Sunday, July 08, 2012

Six wishes & another - Sonnet


Wish I, a ghostly cave of conch, to be;
Ocean's tongue held 'twixt a salty conquest.
Or pant through woods in breathless cervine* flee
A tinkle's leap rainbowed at wind's behest
A wish...
Might I dream a boat moored to drifts vacant
Desultory songs to fill a sail's clear throat
Or bloom mystical on a range ancient
A spirit's seek within a life's devote

Suffer I would the lonely flight of soar
An eagle's stoic, an airless crag's embrace
Shall I, or, weave a valley flute's contour
To trouble the passions of mountains chaste?

Silver shadows of whim I hold to flesh
To vanish into, or live life afresh


*cervine: adj. Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of deer.

2 comments:

  1. dear E:

    Stopping by after ages. What a lovely rush of flashback. And how nice to see the words are still fresh, still seeking, still throbbing...

    Hope you are well.

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  2. Dear L,
    Long time indeed! So lovely to see you here. Apologies for responding so late. Been caught up in things & sundry. Yes, the old times were good! :-) Glad you enjoy the words here. Hope you are well too...

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