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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2011-05-28 03:05 AM

THE POWER OF WARMTH
28 May 2011

A feather
too
weighs
heavy
on the boundaries of my heart
and my smile
flickers plastic and dutiful
and my eyes
turn inward
glassy and mostly blind

but . . .

the sunshine love
of my cat and my dog
and my three Guardian Angels
and the connecting hugs
of my friends
and the kindness of my family

lift
my eyes
and heart
and shoulders
to the sun

and I see
green tree arms
against the azure African sky
wide with cloud-paintings
and trilling with avian souls

and my smile bio-regrades
on my lips
and spreads like melted butter
to my eyes
and my heart
and my toes

and my eyes turn outward
to a vibrant world
and wistful with the treasures of the past
and responsive to the gifts of the present
I look to the heart-beat future
where I am needed again
and the feather flies
light
lighter
high
higher
fluttering farewell
with the sun
on its edges.

Owl

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

1 posted 2011-05-28 05:30 AM

"and I see
green tree arms
against the azure African sky
wide with cloud-paintings
and trilling with avian souls"

Word arrangements such as these, are why I read, and love poetry.

The entire poem excellent..
Very fine work, Diana, yes indeed.

Come read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling
And banish the thoughts of day.
Longfellow

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2011-05-28 06:06 AM

Thank you, Ford, for your very kind words.

I am glad you saw that panorama that hugged my soul.

I particularly needed your signature quote from Longfellow’s “The Day Is Done” at this moment. Smiles.

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

3 posted 2011-05-28 06:43 AM

No matter how bad my day has gone, I am sure to find solace in poetry, such as kind that you write.

It fills my night with music, and also mornings..reduces the cares of the day, and helps deter anxiety...exatly like H.W.L. said it does.

"And the night shall be filled with music,
  And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
  And as silently steal away."

Thank you for saying your poems to me..

ford

Come read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling
And banish the thoughts of day.
Longfellow

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2011-05-28 10:17 AM

Yes, Ford, poetry is such a comforting place. I often wonder how people without poetry and animals cope. Thank you for your kind words about my poetry and for quoting the last stanza of HWL's "The Day Is Done," one of my favourite stanzas of one of my favourite poems.

Owl

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

5 posted 2011-05-28 09:57 PM

VERY fine !

grand imagery !

I especially LOVE the ending!!

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2011-05-29 12:50 PM

Thank you, Bruce, for your kind words.

Owl

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