Marigolds
Marry me in Marigolds;
bright as the Autumn Sun,
for, to match their constancy,
among flowers, there’s none.
Marry me in Marigolds
and I know you’ll be true;
evergold when Autumn days
have become me and you.
The Carousel
Head to tail and poll to withers,
Winter shining white;
bridled in bright yuletime glister;
trotting towards light.
Newborn filly, standing, running;
Springtide blooming bright;
long green mane, with rosebuds, ribboned;
canters into sight.
Wild, ungelded, golden gallop;
Summer’s stallion;
flashing hooves of pounding thunder;
white Knight against night.
Chestnut coloured mare of Autumn;
hoof like leaves fall down;
drayhorse, pulling Winter's wagon,
ambles out of sight.
Comments
fatboy74 | October 31, 2011 - 21:54
I think the carousel poem rather good well wisher, reminds me a bit of Betjeman's Upper Lambourne -very good. :-)
well-wisher | November 1, 2011 - 00:33
Thankyou, fatboy. I had to google Upper Lambourne because I was only familiar with 'A Subaltern`s Love Song' and 'The Arrest of Oscar Wilde at the Cadogan'. I really like the rhythm of Betjemans poems.
I've always liked 'terminology' too and the world of horses is full of interesting words.
JoHn -
"Ex amore victoria". ("From love comes victory".)
skinner_jennifer | November 1, 2011 - 10:13
Hi JoHn,
these are two wonderful poems, that take me back to
a different time of Victorian romance.
Simply beautiful and thankyou for sharing.
Jenny.
well-wisher | November 1, 2011 - 15:27
Thankyou, Jenny. The Marigold (also called Calendula)
is my birth flower and can bloom from Summer until late Autumn which, I think, makes it a good symbol of enduring love; plus it's the same colour as the sun just before Sunset; a golden, orangey, yellow and quite beautiful.
I've always like Carousels and Carousel Horses and I thought that a Carousel would make a good symbol of the Seasons but that I could give each horse/season a different identity.
Really glad you enjoyed them.
JoHn -
"Ex amore victoria". ("From love comes victory".)