borrowing some language from “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll
Wheel on, Earth! This grinning orbit, lopsided axle bolted to time’s effortless wheeze - each season, a childhood of delicate unfurling. A quarter is in the rest of shadows ..digging holes for themselves; uncleaving from the brunt of sun’s inevitable eye. But sleep must crash open. Winter’s serrated boughs with vorpal stab pierce the warm, moist huddle of buds, fat and inky: the explosive bust of spring, cartridges punctured interstices bleeding colour and light. Ineffable. And thus, summer blisters its bright blade sharpened to fire-lighting, manxome heat folded upon itself, unbearable until beamish rays are pruned by autumn's snicker snack. And like crushed nut-shells trimmed to brown and clattering about our ears in dull, relieving harmony, we fall to rest with frabjous certainty and turn about again. This grinning orbit, lopsided axle bolted to time’s effortless wheeze - each season, a childhood of delicate unfurling.
I love your description of spring. I swear that I live for spring, and that first flush of that radioactive-green colour.
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💚. Glad you like it. I fear the language in this poem is quite violent.
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But nature is quite violent. There’s nothing subtle about it. The language is perfect.
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Excellent. Thank you. I so appreciate your feedback.
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A clever borrowing of some Carroll words to create this lovely seasonal collection.🙂
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I love your poem and the way you have incorporated the language of Lewis Carroll. Seems like he paid both of us a visit this week 🙂
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Oh I am so glad you like it. I have been feeling very uncertain about it. Yes! Your gorgeous Alice photos! So magical!
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I thought about your poem later and the way we both were influenced by Lewis Carroll this week. It’s such a weird time – it makes sense. 🙂
I really like your poetry. You write like a ‘real’ poet rather than my slapped together efforts.
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I love this! Especially the opening and closing stanzas with the “lopsided axle bolted to time’s effortless wheeze” – wonderfully descriptive and correct physics. 😀
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Awesome! So glad! Both that you like it and that it doesn’t offend science. 😁
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