DORMANT IN DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dormant in day

cold,
stagnant air clenching

and you standing

plastic
picture-frame smile

while parasites feed

on barren limbs

desolate apparitions

hallucinations

discarded tendrils

stems
and strands

bleak barriers

dormant
dalliance
dawdling

only sighing, sleeping

hidden roots
creeping

quiescent
embrace when winter fades

season’s dance begins

come… call…cry…

for spring soon awakens…

Author's Note

It will end and spring will come.. hold on...

Reviews

[Star Wolf]

This is very dark but there is hope at the end. I got chills as I read this, the imagery is outstanding and on the chilling side. Awesome poem!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Progess can not be made if we just stand n one place... only with action can we accomplish our dreams... a very unique writing Craig.

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Good one..Life has its ups and downs..When we are in the downs, we learn so much about life.I am glad that I chose this one to read this morn...I hope your life is going in the ups now..Sunflower

[Siddhartha]

Oh, this poem is indeed a bit darker but it still exudes that famous 'Craig charm & unwavering hope'. The tree indeed seems the Tree of Life. Nice!

[Larry Dyson]

Hot as all get out here since April..100's now ..and still only sprinkles of rain on the land and on the crops...never really had a spring....many concerned about hurricane season..

[Wolf's Dark Song]

Yeah, nicely dark but further along the darkness takes a turn for the lighter side and of life. Nice poem about spring, very different and unique, I think. I enjoyed this poem very much.

[Tina Kline]

The darkness and seeming death of winter turning into the brilliance, life and warmth of spring. Using a tree to illustrate this is fantastic. A tree does show us all the different stages of life very well. Outstanding poem!

[OT]

ooo a slightly darker write to your normal - the tree - or life - the power either way - the hallucinations as they decompose - nice!

[Marie Anzalone]

I realize this poem is about a tree... I think... but imagine its power if it were actually written about a person coming our of a state of dormancy and desuetude?

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This is so wonderful craig, I enjoyed this write.
It has a light feeling to it. Wonderful job!