Rainbow Corner

I'm thinking cheese on toast.

 

It is flawed, so flawed

Distortion refracted through cloudiness

Hard candy as a mirror

It doesn’t get much clearer.

 

I want the world in still life

That causes pauses mid-life

How never was can always be

That is what I want you see.

 

I want to hold it in my hands

That it, that something that thingymajig

That word that won’t pass spellcheck

That’s what I want you must understand.

 

Who says it has to be specific

When all around is a general store

The all in the all together

It isn’t one grain of sand covering the shore.

 

I’ll fight with all inaccuracy

Refusing to speak in similes

Telling stories with similarities

To tales told without homilies

 

And capture all the drunken tilting

The world flowing by in a lyrical lilting

And my resistance is distilling

Into a rainbow corner of unwilling

 

And I see the light, the light sees me

The new moon sheds its tears over the sea

And the cow goes jumping into greener pastures

And I vow I will live happy ever after.

Reviews

[CharlieO]

A really well written write - which so a true talent for the manipulation of words.
For me, and please forgive me if I am wrong, this poem seemed to be about writing, about searching for a means of expression which remains just out of reach to the narrator.
Your use of imagery was creative and vivid throughout - forcing the reader to think, but at the same time it managed to capture you mood, emotions and thoughts. With so much imagery it is hard to pick out a few to quote in a review but two which I liked in particular were 'Who says it has to be specific/When all around is a general store' and 'That word that won't pass spellcheck' - really inventive.
Your stucture and diction are grea also - this is a well put together poem - very different from much of the writing to be found on this site.
Congrats on this write - I see you are new to the cafe - I hope you enjoy it and find it an inspiring place.