This evolved out of a much shorter poem that I wrote at a workshop conducted by
John Amen. Link to his magazine, The Pedestal, appears below. Also might want to look at johnamen.com . Happy Spring! xox Pea xox
Cliffhanger, Workshop, Off the Cuff
Your expectation
Walls me in.
All your talent,
All your energy,
All unbound,
Lean toward me
Through invisible bars
Eyes wide,
Arms akimbo,
Tired, but desiring
To hear, to be
Made to see.
At last
To catch an
Inkling.
Why my mouth dries.
Why my heart drums
Jittery jazz and atonal
Tries at hard metal,
Unable to
Find the rhythm
In my pitiful supply
Of images
From trunks of
Attic grimed metaphors.
Of sounds memorized
Until they are not.
Of flashes
Not terribly fresh.
Chiaroscuroed
Etchings and Picassoesque
Harlequins
Sporting out-of-kilter checks
Above coy pointed slippers
And mirror distorted hats.
unique words or novel metaphors are not required to carry the message of the heart -- it is the emotion we flex with each stroke of the pen that endears the work to the reader with its candor --this is quite a wonderful piece of work Phyllis -- I certainly enjoyed reading it -- peace and love to you -- Jon Michael
I agree with Bonnie, Pea. I rate this a 10 out of 10, and thank you for sharing.
May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love and who love you, and be with you always, and at your side constantly. With much love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth & ((((((((((MANY WONDERFUL SISTERLY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))), your little sister, Barbie
Mary Angela Nangini's poems celebrate the richness of life and love. From the city to cottage-country and the roads in between, Nangini explores the changing seasons of her varied region. (This book will soon be reprinted in hard cover.)
(Self-published. Please contact author directly to order.)
Enter the pages of diaspora in quiet introspection. Bathe your thoughts with subtle humor; synchronize your spirit-sense with history-in-heat; fall headlong with eyes wide open into
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(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
The poem and pic quite befitting combination.
Both offerings elude subliminal messages
of indepth serenity.
All the best to you Phyllis,
Gwendolyn
Regis
Georg
May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love and who love you, and be with you always, and at your side constantly. With much love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth & ((((((((((MANY WONDERFUL SISTERLY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))), your little sister, Barbie
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