crows and doves
descended, a gift--
assembling upon
my right shoulder--
my left--
birds who bore cacophony and calm--
finding purchase and place
at each far-stretched arm--
so that, when I sought you,
Goddess of Sky--
Goddess of Earth--
I came to you in pairs--
one part snow,
one part dirt.
Here, for you, my kiss--
partly sweet,
partly salt;
from the sky, I come flocked--
love me now--
love it all.
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The dichotomy of our selves and their desires never better symbolized than here, where they truly seem united in their spirits, despite the surface disparity. I really like the third stanza, and from the fifth on, especially, the words just sing. Lovely, Shay.
ReplyDeletei like both sides. that girl needs to eat some bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, more bread, butter, lots of butter, peanut butter, geesh!
ReplyDeleteTHIS is simply glorious. Love the imagery and, especially, "when I sought you, Goddess of Sky -- Goddess of Earth".......sigh. Perfection.
ReplyDeleteGosh Dang it Shay...
ReplyDeleteStop it with the Sweet and Salty kisses. Mmmmmmmmmm
oooooh, Erin McKeown! yay!
ReplyDeletealso, lovely poem and salty kisses.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, and in my favorite flavor: bittersweet.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the juxtapositioning of black and white imagery...crow and dove, snow and dirt. 'I came to you in pairs'...love what that says to me. Groovy McKeown tune too!
ReplyDeleteWow, Shay, this is so powerful. The images are overwhelming. Light and darkness, aren't they in all of us? Fantastic poem.
ReplyDeleteThis one just flows! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteOddly enough, I just started reading The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie today which begins, strangely enough, with two guys arguing as they fall to Earth.
Shay, I have missed you. You might remember me? It's been a while. I loved the poem. The two parts, two sides. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteit touches a chord ... i have been so busy at the office i have had no time for visits or excuses ..
ReplyDelete"Here, for you, my kiss--
ReplyDeletepartly sweet,
partly salt;"
That is just perfect.
Ah, the duality of life; flying high one moment; down low the next.
ReplyDeleteGee, I just saw the advertisement for your book. As it been there a long time?
You stopped writing for twenty years. OMG
I did the "look inside" and read the first page. This line made me LOL and I needed it today!
"China says its so flat that if your dog runs away on Tuesday, you can still see his ass on Thursday." Oh, that's a great line. I'll have to order the book.
Congratulations...Amazon and all.
Then again, no one can question your talent. If they do, they're fools:~)
god, i love this poem, SP!!!
ReplyDeletei hope you liked the rest of her album.
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