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Posted by Silver Spun Sand on May 31, 2010 - 18:44
from the ABC set Silver Spun Sand Poems

You could have folded your wings
like a paper plane; been borne away
on death’s forgiving breath, were it not
for your sin; that of loveliness.

Spring’s hedgerows – blossoming brambles
and white nettles, await your kiss; purple seas
of love-in-a-mist, meadow vetch, and sweet,
forget-me-nots, pucker their lips, moist –
with morning honeydew.

By whose hand were you ravaged?
Who were they, those who forced apart
your wings that only ever embraced
the coolest of sunshine;

cruelly nailed you to this board,
made you fly through eternity –
dignity defiled – innocence
abused. Freedom’s envoy;
beauty crucified.

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Comments

Beeme | May 31, 2010 - 19:04

This is so sad Tina, in the last stanza. But very, very beautiful!

I love this image;
'purple seas of love-in-a-mist,
meadow vetch, and sweet,forget-me-nots,
pucker their lips, moist –
with morning honeydew.'

Enjoyed greatly.

Beeme xx

Silver Spun Sand | May 31, 2010 - 19:33

Thank you, so very much, Beeme. Means much;-)

Tina xx

Beeme | June 1, 2010 - 15:41

Well done on the cherry Tina- richly deserved in my opinion :)

Beeme xx

Silver Spun Sand | June 1, 2010 - 16:27

Beeme - so pleased you liked this one, and the cherry was a bonus, almost as sweet as your words;-)
Much appreciated.

Tina xx

MistakenMagic | June 1, 2010 - 17:17

That last stanza is just out of this world, Tina! (Love the last line especially) You've captured the feeling of capture so well - a very well-deserved cherry ;)

Magic xxx

Silver Spun Sand | June 1, 2010 - 17:30

Magic, as usual, you captured the essence of the poem in your words. Thank you;-)

Tina xxx

Silver Spun Sand | June 2, 2010 - 07:46

Thank you so much, Julie.

Pleased you enjoyed;-)

Tina xx

Cavalcaderl | June 4, 2010 - 10:18

new Silver-Spun-Sand
Well done,on the cherry!
Such wonderfully done
this excellent poem.
Just seen this.
The colours and butterfly
wings,and all is ad,of course.
But so beautifully done.
I can feel it all.So sad,
and great sentimental value
from author,absolutely beauty
and beauty of colours,butterly
aye,wings that flew away.She was
loved and adored,so much,poem speaks it.
Have a good week-end.
julie xx

kheldar | July 8, 2010 - 19:12

Hi Tina,

I've been awat for a while so I've got some catching up to do - judging by the plethora of cherries I see before me I am in for some quality reading.

This poem is great, a richly deserved cherry. I love the lines:

made you fly through eternity –
dignity defiled – innocence
abused

Well done,

David xxx

Silver Spun Sand | July 9, 2010 - 08:18

David, I have missed you, and was slightly worried, so it was such a lovely surprise to read your latest poem yesterday and what a way to make a comeback!!

Anyway, it's good to have you back and I'm really pleased you enjoyed this one. Butterflies and moths I find fascinating and have many books on them. And then spend literally hours trying to spot them in my garden and the surrounding fields.

Hope you have a good weekend and thanks for reading.

Tina xx

kheldar | July 10, 2010 - 19:58

Hi Tina,

Thans for missing me and for worrying, but you really didn't need to feel worried. Every now and then I need to step back from things for a while. I hadn't written anything for a while so was pleased to get back on board with this one. The cherry was a bonus!

Thanks again for caring, you have a good rest of weekend to.

david xx

Silver Spun Sand | July 11, 2010 - 07:56

;-)Tina xx