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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2011-01-03 07:59 AM

Life is fraying a bit at the seams
not totally coming apart
like the sink after love unrequited
has severed a vital lifeline.

It,s not, however, the only line
that enables a hang and a sway
on life's so merry round about
turning, turning, and turning again.

So we hang and we sway, turn in the day,
and give over our truth to the night
hoping to there see a ray of light
that encourages forward movement.

But then it is day, too soon, too soon,
and we're hanging and swaying again
and the chicken next door is silent
because it knew when to walk away.

How brave is that chicken homeless now
to not hang and sway, turn in the day,
but simply to do a midnight flit
and not care about truth and light.

But we are who we are, have always been,
and I'm not a chicken, you see?

Helen / 3 January 2011

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

1 posted 2011-01-03 10:01 AM

LOL! No, you're no chicken, Helen, although I'll bet you have been called a chick more than once

Very interesting poem. For some reason it reminded me of a rooster on a weather vane, hanging, swaying, moving to the movement of the wind but never going anywhere..quite a visual.

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

2 posted 2011-01-03 10:21 AM

Helen

That chicken is really you and you're answering your own questions through that chicken.

The chicken's gone away to find a nice young rooster.
So you want to find a handsome crowing chicken clucker and not a chicken plucker!

If'n ya know what I mean??

Eric

Love your unique stuff kid.

ain't doin nothin at all just answerin the call
and kinda driftin away from it all

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

3 posted 2011-01-03 10:45 AM

Thanks guys! Oh, I passed the "chick" stage long, long, ago but, hey, I can still remember the days of my youth. They went something like this ... blah, blah, blah-de-blah. Yes, it's all just blah now and I certainly don't want a repeat even if the "stars" promise something better and grander. "Chicken clucker/plucker" - LOL!

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2011-01-03 12:23 PM

I know what you mean, Helen. Well said.
Ida

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

5 posted 2011-01-03 04:03 PM

Haha! My youth, well, better not get me started, Helen. A hint. I was more or less like that homeless chicken and the midnight flit and not giving a hip-hooray.

When early morning quietness seeps into my being
it's like I'm being hugged by everything good in the world.—August 16, 2010

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

6 posted 2011-01-03 04:24 PM

Thanks, Ida and Jerry. The only thing I miss about my youth is not having a care in the world. Just didn't appreciate it then. Off to grow old now - sorry, older.

Rex Allen McCoy
Member Elite

since 2000-01-30

Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London

7 posted 2011-01-03 05:14 PM

enjoyed your thoughts here ... smiled as I read them through and then had to laugh at some of the replies

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

8 posted 2011-01-08 02:04 PM

I loved the smile of your ending, but especially loved the powerful poignancy of these lines:

"hoping to there see a ray of light
that encourages forward movement"

...finding myself there so many times...enjoyed your words

XGarapanX
Senior Member

since 2008-06-19

Posts 1435
Antarctica

9 posted 2011-01-08 02:07 PM

Envy the chicken.

·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· "Look! Crumbs on his jacketses... Heeee took it!"

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