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

[Marie Harrison]

So vivid
almost like a science fiction movie!
Refreshing.

[arbitrary jane]

such fluid imagery. ... like the words were poured from two shining pitcher-minds in the weightlessness of space.
thank you both for taking me floating.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Such a beautiful collaboration. I hate to use these words because I hear them all the time but I can't help myself, incredible imagery. You two write very well together, you blend as one........Splendid!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

what an enchanting array of stunning visual bursts~ mental cinema in sorround scope !~

gorgeous!~seamless collab!~

[Lilly Negoi]

again - thank you dear friend :). it was indeed a beautiful experience :)