we set out to find a secret stone on the pavement
and began to whirl like that girl in the devil’s dark pearl
do you remember
we laid upwind the pheromones of enslavement
then took a daring stance to dance the prance of scalded squirrels
we looked right at the april sun
tho’ we were told not to
we huffed and chuffed o’er happy air
dandelion swirls behind our eyes
we set out to find the hoary old chestnuts of burgeon
and began to pray like gay fey in jehovah’s dark play
do you remember
we rowed upstream with a warry shoal of kingly sturgeon
then in emerald grass laid brass to glass in arcane ritual
we looked nebby at the may moon
musing next on what to do
we fussed and cussed o’er happy air
dandelion swirls behind our eyes
the locket on my neck
as ambered as the gleam in your eyes
enshrining our faraway spring
you do remember
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2020
Oh my, this took my breath away.
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Thanks so much, Rae. That is high praise indeed! 🙂
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Am I right in thinking that there are as many interpretations of this poem as there are readers? I know that I viewed it slightly differently every time I read it anyway. What a magical journey.
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That means that we are hopefully doing our job right! We love it when our readers bring other interpretations to our work! 😀
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Really love this 🙂
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Thanks very much! 🙂
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Ahh, so sweet and so romantic…
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Aw, thank you!
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“we looked nebby at the may moon” great line!
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Thanks so much! 😀
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I remember it all. I feel the arrogance and delight of youth. Beautifully written. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you so much, Summerhill. Those are some pretty potent memories, aren’t they? 🙂
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Yes for sure the memories are potent and can be explored again at any time too. Sending you lots of love ❤️
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nebby
adjective
neb·by | \ ˈnebē, -bi \
-er/-est
Definition of nebby
1 dialectal : rudely inquisitive : MEDDLESOME
2 dialectal, British : sharp-natured : SPITEFUL
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