when the sky turned over and the clouds shook
like bedding in the morning--
everything fell--
sighs, promises,
blood, silences--
a rain best understood by skin and sense.
The blue cat came, speaking notions in my head
about you, Saturn, stars;
scattered across the courtyard
as I slept.
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This is a companion piece to "Blue Cat" from 2008.
It is also a 55 for the fabulous G Man!
Wow, that's a really beautiful cat.
ReplyDeleteSaturn is my favorite planet, and I love this poem.
i like the opening stanza.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous, Shay - part dream, part hyper-reality.
ReplyDeleteThe middle stanza especially, and the striking visual of a blue cat...
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I noticed after reading the two pieces is how you've grown so much as a writer, yet retained all the qualities that make your writing unique and exceptional. Sorry I can't say it better--this is an excellent, luminous piece of poetry...and I am very off poetry atm.
ReplyDeleteI like this quite a lot, Shay
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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I love this, Shay.
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Dreamy...
ReplyDeleteLOVE!!!
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I noticed after reading the two pieces is that you used to receive comments from someone named Sharkbuttocks.
ReplyDeleteNah, I noticed the same thing Hedge did. You've gotten crisper, I think. But, it's lines like "a rain best understood by skin and sense" that just blow me away time after time.
Yeah , you've grown as a writer, and the Friday Funfest
ReplyDeleteIs reaping the rewards tonight. I think your Blue Cat has
magical powers hitherto unknown in the literary world.
Thank You Shay for contributing and helping me out
Your depth as a poetic genius is endless, you are such a sweet soul.
Have a Kick Ass Week End... G
adore the second stanza - love imagining that. And the kitty ... what a looker! Is this your baby?
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