- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Once and Now
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Click hereONCE upon a time
is a fairy tale
that grew up to become
as long as I can.
Magic doesn't fall from stars,
sprinkling solutions
like twilight's pixie dust,
conjuring night.
Night must be enough
happily ever after
because it absents the day,
because we are grateful
for hours that skirt
the edge of memory,
because night is neverland,
knitting a cloak of quiet
against uncertainty.
ONCE upon a time
is fiction.
We wake to real days,
carry care like eggs.
As long as I can
is not happily ever after.
I lay my burden somewhere
between frayed seams of storm
and the again of waking sun,
without spells or charms,
only promise.
- COMMENTS
BooMerengueover 19 years agoI like this one. I like Fairy Tales. But is it me, or do I hear a little cynical? (chuckling)
Maria2394over 19 years agohas been mentioned in the new poems review thread, thanks for posting :)
Tathagataover 19 years agowhere do I start??
~ONCE upon a time
is a fairy tale
that grew up to become
as long as I can. `
That is a poem that speaks volumes in itself.
~Night must be enough
happily ever after
because it absents the day, ~
I love " absents the day"
and the sentiment of this is so striking I had to read it 3 or 4 times.
~carry care like eggs.~
I love that phrase
~without spells or charms,
only promise. `
that is the perfect ending.
This is one of your strongest pieces , not a wasted word, no "sappy sentiment" just honesty and acceptance.
but it has a spirit about it that shines through.
thank you
