Oblique rays shine
From her eyes
Of a thousand years--
Pure violence--
pure child.
Many cycles past,
An autumnal lady watched
breakers ring like metal
upon the headlands,
Her glances a falcon
Endlessly falling.
Breathless,
See
how fast
She flies!
Lady in a cloak
of November,
you leave us behind,
shedding
dark stars.
I'm a crab. No, really: born under the sign of Cancer. LOL A powerfully penned ode to Scorpions. :) Love the imagery, especially "her glances a falcon...see how fast she flies!" Well done, Julianza.
Juliet,
You can include me, a Scorpio Child, in this and it rings unnervingly true but I'm not always 'falcon sharp'. I love the final stanza, its sense of awe, labouring in her wake.
John
My book of poetry is being redone by me, I have a beautiful cover designed and the book will have a few more than 200 poems in it. I am going to have it printed on demand here in Canada. When it is done I will let you know when it is done and if anyo
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you leave us behind, shedding dark stars. Wonderful!
Where does a Taurus go to register? -gene.
Be always safe,
Karen
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
You can include me, a Scorpio Child, in this and it rings unnervingly true but I'm not always 'falcon sharp'. I love the final stanza, its sense of awe, labouring in her wake.
John