Simply Flowers~

a soldier~a field~ a little mother~

Here in lotus blossoms white

she curls galium 'neath her thighs

fingertips play cells in cello

he brings her caltha, gallant fellow

 

"Come here to me my darling son

the battles fought, lost, then won

permit me feed your weary soul

primula dipped in silky brew."

 

The field is dressed in sheets of iris

he leans against the bundled thyme bliss

woven from the mother's hair

herbs crushed against her skin, so fair

 

"Mother, love, I've lost my soul

left it back on some patrol

no iberis mead could heal

the hollow where my spirit kneels."

 

The woman tucks her son in close

against her blush heart of a rose

she cradles every broken trust

with sage she soothes his mind of rust

 

"My son, I am your mazus fair

I have the blood to heal what ails

your fragile soul, your burdened spine

I am the weaver called, Align."

 

"Mother, I am crushed with sorrow

bodies line yesterday, today, tomorrow

my hands are crusted mud from graves

oxalis memories in waves."

 

Here in tulips in first bloom

a mother shifts her spinning loom

she reweaves the dreams of her young man

until a boy, repatched, rests in her hand

 

And love is sorrow

sorrow love

gentiana petals

sun

a little mother

earth in womb

the body of her son

draped

blooms

a flag to place upon her mantle

a vase of bellis

heart dismantled

right

is wrong

so wrong

in right

her fists against the painting

fight

outside her window

field of blooms

her little boy

smiles clovers

plumes

 

 

copyright:2010vssmd/pa.inc

 

excerpt from

to be released August or September 2010

Reviews

[Jeffrey Gershom]

An wonderful and elegant poem. As I read it, I was taken back in time to what a mother may have felt from losing a son during World War I, where the innocence of the youth of the world was lost. With your sowing of flowers throughout your piece, I kept visualizing the colorful fields of France and Belgium in early spring. Remarkable work!

[Morning Star]

This poem took my breath away
Your words captured sadness and beauty
And the emotions of a mother of a soldier
A mother that lives in woe a of losing her son
Or perhaps lost her son and now places flowers in a grave
I must admit this poem brings this kind of feelings
I love the rhyming and rhythm and flow and outstanding imagery
And OMG the uniqueness of emotions brought tears to my eyes
Kudos my friend!!
Wishing you Peace Love and Light…Yolie

[RTB]

fellow and cello haha i liked that rymne the most good write

[Liza]

so much emotion
raw vulnerable strength
a very smooth read and write
selene's style is serene

[FlawedByDesign]

There have only been a couple of poems so far that stood out for me and got a 100/100, but here I am adding another to that list :)

This is amazing, beautiful, stunning, intelligent, descriptive, heartfelt, and I could go on and on...

The rhymes are very well thought out and lend themselves in creating outstanding rhythm.

Superb!!!

[Abdul Aziz]

I can just say one word.. Stunning. The imagery, rhyme, rhythm and meter is all just fantastic. The emotions are palpable, and heavy. And the understated subtlety is awesome. This is a brilliant poem!
And really, thank you for "emboldening" the names of flowers within the poem.

[Bard Constantine]

Love the connection with flowers and blooming, metaphors for life and growth, a complete contrast to the bloodied, shattered fields of war, from which the young man in this story has emerged from. The thought of a fractured mind seeking alignment creates quite a picture. Again, your modernized myth weaving is always inspiring... true poetic sorcery. (Even if 'soul' doesn't rhyme with 'brew') ;)

[Jibey]

I found this a very interesting and challenging read... I love flowers and here they assume a significance to do with the mother's care for her son... with sadness breaking through the love - perhaps this is connected to the soldier clue.

So I enjoyed the floral elements and the feel of the poem, without quite becoming clear about what it was saying...

[Art Sun]

Excellent work Selene...you thoughts transform one into the vey rality or actualty of this poem...

nicely written piece...

[deeps]

WOW This is so amazing!
I like this alot. You have talent.
This is very lovely

[Undying Glory]

absolutely superb work, i really love this. your imagery here is top-notch, and i love the flow and how you incorporated these little names into the poem. wonderful