowzers! This makes my day! Just brilliant.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. And I like the tag you gave it - travel stories for girls.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyes, this is so beautiful. i love it in it's entirety, and the first two lines I felt thunk in my chest.
ReplyDeleteperfect!
xx
so eloquent shay...though i think boys have those stories too...smiles.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, lyrical, fabulous.... love this:
ReplyDeleteThat is the ring of foolishness my devotion made.
That is my heading, where I am stopped and splintered--
An idiot made mad by Heaven's untouchable constancy.
"I wrapped the still, white body of the snow around my heart,
ReplyDeleteNot to warm it--
But to make it colder yet."
-LOVE those lines! I think I have a ring of foolishness myself somewhere...
I don't believe you.
ReplyDeleteI know your heart will melt the snow. And, it's as big as the sky too :-)
So gorgeous, Shay! Beautiful, lyrical madness!
ReplyDeletecold.. but shiver worthy. Words to string but winter's light. Loved it.
ReplyDeletei've never heard 'going with the flow' so beautifully expressed...
ReplyDeleteI like the packing of the snow around her heart, and loving the sky too much. Me, too.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this is a poem I should have read before today.. and i am so glad to have the opportunity to read it now.. The cold, the sky, the strong woman..Magical.
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