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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Neptune's Daughter

In the time
of the end
of the world,
I walked--

with a lily in one hand 
and a double blade in the other,

searching
to the ends
of the earth
I walked.

in the surface
of the stones
on the drown side
of the river,

I saw
you waiting

with a tethered bird in one hand
and a rose ring in the other

in the time
of the end
of the world
you came.

I have the blade to set the bird free.
You have the rose to blood the lily.

there is no time
to save the world
but with the drown side of a kiss,

in the time
of the end 
of the world

there is the ever-rising river.
there is us.
there is this.
__________

28 comments:

  1. The rhythm of every poem you write, the voice of every poem you write, the tone of every poem you write...is different.

    HITH do you do it?

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  2. Gravity. Strong. Simple. Neologistic word play.

    I feel we are effecting each others' writing.

    Sorry about THAT!



    ALOHA
    from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
    =^..^=



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  3. 'drown side of a kiss'

    river is rising, too, isn't it? ~

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  4. 'you have the rose to blood the lily...'
    an incantation of old magick for the end times when everything new has failed. I also like the line Michael refers to, as well as the form, which is ballad-like but not, simply itself. Exquisite, Shay.

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  5. Wow. I fell into that poem and only came to the surface to fear of drowning. Wonderful work!

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  6. What a gorgeous poem. Love the closing stanza, especially.

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  7. Amazing. I really liked reading your poem. Thank you for sharing it.

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  8. This is just about the most perfect love poem I've read.

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  9. I love it. The last few verses were particularly beautiful.

    Pat
    Critter Alley

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  10. The refrain becomes a chant:

    in the time
    of the end
    of the world

    Very other-worldly Shay.

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  11. I love the way this falls. It feels inevitable. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

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  12. This is too beautiful. The closing stanza is so simple, yet, so profound.

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  13. love, Love, LOVE this, Sis!

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  14. In the time of the end of the world...these lines put a frisson down my spine.The double blade, the lily, the rose...it almost reads like an ancient tale of war, peace, love. You walk like an ancient goddess among the ruin, among the rebirth. The pace of this poem moves along like a an old river, slowly, steadily, inexorably.

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  15. A lovely piece, there is us and there is you.

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  16. Ah, this is enthralling.
    "I have the blade to set the bird free. You have the rose to blood the lily."
    It seems to be a kind of myth passed on, so to be realized. Your end of the world is both scary and fulfilling.
    -HA

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  17. *sigh* Such skill in pulling out tenderness and beauty amid a backdrop that would seem better suited for tragedy or horror.

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  18. I absolutely drowned in this luscious poem. Sigh. Gorgeous.

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  19. Enjoyed reading very much ... and re-read being captivated by your words.

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  20. in the surface
    of the stones
    on the drown side
    of the river,

    (I'm having a stones thing going on, so of course, I was struck by these words)

    and I just love this phrase:
    You have the rose to blood the lily.

    this is the crux of the poem, the center point - pivot - and it's the use of "to" that just brings it all home.

    a very tight write - a story as old as time, but rephrased as only you can craft.

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  21. "I have the blade to set the bird free.
    You have the rose to blood the lily."

    From this down, made my heart (and loins) thump. So good. So, so good.

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  22. Love is never stronger than on the eve of disaster...
    this one reminds me of Declaration of Love by Carilda Olivar Labra.

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  23. Lovely read...and "drown side" of the river is such a great visual.

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  24. Goodness, do what we will, the most important thing is a moment and arms that wish to never let go.

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  25. I don't know where my comment went, but I shall try again. This is awesome as usual, and can we hope for more than someone to hold when the world ends?

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  26. drown side of a kiss - what a cool expression. The whole poem is cool "I have the blade to set the bird free.
    You have the rose to blood the lily. Liked the imagery!

    Sebastian is is a great home - when I bought him my girls we so young and little and I was just getting back into horses. He was green (very young) and he benefited from an experienced rider - he was a BIG horse and had some "issues". He is in a loving home (and still gorgeous) Oberon is our little buddy - he is good natured and loving and hard working - very athletic and loves to trail ride and he is full of nuzzles and yet he can be a little trickster - he is 13 and loves to play. We adore him. BUT... where Oberon is cute, Sebastian was regal... at least thats my opinion. :)

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