Sunday, May 4, 2014

Circle of Life




Mad wings beat― 
hover, peep, tumble
from fairy tale, Easter basket.
It knows it should fly.

How did it stray from the line?

I chase, bent down.
Hands stretched.

Come to mama.

Life flashes before my eyes;
friendly persuasion.

Can I keep it?

O! gosling mine― 
dark precision drops from the sky
pulling silent pink ribbons
gripped with no emotion.



tk/May 2014


 R.A.D. Stainforth's best rendering...emotion beautifully captured... 





image: Chair With the Wings of a Vulture, 1960, Salvador Dali 


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23 comments:

  1. relSun May 04, 09:40:00 AM

    survival vs. compassion and Pollyanna views. nicely rendered Tess.

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  2. Magaly GuerreroSun May 04, 10:18:00 AM

    "It knows it should fly."

    I can see it leap...

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  3. JinksySun May 04, 12:30:00 PM

    dark precision drops from the sky pulling silent pink ribbons gripped with no emotion...
    and there goes another fluffy bunnykins... LOL

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  4. Kathe W.Sun May 04, 12:51:00 PM

    oh my- love those last 4 lines.

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  5. Dick JonesSun May 04, 01:33:00 PM

    A glimpse into a world of alien wings & unlikely flight. Ekphrasis to which I'm sure Dali would have put his imprimatur!

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  6. Bekkie SanchezSun May 04, 02:23:00 PM

    Those last lines just floored me Tess! Still a very playful side of you which I like to see often! Hugs my friend! The pink ribbons....wow!

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  7. brudbergSun May 04, 04:05:00 PM

    I love this a lot.. this was a great story.. so many layers.. and yes the pink ribbons pull at me.

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  8. humbirdSun May 04, 04:36:00 PM

    We all're chasing something ...elusive, something what should fly...when get it, chasing the new one...

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  9. AgincourtdbSun May 04, 05:18:00 PM

    I usually don't comment on poetry - ("That sort of thing really isn't my bag, man" -Austin Powers) - but I really liked this. :-)

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  10. Laurie KolpSun May 04, 08:08:00 PM

    Amazing, Tess... love the ending!

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  11. HannahSun May 04, 10:15:00 PM

    Effective writing...emotive indeed. Thank you!

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  12. TruedessaSun May 04, 11:27:00 PM

    catchy opening line..filled with thoughts..

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  13. AnonymousSun May 04, 11:36:00 PM

    Wonderful tale, Tess.

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  14. Sumana RoyMon May 05, 03:56:00 AM


    love the close specially..

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  15. AnonymousMon May 05, 03:59:00 AM

    Last lines are my favourite part too, Tess! Very nice!

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  16. 21 WitsMon May 05, 10:21:00 AM

    Mad wings beat, oh gosh I feel it and see it too. Grasping words, his art pales in your imagery.

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  17. BerowneMon May 05, 04:09:00 PM

    Beautiful lines, beautifully expressed...

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  18. brenda wMon May 05, 08:33:00 PM

    Achingly beautiful!

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  19. Jennifer WagnerMon May 05, 11:58:00 PM

    I too really like that emotive ending!

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  20. Silent Otto Tue May 06, 07:00:00 AM

    So hard to stoo the little Ryan Goslings going wrong, sometimes ......

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  21. Belva Rae StaplesTue May 06, 01:00:00 PM

    I really like this. Why is it we always want to keep something that we should set free?

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  22. Carrie Van HornWed May 07, 10:12:00 AM

    The circle of life indeed...love this Tess! :-)

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  23. Tess KincaidSat May 10, 07:54:00 PM

    Thank you for your kind and generous comments, dear readers.

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― O. Henry (and me)

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