Comments on November Sky Poetry: Poem Spark Sept. 17-24: an oldie but goodie

Mechaieh, that was quite a trail of links to inspi...

2007-09-28T16:13:00.000-04:00

Mechaieh, that was quite a trail of links to inspiration! I'm glad this little spark helped you write your poem. I like the idea of "guardian demon" rather than "guardian angel." Clever image, that.

Michael, I'm glad! Thanks for stopping by.

2007-09-28T16:10:00.001-04:00

Michael, I'm glad! Thanks for stopping by.

Cheryl, that poem is fabulous. I've printed it to ...

2007-09-28T16:10:00.000-04:00

Cheryl, that poem is fabulous. I've printed it to read over again. I'm quite impressed, and feeling especially guilty since I haven't had time to try and write a poem with this spark yet. :-)

Thank you for the inspiration.

2007-09-28T00:08:00.000-04:00

Thank you for the inspiration.

I like this idea as a was to jump start a poem.

2007-09-22T15:16:00.000-04:00

I like this idea as a was to jump start a poem.

Well, I guess I'll go first.CSYou Can't say ANGEL ...

2007-09-18T18:44:00.000-04:00

Well, I guess I'll go first.
CS

You Can't say ANGEL in a Poem

So, what to call the miles of pink
wings bleeding into blue
the shade of eyes when young?

Behind scribbled lids, the woman slips
into sleep. It’s flesh that keeps her
rooted here, permits the meditation
of steepled fingers under the chin.

Above where she has fallen,
brain reinventing clouds that break
into avatars, the future divides
the low blue hush of heaven
from the rolling green fervor of earth.

We won’t name those gods either,
though the woman might have wished it,
her prayers falling in ignorance, unclaimed,
from the round of a dreaming mouth.