I have a lot of respect for that little muscle behind the bony cage. What an image! And from that enclosure, it races to the end. This reads like a stream of thought. Well done!
Kate,
The journey, ageless metaphor, is both physical and spiritual and in your skilled hands and singular mind transformed to metaphysical beauty.
John
There is something like magic in mountain air and it is like the opposite end of the rainbow from the seashore...both places tend to allow the spirit, heart and soul to shine and that is so important. Great write sweet Kate and it is for poetry like this that I keep returning to the den....
Oh I dig road poems. What America is about. Trails carved by horse and wagon to railroads to steam engines to automobiles. This is no exception, Kate! "...the heart is born of flight" That's it in a nutshell. Outstanding metaphor and LOVE the personification in the last three stanzas...Lin
Thanks, Dale - a real complement coming from an indigenous connoisseur! :)) xx AND I JUST LOVE JOE BONAMASSA!! His latest album, The Ballad Of John Henry, is on my wish-list for my birthday on 4th May and the sad thing (... sad thing??!!!) is that I shall be in Spain and miss out on him performing a sell-out concert at London's Albert Hall that day! Great to hear of another ardent Fan! xx
I must admit that your second stanza is my favorite...just because of that word "dross." Such a little used word, and yet one of my favorites. :~) But, I also love the second to the last stanza because of the nostalgic note that it gives to the last stanza.
At first read I wasn't sure if I liked how each stanza could almost stand alone, as it didn't seem to flow like some of your poems...but then I realized that all in all; although each stanza offers its own little insight and twist on things, they are all inter-connected and related. Superbly done.
So good, Kate, you've got it down to a T...
So happy you've got to experience this
and btw so cool you listen to Joe Bonamassa
Good stuff, eh? ;) I love your poems on the SW
you've captured it beautifully.
Kate, I love this, so visual and thought provoking as well. "this tiny fist of Houdini muscle beating on bars of its bony cage;" extraordiary! Be well, Kathy
Kate...there is no better memory of Nature that the ones we take on highways and road trips that take us into those hills and mountains of panoramic views...
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for flight as simply as
thoughts tend upwards,
The whole poem speaks to my soul but these lines especially! Stunning work Kate.
tiny fist of Houdini muscle
beating on bars
of its bony cage;
Great!
Sheila
Edwin
Blessings,
Joyce B.
Carmen
The journey, ageless metaphor, is both physical and spiritual and in your skilled hands and singular mind transformed to metaphysical beauty.
John
hugs
Fee
Be always safe,
Karen
we literally travel "with" you. -gene.
Thanks for sharing your trip with us, a real treat!..ET
At first read I wasn't sure if I liked how each stanza could almost stand alone, as it didn't seem to flow like some of your poems...but then I realized that all in all; although each stanza offers its own little insight and twist on things, they are all inter-connected and related. Superbly done.
Take Care,
Cryssa
"Highways of the Heart", what an imaginative phrase. I really enjoyed this.
Mary
So happy you've got to experience this
and btw so cool you listen to Joe Bonamassa
Good stuff, eh? ;) I love your poems on the SW
you've captured it beautifully.
of a poetic mountain, enjoyed much Kate! Blessings! Jasmin Horst
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :D
nice...
Art Sun...
In Spirit,
Bear
‘til the road starts climbing up to Mountain Time”
I find that Mountain Time is always a Good Time, no matter what mountain it might be. Love your pic, too.
beating on bars
of its bony cage;
great imagery Kate xx
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Nice to catch up again Kate,
xx Ch'erie