August 15th, 2012 
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Poets for August : Cat Holt, Richard Donnelly, Anne Bradshaw, S M Abeles, Bobbi Sinha-Morey, De Jackson and Emma Guinness
SOLO
By
Single startling note.
As a bird cried out.
Shattering the heavy
Old dusty silence.
As the echoes faded
Another note followed.
Then more stop
Started out.
Until a gentle
Broken song
Stuttered
In to life.
That one sweet
Sorrow solo.
That hoped to
Start a chorus.
THE FLOWER OF THE WILD
By
- How embarrassing.
The rose blossomed
Black instead of
Delicate pink.
- Oh the shame.
Its strong fragrance
Of spice and blood
Snaked through the
Dusk purple air.
- Everything is ruined.
As it wears its
Sharp thorns with
Pride and glory.
- Oh how awful.
It should have been
So gentle, demure
Not this wild growing
Rose of night and fire.
How wonderful
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ON SWALLOW FIELD
There’s a song in the air
Cruising hearts and souls
Like an early morning
Shining under a wisteria dew
The wind blows from the hand
Drawing circles of jasmine
It’s time for the desert rose
To celebrate the white wedding
Not a road on this wilderness
Only savages play the survival
A fiddle is dropping golden traces
Mimosa memories as bright as old crows
Hi
I enjoyed reading The August Poetry……some wonderful phrases and words which delve deeply into one’s innermost thoughts….particularly enjoyed Anne’s two poems. Thanks for sharing. Jill
Thank you so much, Jill! I’ve only just seen your kind comment, and I agree – some great poems that month from all contributors.
Thanks also, Tuck, for showcasing the work here.
An exciting new talent emerging in Cat Holt’s poetry. Always ahead of the reader, some great lines -”Then more stop started out” – “Dusk purple air” – and surprising twists along the way. More please.
Wonderful as usual Cat, I love the darkness of the second and the appreciation that beauty can be found in anything
De two amazing poems!! Love them both, such images and emotion with potent endings, wow:-)
Love them both! Wonderful work, De, always!
Bravo De – I do believe “Packing Black” has become a new favorite
. Simply, viscerally, lyrically, emotively, exquisite – juxtaposition of searing regret and empowerment. Repeated lines – ripple – long after Again Bravo!
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Beautiful pieces, De! Congratulations!!
These are wonderful. The first is so thought-provoking; the second so emotional. Great work, De.