Sunday, June 16, 2013

Flight




Pilot me to the edge,
to the door between either and or.

Wear tie and handkerchief,
the trilby that looks sexier on you―
with midnight in your pocket,
your shadow fixed between the arrows.

Look to the middle distance when the tide is out―
at last you see migration on the horizon.

Give me mellow, for keeps.
Show me the other side of clouds―
pull goggles over my eyes,
kisses from my quiver.

Let me be free to let go―
die that little death.
tk/June 2013


Thanks to  R.A.D. Stainforth for bringing this poem to life. 

The Promenade, 1918, Marc Chagall 
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30 comments:

  1. AnonymousSun Jun 16, 12:18:00 PM

    Pilot me to the edge,
    to the door between either and or.

    Oh yes! A deliciously perfect poem that fills me with longing - to be free to go is to be free to stay...

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  2. Laurie KolpSun Jun 16, 12:22:00 PM

    Lovely, Tess. I especially like the opening couplet and:

    pull goggles over my eyes,
    kisses from my quiver.

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  3. anthonynorthSun Jun 16, 12:51:00 PM

    Your words take flight today.

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  4. HelenSun Jun 16, 01:12:00 PM

    Love that you allow Mr. Stainforth the privilege of bringing your beautiful poetry to life ......... he does it well.

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    1. Tess KincaidMon Jun 17, 01:27:00 PM

      He does it superbly...I'm very fortunate to have him read my poems...

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  5. sukipoetSun Jun 16, 01:23:00 PM

    beautiful love poem

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  6. ElizabethSun Jun 16, 01:59:00 PM

    wow.

    (I think that's all I need to write, here, after each of your poems. I have to write SOMETHING and it's always "wow.")

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  7. BerowneSun Jun 16, 02:38:00 PM

    The other side of clouds. I know that place - somewhere, over the rainbow.

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  8. AnonymousSun Jun 16, 02:47:00 PM

    Any verse that references a trilby is elegiac in my book. Glad you managed to weave those goggles in there too.

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  9. LLM CallingSun Jun 16, 04:16:00 PM

    Beautiful

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  10. HelenaSun Jun 16, 05:31:00 PM

    Give me mellow, for keeps. Oh, what a joy that would be! Nicely penned (and recited) Tess.

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  11. izzySun Jun 16, 07:20:00 PM

    Tides and migration, hmm- interesting!

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  12. CharleenSun Jun 16, 08:50:00 PM

    Great last line.

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  13. Cro MagnonMon Jun 17, 12:13:00 AM

    I'm trying to picture you writing this. Small island, deserted beach, 1.30 am, tousled hair, flowing silk gown. Tell me I'm right.

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  14. christopherMon Jun 17, 12:25:00 AM

    La Petit Morte. Oh my.

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  15. Silent Otto Mon Jun 17, 06:52:00 AM

    It looks like its really workin for her !

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  16. Nana JoMon Jun 17, 12:10:00 PM

    It somehow seems to me that your whole life is to "die that little death" and how privileged I am to share pieces of your ectasy with you.

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  17. UnknownMon Jun 17, 01:05:00 PM

    With midnight in your pocket...what a lovely piece of writing.

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  18. jabblogMon Jun 17, 01:06:00 PM

    Delightfully erotic. Beautiful!

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  19. Theresa MilsteinMon Jun 17, 01:37:00 PM

    I love this take on it. Flight works so well. "with midnight in your pocket"--favorite line!

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  20. IntelliblogTue Jun 18, 04:34:00 AM

    I love this one, Tess!

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  21. UnknownTue Jun 18, 11:18:00 AM

    Let me be free to let go - love this line!

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  22. SreejaTue Jun 18, 11:30:00 AM

    beautiful......

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  23. 21 WitsTue Jun 18, 10:15:00 PM

    What a marvelous kiss that must be! Your writing is alive with desire and visions!

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  24. Doctor FTSEThu Jun 20, 01:57:00 AM

    Lovely poem and reading.

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  25. Susan AndersonThu Jun 20, 02:05:00 PM

    Love this. *sigh*

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  26. UnknownTue Jun 25, 10:44:00 PM

    I adore the little death, turns me inside out. Chagall brings tears of joy.

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