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.
image: Chair With the Wings of a Vulture, 1960, Salvador Dali
survival vs. compassion and Pollyanna views. nicely rendered Tess.
ReplyDelete"It knows it should fly."
ReplyDeleteI can see it leap...
dark precision drops from the sky pulling silent pink ribbons gripped with no emotion...
ReplyDeleteand there goes another fluffy bunnykins... LOL
oh my- love those last 4 lines.
ReplyDeleteA glimpse into a world of alien wings & unlikely flight. Ekphrasis to which I'm sure Dali would have put his imprimatur!
ReplyDeleteThose 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!
ReplyDeleteI love this a lot.. this was a great story.. so many layers.. and yes the pink ribbons pull at me.
ReplyDeleteWe all're chasing something ...elusive, something what should fly...when get it, chasing the new one...
ReplyDeleteI usually don't comment on poetry - ("That sort of thing really isn't my bag, man" -Austin Powers) - but I really liked this. :-)
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Tess... love the ending!
ReplyDeleteEffective writing...emotive indeed. Thank you!
ReplyDeletecatchy opening line..filled with thoughts..
ReplyDeleteWonderful tale, Tess.
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ReplyDeletelove the close specially..
Last lines are my favourite part too, Tess! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteMad wings beat, oh gosh I feel it and see it too. Grasping words, his art pales in your imagery.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lines, beautifully expressed...
ReplyDeleteAchingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI too really like that emotive ending!
ReplyDeleteSo hard to stoo the little Ryan Goslings going wrong, sometimes ......
ReplyDeleteI really like this. Why is it we always want to keep something that we should set free?
ReplyDeleteThe circle of life indeed...love this Tess! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind and generous comments, dear readers.
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