Moor Girl

Moor Girl

A Poem by Leslie Philibert
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Inspired by Seamus Heaney

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Feral as leather
Sculptured as a scarab
Curved as a burnt twig

Asleep beyond the punishment
Each tress solid with peat
Flaxen as old corn

Perhaps you softly breathe with water
Under the door of the Moon
Still as the night is rain.

© 2014 Leslie Philibert


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I love the imagery and flow of the piece. The last stanza is particularly beautiful.

Posted 9 Years Ago


A fantastic poem. Your imagery brings the character to vivid life. Such impressive writing!

Posted 10 Years Ago


Evocative piece. Interesting imagery, especially in this line: "Sculptured as a scarab"

Posted 10 Years Ago


Love this impressive write. This poem is a treat to all the senses. Impressive work!!!!

Posted 10 Years Ago


yeah that reminded me of Wuthering Hieghts.. it was agreat read well done

Posted 10 Years Ago


You touch on all the senses in this one. The imagery is superb. Wonderful. Lydi**

Posted 10 Years Ago


the language is so exquisite. the picture was painted and the mind, fixated. superb!

Posted 10 Years Ago


Feral, wild, self-sufficient enough to survive...curved from life's harshness and pain...yet tough as a scarab--i used to wear a scarab...you paint her solid and strong, yet with a softness underneath...that stillness...

i could really feel these words...you create wonderful images...sight, sound, taste, touch and smell...

Posted 10 Years Ago


Leslie Philibert

10 Years Ago

Thanks for the kind words, the idea comes from Heaney`s`Punishment`....the difference being, his
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jacob erin-cilberto

10 Years Ago

I like your modesty, but don't sell yourself short, Leslie...you are one of the best poets on this s.. read more
This indeed has shades of Heaney in being able to stimulate texture and smell by the written word. This is a graphic poem though with your own stamp upon it Leslie in its pace and use of metaphors.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Leslie Philibert

10 Years Ago

As ever, thanks for the kind words from a poet who hasn`t a chance in Hell to write as well as SH !
great caricatures of imagery in the first stanza followed by a glimpse of a moor girl's perhaps fierce veneer, her pale yellow locks of hair covered with peat..and the interlude of soft rain against the backdrop of a savage land....thank you for sharing :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Leslie Philibert

10 Years Ago

Thanks for the kind words, the poem inspired by Punishment from Heaney, a poem that has all the
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Leslie Philibert
Leslie Philibert

Bavaria, Germany



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A Poem by Leslie Philibert



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