Monday, October 27, 2008

SPREADING WILDCAT FIRE

Caught on fire ~ sizzle with desire
Cause havoc when I prance cross city streets
Barely escape slaughter as I
suddenly appear out of nowhere,
the sun gleaming in my hair
You barely miss me as I spin past your fender
You smile and wave goodbye
And are glad for I
Suspend the silver gloom around you
Momentarily the
Sunshine of my heart beats
Scarlet on top purple beneath
My true colors
For you I throw in some sunset red
I tattoo myself on you
Winged fairy of time
Imprinted on your soul & memory
I raise your energy
The twitter stops
Nervous laughter
I speak my first line
Only fool falls asunder
Lightening strikes twice
And Jill came tumbling after
Jack fell down
It's beyond the fruits of my labor
She probably meant to save him
Either that or she wanted his crown
I surrender…
I learn to connect to unconnected to survive to live
In ways I couldn’t see how to before this

3 comments:

  1. Dear Joy
    This poem lifts my spirits this gray morning here... It has a lovely musical quality. love this especially:

    Momentarily the
    Sunshine of my heart beats
    Scarlet on top purple beneath
    My true colors
    For you I throw in some sunset red
    I tattoo myself on you
    Winged fairy of time
    Imprinted on your soul & memory

    "I tattoo myself on you" --- is awesome!
    Nabina

    P.S. really enjoyed your reading of Tupelo Honey...

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  2. As usual I love it! I was just talking about the Dick and Jane books the other day... I enjoy the pictures in my mind when I read this - the city, the girl, the emotion...

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  3. enjoyed the closing especially.

    Smiles!

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