the legend

photo by emily soto






an unnamed river
flows deep within me

uncharted waters
rapidly cascading
as they hum their siren song

in ambient cyclicity
you plant seeds of desire
on its banks

fluently translating my fantasies
into passionate facts
while writing the legend
of a river

that now sweetly
sings your name

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness Lydi, ... such a ball of fire embraced in subtleties ,,i love this poem .. it is so romantic and passionate in such a gentle .. pleasing ... beautiful way .. bravo .. hats off ... raising (what's left of) me pint to you darlin' ... great read ...

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here...this is one of my older writes. Someone discovered it yesterday and all of a sudden it is getting comments. Thank you so much, E. Always appreciate your reviews. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

it's stunning .. should be in print .. later gator! :)

[Lydia Shutter]

If there is a next book, I will include it. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

as you should! ;)

[Sami Khalil]

"in ambient cyclicity
you plant seeds of desire
on its banks

fluently translating my fantasies"

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you Sami. Lydi***

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome 😊.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This is quite beautiful, Lydia. It seems as if the one planting is a cartographer of her heart; mapping out the pathways of her endless flowing love.

[Lydia Shutter]

Fabian I am honored you went so far back in my poetry to find this one. "cartographer of her heart"....a line you ought to use in a poem! Thank you. Lydi**

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"Track the hidden country of your smile" and "Chart the hidden boundaries of your eyes" are lines from the Rod McKuen song, "The World I used to Know" It's sort of the same idea. My sister-in-law had all these books by McKuen she had collected in college and I borrowed them from her. He was a hopeless romantic. Have you ever heard the song, "Seasons in the Sun" He wrote that for Terry Jacks and Terry had a pretty big hit with it in 1974.

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh yes, we had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun! Rod McKuen was my hero when I went to college.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

[light and ashes]

This is really good.......
very well done.

[Lydia Shutter]

I am shocked people are finding my older writes, but so happy they are. Thank you! Lydi**

[light and ashes]

I wasn't aware. I have a lot of gold-mines in further back in my profile also, but the only way people seem to find them is if I intentionally put them out there, but I am ok with that.
This is fantastic, and I absolutely love it.

[Lydia Shutter]

You are a sweetheart, thanks!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lydia... this poem is a treasure .. and with a review by Sanober. A gift of words that give poetry an eternal legacy. truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, Pat, it is so sweet of you to find this older poem of mine and review it. Yes, Sanober had reviewed this one. I miss her! Thank you for the visit, my friend. Lydi**

[Jimmy Yetts]

What appears to be careful word choice and precise positioning of those words somehow creates a thing sublime--or maybe it's the other way around.
In any event, Lydi, "the legend" certainly qualifies as exceptional work.

[Lydia Shutter]

Frankie, your reviews are very much appreciated. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Fran Marie]

while writing the legend
of a river

that now sweetly
sings your name



such a soft free flowing verse ...love the above lines and serene feeling this piece emits

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you once again, my friend. Lydi**

[Fran Marie]

you are most welcome, Lydi;

[Sanober]

Oh wow...what an image you have conjured up here. Unnamed flowing rivers and seeds of desires that sing somebody's name. This is almost mystical in its beauty...it's too much to take in. Really, really special poem here. Your poetic charms just keep getting deeper, my friend.

[Lydia Shutter]

You flatter me, sweet friend. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Trace]

What a beautiful and peaceful feeling poem.

Quite lovely.

Trace

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Trace. Have a good weekend. Lydi**

[JC]

I like your style of abstract metaphorical crunchy verbiage, its a poem that rolls off the tongue nicely

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Jason.