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Cherry

By queen beatle

Tue, 06 Apr 2021
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To stay any longer
Would feel like defeat.
A backstep, a misfire
A misstep; a slackwire
Trailing between two cans
And then just one.

These streets are drained dry
Sucked a bruised puce
Or left slick with rain
Or wet with sweat
Or reflecting regret
From hollowed-out shops,

Yet the sea gushes nothing
But brine and comfort;
Snaking over the doorstep
And up the stairs
And making my nest an island
And eroding my tender shell.

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Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

"And making my nest an island, and eroding my tender shell"

Makes me think of Simon & Garfunkel, I am a rock, I am an island, and a rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.

All the best Morwenna, keep well & Nolan

 

Submitted by queen beatle on

Hi Nolan, I hope you're well!
Thanks for the comment, it made me want to investigate Simon and Garfunkel more. Are there any songs or albums you'd recommend, beyond the three-ish songs that everyone knows?

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I myself have wide taste in music my choice would be off-hand first Van Morrison and Bob Dylan and the Doors. There is a lot of good music. From reggae to country rock and roll to folk music and gospel.

I was very glad for us to hear from you! Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Well done with the Cherries! &&

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Great you're writing again, high time!