NaPoWriMo 4/Poem for Poetry Thursday
Ahhhh! Poetry Thursday. Even though it's April, you'd never know it with the wintry mix we're getting in the Boston area.
Not to much to say about this poem except that I'm participating in NaPoWriMo, and I encourage you to scroll back through the week and comment on any poem you wish.
Narcissus
You look sullen
in bridal white.
Your long, slender stem
bows down
under the weight
of your beauty,
with a scent so faint
it almost seems artificial.
Soon, your small,
vulnerable body
will give way
despite
my best efforts
to keep you.
A ring of petals
will surround your
eathernware pot—
a grave for your
unloved roots.
Not to much to say about this poem except that I'm participating in NaPoWriMo, and I encourage you to scroll back through the week and comment on any poem you wish.
Narcissus
You look sullen
in bridal white.
Your long, slender stem
bows down
under the weight
of your beauty,
with a scent so faint
it almost seems artificial.
Soon, your small,
vulnerable body
will give way
despite
my best efforts
to keep you.
A ring of petals
will surround your
eathernware pot—
a grave for your
unloved roots.
Comments
And thanks for the reminder about Billy Collins' "The Dead" animation. I'd seen it before, and no... nothing could ruin my appreciation! Thank you.
This poem was stunning...I am so inspired by how you've risen to the NaPoWriMo challenge. I'm off to look at the rest of your week now!
Love,
D.
The beauty of spring flowers is enhanced by their brief appearance.
Beautiful poem!
I see only the flowers, no hidden messages for me and still it's enough. ;-)
rel
Rose
xo
I'm kind of fixated on "unloved roots" and wonder if either in this poem or another, there's more exploration there...it's a great little combo of words.