August 15th, 2012 
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SKIPPING STONE
By
I am the flattest rock,
the ideal skipping stone,
born for throws cheered by loners and throngs maddening
with every skip a step on a path
bestowing, godlike,
borrowed perfection.
After each side-slung hurl I sink to the bottom
(where I spend most of my time)
until low tide when they find me, irresistible,
but too hard to hold, too stark a contrast to imperfection, to weakness, to humanity,
tossing me anew
and making certain I know (as though reminder were necessary)
that while beautiful,
I am just a rock.
A nothing.
CRACKS
By
Whenever I allow your fantasy
reality cracks,
as if to give way.
More and more I feel life’s splinter–
grounds groaning, walls cleaving–
this house teetering will soon be dust.
But I don’t care.
I
Do
Not
Care.
I am utterly untroubled.
When light replaces foundation
I know I’ll be home,
for the first time,
at last.
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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.