A Twine With Time

You didn’t ask me, and I didn’t tell.

A raven was nestled within the pine,

and a cloud rained over my darkened hell

until sunlight spiraled within my spine.

The mottled moment was tinted with rain.

I turned to gently wipe away a tear,

and I bore the weight of the world in vain

in a twine with time when you lingered near.

The blossoming bud of a sky-eyed girl

glistened with a drop of evening dew

and shimmered like the nacre of a pearl

washed in the windswept waves of storm-cloud blue.

I remember your eyes, your smile, your face,

and the black cat clock hanging on the wall

and how music filtered throughout the space.

I could feel myself falling, falling, fall.

The sail was tattered in the tempest’s cry.

The ocean calmed into a starry realm.

Tangled in time: two hearts, one beat, one sigh,

and only one captain manning the helm.

I didn’t ask, and you didn’t tell me.

A jagged branch scribbles upon the lake.

A raven is pensive with prophecy

whose passage to promise has yet to break.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

This beautiful piece of your heart penned to page simply oozes the scent of romance upon the winds as a fragrance that stirs the mind and inspires the heart to heights unimaginable ... Yet, they are, imagined, savored, with every wisp speaking of hope ... It has been my extreme pleasure to ponder upon your words ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn

[Gee]

Perfect rhythm and rhyming, beautiful words. What more could the reader ask for

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I am a big Poe fan and love the poem the raven. I always thought the popular symbolism in the poem was wrong. So many thought death, I think it represents a watcher over someone who is down and out.

With that said I really love this poem and your use of the raven. To be honest one of the most brilliant poems I have read in a while.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I think birds can be harbingers, sentinels, or beacons. In most cases, for me, they serve as sentinels watching over us. It's fascinating to think of their flight and what they say and how we can be transported upon their wings. Thank you for your review. It's very kind.

[Lydia Shutter]

The emotion in this poem is absolutely grand. Inspirational, romantic, and just so very lovely. Linda, the rhyming is flawless and the content is a joy to read. Lydi**

[RuseInex]

your words are lyrical, this is poetry divine sublime, of nature blend with romantic threads entwined with the magic of feel rising in the heart

[emmajoy]

' I remember your eyes, your smile, your face,
and the black cat clock hanging on the wall
and how music filtered throughout the space.
I could feel myself falling, falling, fall. '

Dear Linda, it's been such a long time since you stepped into the cafe.. but. your writing is still as finely laid and alluring as ever was. I still wonder at your perfect meter, the way it naturally tells the intended story. Wonderful... as is the music.. brilliantly found.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Thank you, Emma. It has been a very, very long time ... longer than I would have liked and longer than I ever dared dream. I guess my soul needed a moment to be quiet. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. You are very kind.

[emmajoy]

Quiet is hard to find these days, we have to grab it close when we can. Hopefully you'll stay a while, believe me, you're more than welcome. (Linda)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

salty piece sprinkled with intense romance---the sea is such a setting for love, isn't it?
i was reading this thinking of two things...the Poe-ish feeling of this, but also the song Brandy by Looking Glass.
hauntingly beautiful.
j.

[aj milton]

Your words are ethereal and haunting, slightly sad. Your clever use of the image and music to create an even greater immersion is inspiring.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Thank you for the review. I've been away for a while and am dipping my fingers into the poetry pond. Sometimes, the soul just needs a hiatus.