28 June 2011

Magpie Tales-Blown Away

This is love
Gondolas rock with the tide
Your hand resting on my shoulder
As the pale morning sunlight rises
Parting the curtains revealing
A city suspended in light
Art and arias
Waiting to be discovered
As we walk hand in hand
Our continuum revealed
Like molten glass
Murrine and millefiore
Fiery red
Azure blue
Venetian gold
Reflected in our eyes
Sipping wine
Frozen in time
Always there
Rocking
Glistening
Never forgotten.

C.M. Jackson 2011


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19 comments:

Brian Miller said...

nice...i enjoy trips into the city...there are so many so many layers to discover...nice flow to this...

Ruth said...

C., your imagery and language are gorgeous in this verse. I was arrested by the first two lines. The colors and textures are rich, and what about those words 'murrine and millefiore' — just resplendant! Beautiful work.

Lyn said...

This is so fully realized, from the gondolas on forward.."art and arias"..beautiful...

Reya Mellicker said...

Sublime! These words, strung together as you've written them, sound great out loud. It's magpie music! Very cool.

Tess Kincaid said...

So very artsy and romantic. I love this. love it.

Isabel Doyle said...

very murano!

jabblog said...

Romantic memories of a beautiful time with a loved one - wonderful:-)

Anonymous said...

"A city suspended in light" I loved this so romantic. I was going to use murrine too but the lines I had just wouldn't fit in anywhere. Great job!

signed...bkm said...

Love the take on the glass...so reminds me a day in the Napa valley...wine tasting, art and shopping...and being in love...bkm

Glenn Buttkus said...

A cityscape, a heartscape,
catapulting us from sojourn
to solace, infusing love in
the fires of blown glass,
with lithe and boisterous lines
like /our continuum revealed/
like molten glass/, and both
a fresh take on the image prompt
but more, a sumptuous feast.

Sue J said...

'Gondolas rock with the tide' Yes!

Laurie Kolp said...

Beautiful image, perfect love.

Strummed Words said...

This reminds me of your photos of Las Vegas and the Venetian! Lovely images.

Anna said...

This is wonderful; I love the gondola image.

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Lovely stuff - I want to be there!

Anna :o]

indiwriter said...

very sensory and colorful poem!

kelvin s.m. said...

..ah, your words are divinely soothing... enjoyed the exploration..(:

Brightest blessings!

~Kelvin

susan m hinckley said...

Lovely imagery, a gentle flow just like the gondola's rock and such a nice connection between the place and the glass and the prompt . . . well done!

Anonymous said...

Rising sunlight...
Murrine and millefiore
Fiery red
Azure blue
Venetian gold...

Love the images this brings to mind.

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