Friday 5 - Missing in Action
January 11, 2008 | Filed Under Friday 5, Inspiration, Poetry
Michelle of Poefusion chose words for Friday Five that clicked immediately, though I found myself editing one section a bit, which I do not normally do.
Her offered words seem deceptively simple, but they conjured deep thoughts: floss - intense - prey - cease - swallow . By all means, check out the thoughts she pried out of other writers. You will be glad you did, again, but please, stay, read this one, too.
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It should be a simple act,
buying floss for her latest
needlepoint project,
colors are listed
in black on white
between faint blue lines.
Yet, for Mariah,
intense drama
hides within
tiny skeins
to prey on what
heart she has left
colors evoke the past
Red passion denied on
Green grass long untrodden as
Orange juice slides down her angel’s chin while
Yellow ribbons remain tied to a withered trunk beneath
Blue skies hidden behind swollen gray where
White flashes of light flash
Purple dreams for
Pink cheeks of future morning afters.
Bruised hearts regenerate,
they told her once,
in silent voices meant to convince.
It was too much to swallow
that day and each month after.
Today
she marches past the rainbow
planned
and reaches for brown and black and gray
and forest green and navy
and then the palest of florescent green
to create
midnight sky woven between withered trunks,
tattered leaves braving winter’s dark chill,
and
a tiny seedling
working its way toward the sun.
MeeAugraphie
01/11/08
Dedicated to all those who love someone missing in action.
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Beautiful, rugged and chills all come together inside this wonderfully intense poem. To say I love this one is an understatement. I think you went deeper than I have ever seen you go with this particular piece. Certainly one of my favorites by you, thus far. Keep up the good work. Have a nice weekend.
Definitely a good dedication for anyone who’s loved someone missing in action.
i know just how she feels…. i choose those dark dismal colors all the time…. i love them,, they suit me,, but just once i would love to be bold and bright!!!!!
Tender and sad. Great use colors and imaginary.
This is a heartwrenching poem, finely written. I will come back to read it again,because it merits several reads.
Christine, thank you so much for that.
Love the infusion of colors.
Thank you black-eyed susan, that is the part I had to work on a bit.
Incredible. Brings love and heartache to the throat. What a wonderful writing!
Thank you, Susan.
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what a colorful tapestry of poetic emotion…it is a touching dedication to all those who wait…
Thank you, LittleWing, and I loved the way you described it as a “colorful tapestry of poetic emotion.”