Waters

Cherry

By Ray Schaufeld

Sat, 07 Jan 2017
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7 comments
 

Mutual

sticky exchange

of lovejuice.

 

Amniotic release

of newborn

flooding the sheets.

 

A small face

fastens wisely onto

one teat and 

the next.

 

Tears of young rage

first blood of independence.

 

Hot sweats

flushes

shaking security's

rocks.

 

The ebb and flow

of tidal age.

 

Outside the crematorium

rain bursts down hard

upon our umbrellas.

 

 

Certificate PG
Poem
Lost and found
Unclassified

Comments

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Hey,cheers editor - cherry pie for the New Year smiley

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

Bravo, dear Elsie. Brilliant.

Rich xx

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Thank you so much, Rich

Elsie xx

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I thought I'd made a comment on this on Saturday. Probably forgot to press 'Save'!

I thought it intirguingly linking the waters and tears of this life; and maybe water can also bring to mind cleaning, new leaf, thirst quenched, baptism …
Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Great comment Rhiannon. Yes water can be satisfying, lifesaving, purifying ,,,

Submitted by celticman on

juxtaposition of life and death, aye. Makes you think. 

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Cheers CM, I am glad you read this well and it made you think.