»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #42
»
Sunday Comfort
| Open Poetry #42 |
|
Sunday Comfort |
|
|
OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
|
SUNDAY COMFORT 13 August 2006 Like the slow-note embrace of evensong, heavy-scented on the darkening air; like the sky diffused with sun-paintings, blessing my muddied fingers and my horse’s gardened grave; like the sunrise strokes on trunk edges in honour of the dawn chorus; so is this, my quivering Sunday morning, in this hallowed place of adoration, a coat of many stained-glass colours, bonding song with all that is sunbeam-pure. - Owl |
||
| © Copyright 2008 Diana van den Berg - All Rights Reserved | |||
Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
You write lovely very well. Alison |
||
|
2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Owl, j'ai lu ton poème avec beaucoup d'attention parce qu'il décrit des choses profondes et ai éprouvé beaucoup de plaisir...Bravo pour cette très belle écriture... merci à toi yann |
||
|
OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Je te remercie beaucoup! - Owl |
||
|
Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Diana, your beloved Flicker will always be with you ~ wherever you may be. However, I understand the closeness you feel to him when you sit by his graveside with the sun shining down on a beautiful Sunday morning.  Love to both of you! Linda  |
||
|
Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Diana....Thanks to the lovely images in this poem, I sit beside you.  |
||
|
Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
What a tender embrace to a beloved animal. Thanks for sharing this with us Diana. Have a peaceful today. Rich |
||
|
OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Sorry, Alison, I missed your reply. Thank you so much. Linda, you understand SO well about Flicka. Thank you. The poem was actually about being in my very warm-hearted church. I was saying that it is like working in the garden I created at Flicka's grave and the other things I mentioned in the poem. I don't blame anyone for thinking that the poem was all about him, especially if they have walked the road with me since he went to Heaven. Thank you Martie, especially for sitting beside me. I know you understand about Flicka. Thank you Richie. Flicka didn't know the word "dislike". He adored all people and animals. I used to offer a million rand (our currency in South Africa) to anyone who could get him to kick or bite them, knowing that it would just never happen - fortunately for me as I didn't have 2 cents to rub together. A complete stranger could have walked up to him and jammed their hand into his mouth roughly. He would have opened his mouth as wide as possible so as not to hurt the person's hand and turned his head away from the hand. I used to hold his bridle next to his face and he would turn his head and open his mouth and put it over the bit. We used to have the longest conversations about all sorts of things. He was/is one of my children and the best friend I have/ever had. - Owl |
||
|
Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Diana, after reading your response to my own, I reread your lovely poem with a new understanding. It is so beautiful. I love the feel of it. I trust that angel Flicka will forgive my faux pas regarding his name. Much love and hugs, Linda |
||
|
OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
No, my darling angel Flicka won't forgive you, Linda - he says there is NOTHING TO FORGIVE! Smiles from me and nuzzles from Flicka. He was/is the most loving horse/animal/person I have met in 62½ years and that is saying a lot! He would have particularly adored you, Linda, if he had met you. - Owl |
||
|
Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Owl/Flicka Linda |
||
|
Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: Uniquely beautiful, dear Diana! I feel like tiptoeing out of this sunlit scene, honoring the sacredness of this place. Magical poem. Love, Margherita  |
||
|
inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
this is soft and loverly your stained glass windows transparent of your warm giving soul |
||
|
OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thanks, Linda. Hugs from me and nuzzles from Flicka. Thank you, Margherita for your understanding response. Thank you, inkedgoddess. I am honoured by your thoughts and I hope I live up to what you think of me. - Owl |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
