Sunday, October 27, 2013

MAGPIE...PROMPT #191


                                                        le Jardin/ 1962/ Max Ernst


THANK YOU, TESS...for Magpie Tales...


AMULET

My resolve cuts a swathe,
thinks it is the wind,
ceases.

I clutch a handful of detritus,
fools me,
looks like diamonds,
really a shard of glass,
flying,
sculpting an edge within me.

The wind stirs again,
a cloud
blows its cheeks
to comic effect.

Is it yesterday,
today, tomorrow?

Same clutch, release, bleed.
Demeter around my neck,
ancient amulet
caresses my skin.

Promises engorge me,
I'm the mother,
I'm a mother,

afraid that dying will end it all.


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20 comments:

  1. Brian MillerOctober 27, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    ok, wicked good closing stanza...nice build to it, but its the best part....the mother, a mother...and engorging...well played...

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  2. BerowneOctober 27, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    Skillfull and inventive; well done.

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  3. Tess KincaidOctober 27, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    Gorgeous bit of writing that resonates with me...thanks Lyn...

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  4. LynOctober 27, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    Hi Brian-
    So glad that you found this "well played" ...thank you!

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  5. LynOctober 27, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    Hi Berowne-
    Thanks so much for your kind words!

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  6. LynOctober 27, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    Hi Tess-
    Oh, that's special! Many thanks...

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  7. MargieOctober 27, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    Gosh, Lyn, this is wonderfully done!
    And the last part

    *Promises engorge me
    I'm the mother
    I'm a mother

    Double wonderful!

    Good to see you back
    :)

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  8. doriOctober 27, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Another beauty by the beautiful poet, Lyn. Sad and fragile. Life bleeds - but it's worth it...better than the alternative. Silly us, always.

    Love
    D

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  9. LynOctober 28, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    Hi Margie-
    Really appreciate your kind words...thank you!

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  10. LynOctober 28, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    Hi dori-
    Wow! that's just a lovely comment...thanks!!

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  11. Silent Otto October 28, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    Implicit in this birth business is the promise of death.....i think this explains why most men are absolutely terrified of women !
    Gday Lyn ....

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  12. LynOctober 28, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Gday Kutamun-
    Interesting..once here..you do get the whole package! Thanks!!

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  13. gautami tripathyOctober 28, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Keep writing!

    erosion

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  14. LynOctober 28, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    Hi gautami tripathy-
    You're so right...I will! Thank you...

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  15. UnknownOctober 28, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    That last line is powerful.

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  16. TruedessaOctober 28, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    I enjoyed reading this the ending capped it all off, I didn't see those lines coming.

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  17. humbirdOctober 28, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    It's hard to be strong, assertive - 'My resolve cuts a swathe,' - from other side - who said it will be an easy? ..we all learn our lessons...strong poem!

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  18. LynOctober 29, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    Hi Robyn-
    Thanks so much...out of the blue!

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  19. LynOctober 29, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Hi Truedessa-
    So glad you enjoyed...thanks!!

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  20. LynOctober 29, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    Hi humbird-
    You're so right..no illusions..lessons learned! Thanks so much!!

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