Rattlewings

[Cass]

When the heart of the night owl calls
through the tangled and broken limbs
and the forest with gallery walls
offers soft benevolent hymns

I will walk to the catkins, low
seek a voice through the wormwood veil
an elongated moon hums slow
as the shapes of the fire grow pale.

You are comely, a limb without sound
I am sleepwalking, filling my eyes
with your love, every step loses ground
and my fingertips smooth in comprise

Now the evening is spread into wings
and the fields far behind me lay bare
as the sound of the rattlewings
carve a peace from the woodland's lair.

[Richard taylor]

quite beautiful i am very impressed cass, and thank you
for using this forum

i liked this stanza the best wonderful words and imagery/sense of place


You are comely, a limb without sound
I am sleepwalking, filling my eyes
with your love, every step loses ground
and my fingertips smooth in comprise


richard

[Cass]

Richard,

Thank you so much. I look forward to posting and sharing with everyone.

[heinzs]

[Debbie]

My goodness is this ever a beautiful write..I enjoyed the imagery and the flow of it..

[ninian]

wonderful images....


nin

[Cass]

Thank you and sorry I haven't been around. Pc trouble (sigh)

[heinzs]

Well I'm glad it isn't something WE did or said that's been keeping you away...

Hope your computer worries take care of themselves soon.

[Debbie]

Cass I came across this one again and it is even more beautiful the second time around....wish you were here by the way...and Merry Christmas dear heart...you do have a wonderful talent in writing..

[Shane]

I'm curious as to what form this is, actually

Shouldn't it be moved elsewhere?

Unless abab/cdcd/efef/ghgh is considered a "form" these days???





Shane

[me and the king]

this is nice!
keep writting until the power of life brings you new reasons for poetry.........