... A follow-on from Butterflies And Beasts, I think... K xx
PS... talkin of the Birds and the Bees, sort of, have just discovered a blackbird's nest in the handlebars of my bike... just goes to show how often THAT gets an airing! Will post the pic sometime... it is just soooooooo cute!! :))
SIGH FI
“We reach the real by overcoming the seduction of images.”
Charles Simic, “A Letter”
I cannot cease from fantasy:
the serried jaws of beasts upon the wing;
the flying eyes that kiss with sharpened claws;
bloodied anger’s shout releasing heart to sing;
open heaven’s prison minus doors.
Trying hard to break with my escape
I examine concrete fact of my domain:
distracted by abstract pain in solid shape
reality’s met in violent dreaming again.
I, and I'm sure many other artistic souls, identify with this exceptional poem, Kate. Doggone it's good! Wish I had your gift of extrapolation and extemporaneous speech at the moment because I should say more. ~~Nordette
Cute! I cycle every day so there's no chance of any bird's nest on my bike. Powerful imagery, Kate. Thank you for sharing your gift. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Reviewed by Crystal Silver Angel (Reader)
Reviewed on May 21, 2006
Lovely write..
xxx dove
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on May 21, 2006
Oh, boy, the meanderings of the mine when we chance to think in dreamscape. The bloody images you threw at us were VIVID and VIVIDER and when the abstract meets something solid, kaleidoscope dreams ensue.
Sweet Kate, I found this super intense and almost demon and dungeon like in temperment, nightmare or scary story it's images focus the readers attention to look no matter the desire to turn away and hope they are not facing the boogey man of life.Well done Kate.
The depths of the human imagination have only been superficially scratched, Kate. I wonder how it would be to spend extended periods of time is an under-water deprivation tank thinking only wild and twisted thoughts. Perhaps the only stimulation we might have is our own imaginings being splashed upon a huge screen in front of our eyes bringing another layer of reality to them. How long would it take for our vision to turn all beauty into grotesque and to turn the human spirit into nothing more than a toxic cauldron of evil thinking? I appreciate the slap in the face of hardened reality that brings me back into the here and now and stops the visions before they escalate into something dark and deceptive...a rather "Be Here Now" mode that drives me to smell the roses and marvel at the nasturtiums. An excellent mind-bending poem, Kate, I love it!!
Take care,
Sherry
Kate
I like Michelle's interpretation of this brilliant composition....
There is an intense paradox here between the lines, and a merging of fact and fiction as a form of release...
Peter
Reviewed by Jane Rodway (Reader)
Reviewed on May 21, 2006
This feels like a twist of reality and fantasy, the balance of the necessity and the beauty, the negative and the banality, of these two worlds. Excellent.
On yer bike! (aww), Yes I see it all now, I'm getting Ruydyard Kipling...'Tooth and claw' and all that. Superb imagery in this little gem Mizz Moneypenny, that's got to be worth a least a box a Walnut Whips and a bag of bon bons.
wow
Imagine if all these images were actual
If they had form
I wonder if thats what mental illness would be like
You are such a brilliant writer Kate
pax A
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awesome images ...
Regis
xxx dove
Felix
Birgit and Roger
Take care,
Sherry
Kate
I like Michelle's interpretation of this brilliant composition....
There is an intense paradox here between the lines, and a merging of fact and fiction as a form of release...
Peter
Paul;-)
Aka that Spy Bloke from 'oop North'
Good Sunday Morning read.
Thanks!
Susan
Imagine if all these images were actual
If they had form
I wonder if thats what mental illness would be like
You are such a brilliant writer Kate
pax A