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EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

0 posted 2011-05-14 06:24 PM

In prayer like pose
she greets the morning
her scarlet blossoms
drape the hanging sky

the birds redeem
the crumbs they left
last evening, before
the chains of darkness
claimed them hostage
to the night

and I inhale
the fresh brewed
coffee

papering my doorstep
the news of morning
which warns tomorrow
though the ink is thick
with yesterday

and all returns

with the never ending
cliffhangers and woven
themes that join the
sparrow to the sycamore
and the woman to the
mirror, left to ponder
the connection of
it all.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

1 posted 2011-05-14 06:32 PM

EmmaRose, I love wandering through people's ponderings, and yours were particularly interesting and painted so clearly and poetically as always - like a favourite painting that I would love to hang on my wall.

Owl

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2011-05-14 07:30 PM

This was a well-conceived and well-written poem. I particularly love the lines, "the news of morning / which warns tomorrow / though the ink is thick / with yesterday"

This is one of the better constructed poems I've read recently, including anything I might have belched out.

~ Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill. ~

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2011-05-14 07:42 PM

quote:
In prayer like pose
she greets the morning
her scarlet blossoms
drape the hanging sky

Very beautiful imagery, dear EmmaRose, to surround your morning coffee.

The pulsations of life connect everything!

Love,
Margherita

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

4 posted 2011-05-14 08:10 PM

"papering my doorstep
the news of morning
which warns tomorrow
though the ink is thick
with yesterday"

Is a poem in its self..
excellent work
enjoyed

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

5 posted 2011-05-14 09:39 PM

Dear EmmaRose~

You have such a wonderful style of writing, and I absolutely adore reading you.

Such a pleasure to ponder....this.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2011-05-14 10:59 PM

Enjoyed...James

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

7 posted 2011-05-15 08:37 AM

The simple title drew me in...what a delight to find this poem. And I agree with Ice...those lines are fantastic and my favorite too. Excellent write.
Lori

EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

8 posted 2011-05-15 10:19 AM

Thank you all for stopping by and for your own introspections on it all.

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

9 posted 2011-05-18 01:34 AM

Wow, this is wonderful. So happy that I stopped to read.

A

Capricious
Member

since 2002-09-14

Posts 89
California, USA

10 posted 2011-05-18 07:18 AM

A good cup of coffee is the ultimate comfort food.

"woven
themes that join the
sparrow to the sycamore
and the woman to the
mirror"

An interesting comparison, and one that brings to mind on the transience of spring -- and youth.

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