An overture. An orange peel. The ocean’s opalescent eels. The onerous drains. Auteurial games. The au courant says au revoir when, au début, it thought of you – now ordinary, then so strange. The open windows overlook an oleander’s opaque scent, the aubergines loll on the vine, a two-hand nocturne skips a beat. Occasionally, a table stands, an oval whorl tipped to its feet. A heap of books slips slideshod off and Dover Beach falls to the oak – Opa! Olé! Oohs and ah, love, let us be true. The table sways, tiptoes a ways, again it sits, again to sleep.
Image: Matthew Arnold with Occasional Table, by K. Bischoping
Part of dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night.
Part of dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night.
Dover Beach is a classic :) The first three images in this poem are simply delectable! Mesmerising writing!
ReplyDeletefascinating dance to your words...your flow of imagery one to the next is vivid...the table shifting made me thing of an earth quake honestly...well played...
ReplyDeleteGreat alliteration, and a lively flow.
ReplyDeleteDon't be deterred if you don't get many comments at first but I must tell you that your language sense is intoxicating-- Again, your associative leaps and nicely ambiguous "meaning" are wonderful. I wonder if you've investigated The Seneca Review, perhaps send a few poems in? I had a poem in that journal many moons ago and have thought about sending in some of my prose poems. Thanks for reading me today; I especially loved:
ReplyDeleteThe au courant says au revoir when, au début, it thought of you – now ordinary, then so strange. The open windows overlook an oleander’s opaque scent, the aubergines loll on the vine, a two-hand nocturne skips a beat. I posted an aubergine poem awhile back...xxxj
Wonderful flow here. The alliterative nature to the sounds are done perfectly. Nice read, thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful alliteration. Glad I know French..it was lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh how I love the "oh" sounds in this. Dreamy and wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteThe rhythm when reading is great. :) Had fun reading it.
ReplyDeleteThe vivid imagery... playing on to the landscape of my mind.. and with your last words, you made it perfect...
ReplyDeleteShashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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orange peel imagery is charming.
ReplyDeletemindful words, smiles.
keep your talent coming,
join us if you could.
Kathy, this is fantastic. So smooth and redolent.Reminds me of big old slumberous French houses on the Mediterranean.
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