You have taught me
to find pleasure
in the ordinary things.
Like the crackle
of wrapping paper -
the potential
of an empty
cardboard box –
the allure of shiny,
bright cutlery,
knives excluded,
of course; the rattle
of a bunch of keys...
A myriad of treasure
lies inside a button-tin;
that washing-machines
can be kaleidoscopes
of colour as they whizz
around and around
and how to speak
the language of a flower
or a fraying ball of string.
Made me appreciate
how the absence
of just one person
for just one minute,
can be devastating
as a roof, crashing
round one’s ears
and how their return
can bring a smile
like the sun coming up;
to make a rainbow
with a hose-pipe.
In nine, short months,
so many days,
hours and seconds,
you have transformed
this hardened cynic
into a näive girl again,
and how glad I am, my life
has been touched by yours.
Comments
MistakenMagic | June 8, 2010 - 20:08
'that washing-machines
can be kaleidoscopes
of colour as they whizz
around and around
and how to speak
the language of a flower
or a fraying ball of string.'
- love the images in these lines, Tina! I am seriously running out of adjectives to describe your beautiful poetry - shall we stick with brilliant, amazing, wonderful? ;) Well done on the cherry!
Magic xxx
Silver Spun Sand | June 8, 2010 - 20:46
And I have run out of adjectives to describe your, 'Je ne sais quoi'. Shall we just say, 'Magic' and be done with it;-)
I guess that about sums it up, except, of course to say, 'thank you'.
Tina xxx
Cavalcaderl | June 8, 2010 - 21:06
new Silver-Spun-Sand
A good cherry! for you
exceedingly done.Images
and colours clever.
Life's little things mean
so much.
1st stanza in particular.
Like the crackle
of wrapping paper-
the potentail of an empty
cardboard box etc:
julie xx
Silver Spun Sand | June 8, 2010 - 21:11
Thank you, Julie...on the ball, as usual;-)
Tina xx
Margharita | June 9, 2010 - 10:02
Brought it all back to me - the wonder at ordinary things is the real magic. Lovely poem.
Silver Spun Sand | June 9, 2010 - 10:58
I am so pleased you found this evocative, Margharita and thank you so much for telling me;-)
Tina
luigi_pagano | June 10, 2010 - 08:43
Tina, what can I say? You go from strength to strength. Even if sometimes I forget to comment on your work, you know that you have my everlating admiration.
Luigi xxx
Silver Spun Sand | June 10, 2010 - 09:11
...and you mine, Luigi.
Thank you and after all, we always aim to please;-)
Tina xxx
Beeme | June 15, 2010 - 09:43
Sorry I am so late commenting, I really enjoyed this. I love these lines;
"that washing-machines
can be kaleidoscopes
of colour as they whizz
around and around"
Well done on the cherry- richly deserved, as always.
Beeme xx
Silver Spun Sand | June 15, 2010 - 17:01
Beeme...as always my sincere thanks to you. And you picked my favourite lines too;-)
Tina xx
kheldar | July 8, 2010 - 19:32
Have nothing to add... other than STUPENDOUS!!!
David xx
Silver Spun Sand | July 9, 2010 - 13:29
So too - your comment;-)
Thanks, so very much.
Tina xx