Costantina

But for the grace of ......a thread

The  wire
Constantina
So sharp her name
She rips the layers guarding my gut as I
As I and Friday climb the chain link in our dark
Constantina
Her nest atop the fence, grips Friday too
DNA droplets
The trail of our wagon
We run
Zag and the search light arcs
Hornets or bees swarm the air
We Zig
Constantina
Her hips, Castilian green bold eyes
Friday and I
Constantina marionettes
One together bound Castilian
We may have been in prison
But we had good "Upbringing"
Constantina made it So.......

Author's Note

Cafe inspired

Reviews

[spiritwind]

I enjoyed the heck out of this
clever clever word play
"Constantina
Her nest atop the fence, grips Friday too
DNA droplets
The trail of our wagon
We run
Zag..."
Love your delicious familiarity with the words... they flow they play they take the reader for a heck of a thrill ride

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i quite like the zag and the zig of this...

think the one line should read "we may have been in prison"

but this really is a trip...an abstract waltz with several layers.

jacob

[lee von cleef]

thank you, I get to running then , forget to polish, now I feel best.

[WingsToFly]

really nice :)

[Margarette]

Oh,this is a very magnificent piece. I am drawn to the vivid and colrful imagery you've made for Constantina. Indeed, her name speaks of brave, dauntingly mysterious creature. This is quite a treat! Thanks for sharing!

[SHEEMA HUQ]

really clever
like a cunning tribute
well done Lee

[bryandc15]

very nice:)

[gombeggar]

well done...this would fit well to some rugged music, acoustic guitar, me thinks

[john alan willox]

reminded me of counting crows "me and mr. jones" - but better

[lee von cleef]

Too old for the Crows, but I was listing to "Mr. Bad Example" By Warren Zevon, Kicking poet Warren.

[john alan willox]

ah warren - we hardly knew ya - saw a werewolf in london and his hair was perfect - HUH !

[lee von cleef]

Rattlesnake cafe

[john alan willox]

send lawyers guns and money

[lee von cleef]

some prayers never reach the sky

[john alan willox]

uncle

[Lily Mae]

Ah us poor girls with blue eyes... this is wonderful thought despite the color :) Very powerful indeed...xo

[lee von cleef]

O k I write one for a blue eyed girl....

[Tree]

"Castilian green bold eyes''... Powerful imagery. Those eyes found me 700 miles west, on the coast. And those last three verses settled in nicely. I'll be thinking about the significance of this /for a while


Diego

[lee von cleef]

If you see that girl from Costa Rica,whoo "Run Forest Run" Ah Why not? OK she is a kick ,I was never concerned with her name then anyway, But oh she can give a boy a lesson in respect....