Talus

a collaboration with Liliana Negoi

 

remembering the old ways

pagoda doors blessed by sakura cascades -

 

some of us escaped

the voodoo doll stage,

unpinning from their minds

the thorns of withered brier -

 

a tea brewed from an arabian night  

sipped from a rising crescent   

a silver dragon asleep in the dune

wrap the breathsilk of fantasy

this dream borne on an eastern wind

 

    scirocco  

 

raising waves under wooden arks

the moon bathing in a splash of sunlight

while the sun shamelessly watches her

seducing the ebb tides

 

     and birthing mermaids

 

tangled waves lap at limestone gates

a crystal sphere washes ashore

spinning upon opal grains  

mirrored shell of violet sanctum

a transition of the heart - osmosis

 

night and day balanced

on the tip of a jade javelin

the onyx in your eyes flowing

gloving dreams in timeless flight

blurry vistas -

                       lucid reel

 

a moment crumbles into sacred slivers

falling upon weary knees

tarnished armor   s l o w l y    r   e   m   o   v   e   d

 

coalescing stars pool into the sky     

the eerie light of a soul fire

          as history continues to bleed

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

created with the talented Liliana Negoi

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/footstepsonsand/775458/

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

You two took me to many places in this poem. Each set of line could stand alone. I like the road trip in the words.
"tangled waves lap at limestone gates
a crystal sphere washes ashore
spinning upon opal grains
mirrored shell of violet sanctum
a transition of the heart - osmosis "
Thank you for the amazing poem.
Coyote

[Etoiles]

This piece is quite a journey, it's beautiful.
I love the wonderful imagery and use of language.
:)

Beautiful Beautiful!! such a wisdom of the east, I love writers who can bring this in... loved the third stanza, aswell the ending... very strong, and full of your sparkling soul~

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wow..what a spectacular vision you both have created..I was captivated by the mysticism..and magic..beautiful 3rd stanza was outstanding!

[Michael of Gilead]

Truely fantastic Robin, a) the collaboration works perfectly. b) the imagry flows and breaths and takes shape before me....in other words

F*****g wow!

[MuSe Ampoule]

Lovely, lovely, lovely! What a treat from two of my favorites! :)
"some of us escaped
the voodoo doll stage,
unpinning from their minds
the thorns of withered brier" Really loved this!!!

And I adore the extension of the text with removing the armor slowly...the drawing out of it adds a nice effect...but then I'm a sucker for text tricks! :) Wonderfully done!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Wow, the imagery is beyond surreal here. Great stuff, Robin.

[Pradnya]

a talented piece of work , i just loved it , great work

[asdarkeyesclose]

some stunning images here all seamlessly sewn together. love where this took me, truly inspirational.

[FireWoman]

A collaboration with transitions like glass, you two work well together. The first two stanzas had a song-like cadence to them.

[Joiedevivre]

Every time I read one of your poems, i enter into this space, your universe, there is a feeling almost magic accompanying your writing. Very special.