Solstice

Asking why things have to be the way they are is as pointless as shedding the moment.

where oh where does the world's wheel spin?
it tosses the feathers like fabric to wind
I saw so I came and conquer I might
to love and to honour your soul at first sight

why oh why does the stage curtain fall?
conclusion collected the chapters in all
with no one to see but the hand of a clap
a romance an art a beautiful gap

a beautiful gap

held between fingers of delicate strings
made satin songs that we silvery sing
your heart looks red yet tastes chardonnay
a changing of seasons so close far away

far away

why oh why learn of divinity light?
save for the solstice of staying so bright
and like foam-crested waves breaking on shore
you carried me with you asking for more

asking for more

when oh when does the world's wheel spin?
I really can't wait for the end to begin
she saw so she came and conquer she might
to love and to honour the young living night

the young living night

-kale beaudry

Author's Note

This poem is questioning the fate of two individuals who establish a loving connection, and asks why it had to stop so quickly with no real ending ('conclusion collected the chapters in all'). There was something there that will continue to be there no matter how far or how long the individuals are apart, for they are interconnected ('held between fingers of delicate strings/made satin songs that we silvery sing') through a mutual desire to learn from each others differences. The message behind this is to cherish the time had and spent, to live not for what could've been but for what will happen. There is no time limit for something so fresh in the world to grow.

Reviews

[Ruth]

Stunning!
To cherish the moment is to never let the heart forget, even if the moments bypasses us! lol
You have portrayed that in a brilliant manner here love!
AWESOME!
xx

[Nova]

This was beautiful. You definitely have a way with words. It was so full of emotion.
Heh, sorry not much of a review but I absolutely loved it :]

[Tony]

This is a good poem and the author does, indeed, have a way with words.
Thanks for posting!

[An owl on the moon]

This is beautifully profound. The questions connect to your readers, making us all ponder life.. it's circling, spinning movement and patterns. Absolutely exquisite expressions.

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are for the longing of love lost...this was divine. Is it a song? lovely penned poem

[Cassiopia Summers]

Brilliant. That's all I have to say, brilliant. The series behind the words works well, I also think that it has great meaning. Well written, perfect words, amazing.

[Coyote Poetry]

The solstice of the night and what may occur? I was a night owl for many years. Enjoy the taste of wine and always great hope for more. I like this poem. The flow and story was outstanding.
Coyote

[Sports Girl]

It was a good poem to read. It just was a little hard for me to picture.

[Forever Mine]

I loved reading this. However I do agree with Winterflower that your imagery could be better. It was still a very excellent poem but it was kind of hard for me to picture... then again that might just be me. Either way I loved it

[Winterflower]

Hi!
First of all I really loved the rhythm of your poem, the flow, and the musical quality. It was really great, and it made me want to read your poem over and over and over again. The second thing that I greatly appreaciated about your work was the intertextual references such as the one in "I saw so I came and conquer I might". It was purely excellent.
However, I find that your imagery could be a bit more appealing. For example, "your heart looks red yet tastes chardonnay" is a line that is beautiful in its rhythmic properties, but somehow unclear in what it is trying to convey. The heart is red, this brings to my mind ideas of passion, love romance. And then you write "yet tastes chardonnay". I assume that you mean to juxtapose the passion and emotion associated with the colour red to the clarity, the translucent "white" of wine made with chardonnay?
Well anyway, that was just something I noted, but otherwise this was completely superb!