nomadic engagement

in this poem - a nomadic man shows everyone he is ready for marriage - and woos his girl with a gift of an adventurous and interesting life - swears to protect her from danger

i roost on a sunbeam,
with a bird's eye-view
of the wild, reeds scarce as water,
misshapen, a y-shaped piece of amber,
it glints in the after-light,
i want these around your neck,
dangling to your heart,
a string of black beads and stone
the wild looks down on its knees,
in homage to the desert moon,
that came before it,
after the sun-worshipers died
in their dreams,
smeared with animal blood and sand,
the strong wind drag their bones,
to their resting-place, forever wandering

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I absolutely DO NOT get the byline explanation, when reading your poem. Regardless, I love your absolutely fresh & original way of describing unexpected things to stand for what we know & understand by different terms, sometimes. Like the necklace hanging near the beloved's heart . . . this is an astounding description with mind-blowing word choices, but so different from the "bling" people in this day & age have come to expect. That's what I love about your writing (even if I don't fully understand it half the time) . . . you bring such unexpected & beautifully-described aspects into your message.

[highonwords]

hi barleygirl -

this poem is about a nomad, who feels he is ready to commit his life to the one he loves - he feels hopeful, despite the challenges he knows he is going to face - nomadic living is never easy, especially with a loved one, a girl/woman, lots of danger lurking in the shadows, in the way, the man knows in his heart, he will protect his beloved - is ready to make history with her

thank you so much for the review and the visit,

always,
steph

[barleygirl]

Thank you for taking the time to explain further. I really love your nature references, too . . . in the 3 poems I've read of yours so far. I'm all about nature, write about it all the time, & your nature comparisons & descriptions are truly mind-blowing in their freshness & ability to summon images in the mind & body.

[highonwords]

glad the explanation helped - thank you so much for taking time to read and review my poems

always,
steph