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| Between Heaven and Hell, 1989 by Jacek Yerka |
the now dry petals are still so freshly scented
in my slumber I am lost to the world
stone is cold but my place is warm
that clutter calls out for order
no words are written on the walls
yet the spoons and ladles read the pit
give me a staff I will break the locks of the drawers
the moon may play a truant after dawn
I will then run after sunshine
seasoned flavors will never fail
it is never curtains for a cat
"alert in the walls, the couple watches
while I ruminate my dominance"
40 comments:
It would be curtains for the cat in any kitchen of mine! :)
I love the style of this poem. The word play is so surreal which I absolutely love. It sounds like a mystical kitchen with an allegorical comic cat!!!
this is so true-! Love this! Living with a cat is surreal...
I love "the moon may play a truant after dawn"..........this has a cool allegorical feeling to it. I so enjoyed it.
What fun for a cat!
Really enjoyed the flow of this poem and that phrase "the moon may play truant after dawn" as well as the seasoned sunshine--Wonderful!
There is something about Yerka's paintings that really envelopes you and then you discover tranquility is threatened and a frightening truth is revealed. Likewise your words too woo us but at the same warn us because we are both blind and deaf.
I love the surreal. Thank you for the introduction to Yerka, can't believe I am just now learning of his work.
Cats rule - don't they...?lol
I like this on its own: "no words are written on the walls yet the spoons and ladles read"
Wonderful! It reads as though Salvador Dali had put down his brush and taken up poetry.
Wonderful images.... :-)
the moon may play a truant after dawn...love that line. Great imagery throughout the whole piece. It definitely gives a voice to the painting.
I love your last two lines!
I want to step into that kitchen!
cute and clever wordplay
funny, i was writing about a cat too. :)
good imagery.
Wonderful poem!
I love your interpretation of this painting.
A good story :-)
Word and picture combination work well together.
Lovely! I especially liked this:
"the moon may play a truant after dawn
I will then run after sunshine"
A wonderfully surreal piece.
=^..^= Love it!
Surreal as the painting. I think everyone has said what I would say. Good whirl!
Your title is good. I like the first two lines. The rest is a little hard to follow but it sits well with the painting.
I like how the spoons and ladles read the pit...of the soup pot?
And the cat...just waits warming itself upon the stove. It is perhaps good to be a cat...at least for that cat!
I have seen this illustration has prompted a number of pieces.
We can only visit so many in the time we have and still find time to write. Visit when you can - when you are able, when you choose ...there is no set time :)
Oh, I love everything about this post! (And thanks for your kind comment at my blog.)
I specially like the opening lines ~ Creative take on the picture ~
Cheers ~
I like the world you see in that bowl, it is beautiful and other worldly, which suits the speaker and his/her way of seeing things. Hoping all is well with you,
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/
A special image that you can walk right into. Your words brought it to the next level and made magic. Thank you for your comments on my poem. See you again soon.
very clever ... and beautiful :)
The moon as a truant is a delightful image!
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What a beautiful painting of words!
An enigmatic read - matches the image perfectly.
Ah that truant moon...lovely write...
What a different kind of poem
Like it.
I am in total awe; at the range of poetry you create...
You are an amzingly versatile poet and a absolutely great one too!
a story within a poem..amazing lines.smiles:) GOD<3U
I am with Sherry that was my favorite line too! Just brilliant. It is almost like reading a painting very cool
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