Monday, April 2, 2012

memory stalks

spring again perennial
stalks
of memories
hollow
give
way
to
wind

their marrow is mine

so
solid full frontal I
lean
in
to
the wind I do
not
bend

and you
and the memory
seeds
drift
away
behind
and

we all
are
free

this poem humbly offered up for OpenLinkNight at dVerse poets.

12 comments:

  1. Memories can be seeds ... They also can be poison ... It's up to us to select or discard. Lovely, lovely poem, earthgirl. Always, cat. (http://catsruledogsdroole.blogspot.com/)

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  2. i like the leaning frontal into the wind, letting the wind do its work with the memory and the past...finely penned angie...also love the structure...works really well with the topic

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  3. smiles...love the sense of freedom...like letting go...as the winds of change blow through you...unbending...

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  4. Lovely poem. The line breaks do such a great job of drawing out/enhancing the emotion.

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  5. A unique concept - memory as the growth of green things, seeds and stalks - and interesting to see how you developed that metaphor around your theme.

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  6. Impressive interpretation of spring and how it reflects our life.

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  7. Love this:

    "stalks
    of memories
    hollow
    give
    way
    to
    wind

    their marrow is mine"

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  8. Very creative way to analyze & present a different view point for memories. Your word flow is unique and wonderful.

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  9. I love "their marrow is mine" Nice lean yet rich form. Good stuff, Angie!

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  10. Love the leaning into the wind ... that is my favourite image. Well done!

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  11. thank you, poets, for stopping in on my words, for taking the time, and for encouraging. what a beautiful community we share x

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  12. How much would each of us give to be free even for a moment. Beautiful.

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