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Summer Solace for the Never Forgotten and Tomorrow
swallowsoft summer breeze
down to the sea-lanes
sea-drowns, down-stream
bone-beaks break sunset from rock
soundmind lost in hill shimmer
silver-spinning discs cut radial roar
luminescent-lust laminates the landscape
upon a time, once memories were electric cells
upper story closes (around circular tale)
mumble of memories mirk the lightside
ribbed violin strings - unbowed - stir silence into action
two bodies become a small-town universe
fresh from chrysalis womb
butterfly foregoes fluttering
locks on petal - transforms to a leaf
rainshiver will arrive - always to arrive
under eyesight mines coalesce – hearts drill tremble
the lighthouse doesn’t warn, tenderly it searches….
down to the sea-lanes
sea-drowns, down-stream
bone-beaks break sunset from rock
soundmind lost in hill shimmer
silver-spinning discs cut radial roar
luminescent-lust laminates the landscape
upon a time, once memories were electric cells
upper story closes (around circular tale)
mumble of memories mirk the lightside
ribbed violin strings - unbowed - stir silence into action
two bodies become a small-town universe
fresh from chrysalis womb
butterfly foregoes fluttering
locks on petal - transforms to a leaf
rainshiver will arrive - always to arrive
under eyesight mines coalesce – hearts drill tremble
the lighthouse doesn’t warn, tenderly it searches….
Published 14th Feb 2023
Author's Note
Nod to Welsh fragmentary & surrealist poets of 1940s/50s. Inspired by pic of Mumbles Bay. "The closure of libraries is child abuse." AB.
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15th Feb 2023 00:00am
I like how you experiment with different types of writing, I tend to have a few modus operandi within the medium, but more how you maintain a genuine voice.
I love the image of sunset breaking from rock. The fourth stanza is wonderful in particular to me. However, the fifth stanza holds the most alchemical transformation, it comes to life.
The close has amazing presence. There's so much to admire in the whole, as I consider it.
I love the image of sunset breaking from rock. The fourth stanza is wonderful in particular to me. However, the fifth stanza holds the most alchemical transformation, it comes to life.
The close has amazing presence. There's so much to admire in the whole, as I consider it.
15th Feb 2023 8:48am
Many thanks my friend. Once belonged to a now defunct English-Welsh site, which introduced me to a glut of fragmented voices. Tried to replicate here. There is a certain melancholia to Cymru. Must be all the slate and coal mines.
15th Feb 2023 10:01am
Brilliant. Very accomplished.
Your alliteration is clever and gives a lyrical quality.
You have some cracking lines throughout:
soundmind lost in hill shimmer.... quality
luminescent-lust laminates the landscape.... very illustrative and lyrical
the lighthouse doesn’t warn, tenderly it searches
I am jealous of that beaut'.
Your alliteration is clever and gives a lyrical quality.
You have some cracking lines throughout:
soundmind lost in hill shimmer.... quality
luminescent-lust laminates the landscape.... very illustrative and lyrical
the lighthouse doesn’t warn, tenderly it searches
I am jealous of that beaut'.
15th Feb 2023 11:34am
Many thanks. Always enjoyed scribbling and word play. It can be a curse, but mainly, it has been a blessing. Rob
Anonymous
15th Feb 2023 4:55pm
Let's try my comment again
Was Probably Born In Mumbles In Wales I Think Or Maybe Not
Not that anyone would really understand LOL. Do you??
Was Probably Born In Mumbles In Wales I Think Or Maybe Not
Not that anyone would really understand LOL. Do you??
16th Feb 2023 12:25pm
Mumble is such a useful word, don't you think?
When you know, you know. And if you don't know, then you'll probably never know. I guess. Bob (only used here, cos that is what things in sea do)
When you know, you know. And if you don't know, then you'll probably never know. I guess. Bob (only used here, cos that is what things in sea do)
Anonymous
16th Feb 2023 12:41pm
LOL!
And LOL again
Of fucking course I knew you knew and that I PROBABLY might have known I was almost close to knowing but KNEW you would tell me
Right? BOB? 🤣🤣🤣
And LOL again
Of fucking course I knew you knew and that I PROBABLY might have known I was almost close to knowing but KNEW you would tell me
Right? BOB? 🤣🤣🤣
Anonymous
16th Feb 2023 12:41pm
And here I go another beautiful post full of my chaos ❤️
17th Feb 2023 1:40pm
The author’s note suddenly made this one make sense. The alliterative quality isn’t my favourite thing you’ve ever done, as it all tends to feel a bit mush-mouthed and meaningless to me, but nuggets of your lush and memorable imagery shine through. The “two bodies” and last line are magnificent, and would make a great couplet:
“two bodies become a small-town universe…
the lighthouse doesn’t warn, tenderly it searches…”
“two bodies become a small-town universe…
the lighthouse doesn’t warn, tenderly it searches…”
17th Feb 2023 7:05pm
Ha. The Author's Note is all revealing. Just playing around really. Dig that couplet suggestion too. This is what the site should be about. None of that toxic shite. Thanks mate. Rob
