mourning light

Heather T

 

 

 

waking in the darkling dawn

where some dream had reminisced

left a scent behind my eyes

that vaguely smelled like otherlife

the light before the rift

 

the slow melt suns and warm

of unbendable kiss and storms

we danced our oaths in the rain

catching lightning for gifts

our candlelight thunder rides

the ocean and her waves

could not catch the tides beneath us

we paid our tithes and worshiped there

when our stars were secret lovers

kneeling beside the unbelieving

mocked them with handheld heresies

chanting our own religion

in temples of dogs and children

 

we placed it all on altars

and stuttered in our prayers

now sun's fingers peel the blinds

and I am too afraid of light to touch

it disappears

 

like vapors

  • Author: Heather T (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 15th, 2017 13:52
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  • Fay Slimm.

    Wow - this thrills to the bone with its stunning imagery and tells its past story with such panache -this verse has to be one of your best Heather.

    • Heather T

      What a gift Fay to have you say so! My humble thanks to you.

    • Its Raskolnikov

      like how you showed a bit of light with a touch of dark. It really adds to the understanding of what love is.

      • Heather T

        Yes, that is the truth of love. Thank you for your reply!

      • FredPeyer

        Heather, Fay just said it all already! An incredible poem. Your mind is something else! While the whole poem is exquisite, the line I like the most, a line that called out to me, is: "We danced our oaths in the rain". Thank you!

        • Heather T

          Oh, my mind is something else alright, lol. Thank you for kind comments, friend, and I'm so happy that you found a line that spoke to you.

          • FredPeyer

            I actually found quite a few of them, but did not want to sound too repetitive.

            • Heather T

              That makes me even happier 😁

            • burning-embers

              Wow. Image after image after image, but i'm having trouble joining them together. Whats it all about?

              • Heather T

                Friend, bear with me while I try to give you the short and sweet of it. All of the italicized verses are the dream. In the opening, there is a reference to a rift. The dream was the "otherlife" before the rift happened. I wrote it as one word to add significance to it. It was one of those happenings that splits life into befores and afters. In the closing, the subject doesn't want to let go of the dream for their new reality. It's also an allusion to how quickly or easily our lives can change, how it can disappear like a vapor. Does that help?

              • daisychain

                Heather, you have a wonderful way with words. It's beautiful.

                • Heather T

                  Thank you for the beautiful, daisychain. I look forward to meeting you more!

                • kevin browne

                  I will lay down in front of your poetry alter any waking hour you put it there. keep it going Heather T.

                • malubotelho

                  Each day I come here and read the poems I always wonder if people are getting better and better with they writing. This one is fantastic. Loved it from the start to the end. Thanks for sharing

                • Accidental Poet

                  wow, very thought provoking. Great job.



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