today it's the koi
catching the light
as they emerge from dark wateryour family, my family
at the surface of dreams
so thin, that skinbetween today, and then
I go back, again
and again, I reachfor you but grasp
nothing but fog, opaque
and elusive, I wonderhow they will ever get me up
on that horse, the ranch
dry, as it always wassnakes in the sagebrush
rattling their warning
the deep bell ringingcows coming home
home, home — one kiss
that's all I ask
Snapshot Poem 29 July 02009
5 responses to “Snapshot Poem 29 July 02009”
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I came over here after seeing you poem on Dave’s Smorgasblog. It’s lovely, very tender, with lilting, musical lines. Pretty photo, too.
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Sweet poetry! Love the photo as well 🙂
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elusive and slippery – like the koi – great poem and picture of your pond!
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Another gorgeous poem. I love the line around the thin skin. Your use of line and stanza breaks is excellent here.
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