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Maureen
post Feb 21 16, 08:16
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Flying out of the sun from the west
with a terrible roar –
what is it?
What is it?
I open the door and see the metal birds
flying in formation
at one second intervals
Streaking low over the hilltop –
towards the bay below..

Kneeling beside the garden bed
a handful of flowers at her side
my Mother cries –
a rare emotion –
for her.
The tears stream, down her face;
her shoulders shake
as sobs rack her body.

Down by the harbour great waterspouts erupt -
a pall of grey smoke
drifts across the bay.
Explosions,
followed by fireballs light the sky
like an out of season fireworks night.
Screaming sirens,
racing jeeps,
a cacophony of sound.

Chaos reigns at the water’s edge.
The chatter of machine guns and men screaming.
A chorus of deadly music –
bewildering to me,
and again the metal birds swoop overhead.
Red circles
on their silver plumage
clear to the eye.

My Mother is weeping still –
tears streaming down her face
blood dripping from her fingertips –
pierced by the thorns of the red rose
she has crushed in her green fingers.


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Psyche
post Feb 22 16, 01:19
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Hello Maureen! butterfly.gif

This is a stunning, heart-breaking poem about wartime. I can see it in my mind's eye, so clear and shocking.

The final stanza about Mother's fingers dripping with blood because she crushed the rose thorns in her hands, says it all.

So glad I spied this piece here, Maureen, even tho' I leave with a heavy heart. shocked.gif

Hugs, Syl***
PS: Promise to send some poems asap. Bye again! turtle.gif


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post Mar 2 16, 02:01
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Thank you Syl for reading and commenting - I am pleased you liked it and especially happy that the last line resonated


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post Mar 16 16, 16:11
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OoOoOo Maureen - YES, a poignant one for sure!

I like the way you've used metaphors here like metal birds and silver plumage!

Glad I came by here to read, and sure hoping this does NOT happen in your neck of the woods!

Cheers,
~Cleo galadriel.gif



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