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A Solitary Rose
( after Federico Garcia Lorca )
A dark seraph, and a black horse,
riding the one without a broken wing.
My heart is an orange,
drawn and quartered in sections,
succulent and ready for midnight
to take in my breath of desire
before I succumb to the scarred
sunken pits in the garden
that death haunts, that knows
the way is far beyond Córdoba.
But not for me, like a songbird
who sings of my pain,
not of the love I have to give it.
#FedericoGarciaLorca
A dark seraph, and a black horse,
riding the one without a broken wing.
My heart is an orange,
drawn and quartered in sections,
succulent and ready for midnight
to take in my breath of desire
before I succumb to the scarred
sunken pits in the garden
that death haunts, that knows
the way is far beyond Córdoba.
But not for me, like a songbird
who sings of my pain,
not of the love I have to give it.
#FedericoGarciaLorca
Published 8th Jun 2019
| Edited 19th Jun 2019
Author's Note
Inspired by the following works by Lorca: Song of the rider, Tune of first desire, and
Sonnet of the sweet complaint.
http://users.telenet.be/gaston.d.haese/lorca_in_english.html#Gedicht1
For the Classic Corner’s tribute to Federico Garcia Lorca: When Dark Doves Fly.
Sonnet of the sweet complaint.
http://users.telenet.be/gaston.d.haese/lorca_in_english.html#Gedicht1
For the Classic Corner’s tribute to Federico Garcia Lorca: When Dark Doves Fly.
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8th Jun 2019 4:34am
Thank you dear Summer. How kind and lovely is your receipt of my little wren.
blessings
Kathy
blessings
Kathy
8th Jun 2019 7:09am
Lovely & lyrical in the words & imagery, with the underlying current of tragedy as is often common with Lorca. My best wishes in the comp, Kathy.
Anonymous
8th Jun 2019 11:03am
Such strong imagery, especially Stanza 2, which immediately called to mind a "blood orange". Best of luck in the comp, Kathy.
11th Jun 2019 1:06am
Thank you JohnnyBlaze, your support is always just lovely.
( btw, I've always been fascinated by blood oranges )
( btw, I've always been fascinated by blood oranges )
8th Jun 2019 4:41pm
You never fail to disappoint, Kathy. I had chills reading this - that final tercet is divine, and so heavily laden with Lorca's spirit.
Best of luck in the comp.
Best of luck in the comp.
Thank you, dear Ahavati, so much. for the good wishes, the add, and for sharing the emotion of your encounter with my humble entry.
Kathy x
Kathy x
10th Jun 2019 4:04am
This is both beautiful and haunting, a macabre whimsy that really captures the essence of Lorca, great poem..
11th Jun 2019 1:12am
My grateful thanks, Poetess PR, for you have learned so much yourself in the time I've observed your entries in the Classic Corner competitions. I respect your skills very much, and therefore the honor I feel whenever you leave me words of such generosity. I sincerely wish you luck in the competition.
Kathy
Kathy
