unevenly hued
un-rounded
hold my ethnic pendant;
the monkey God sleeps serenely
when he awakes
he will fly through the thick clouds
pluck through the echoed air-
get me the scented sky
I will cherish it,
also the blue background
to show the true me to myself
"totally absurd ideas suddenly make sense"
In England, the sky is very good at mimicking the different shades of your grey pearls, then letting them fall as rain! :)
ReplyDeletethank you for explaining that the image is of a monkey god. it'll help me to find words for the prompt.
ReplyDeleteProbably not as good as yours.
I love your description of the pearls!
ReplyDelete-- K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Beautiful echoes. Well done. The monkey queen necklace represents the year of the monkey, in which I was born.
ReplyDeleteThe words go so beautifully with your picture. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI like the contrast of colours.
ReplyDelete:)
Beautifully written ....
ReplyDeleteIntense and very creative, liked this a lot!
ReplyDeletethis was so beautiful and rich and I love the last quote :)
ReplyDeleteI really like that you have a personal connection with the image! very unique magpie!
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done, Gautami.
ReplyDeletenice verse taking well the prompt...
ReplyDeleteThis is a great poem! Love your take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteindeed the poem makes sense.. i love how each of the lines adds to the mysticism of the poem. nice read.
ReplyDeleteYes! After reading your poem I can see that absurd ideas can make sense.
ReplyDeletethe monkey necklace has so much meaning .....liked it
ReplyDeleteThis poem was a delight to read
ReplyDeletenice magpie
This is really lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou use words wonderfully, a delight to read.
ReplyDeleteI almost feel reverence for the monkey god after reading your words.
ReplyDeleteLovely vision..."totally absurd ideas"...so true, it's like a light bulb!
ReplyDeleteSometimes things that seem to make sense...Are suddenly absurd!!
ReplyDeleteLoved your 55 My Friend..
This Rocked from Goa to the Ganges!
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End...G
I want to know more about this Monkey God. I love the pendant.
ReplyDeleteMy 55 is HERE .
A beauty and more in your 55
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing
and all will make sense in the end...smiles.
ReplyDeletegorgeous piece but the picture and the words to go with it :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem..
ReplyDeleteLove the quote...
I like the energy of this piece - very creative...lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love it when absurd ideas make sense, divine intervention or not.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with DR.FTSE's comment, above. Interesting that the verification word is "pifull"
ReplyDeleteAn excellent description.
ReplyDeleteVery creative. I enjoyed your 55!
ReplyDeleteYou managed to write a unique verse to magpie tales that fit the photo exceptionally well and you also hit the mark with economy of words for the ff55er.
ReplyDeletewell done.
joanny
Beautiful pearls deserve beautiful words.
ReplyDeleteTrue blue! Lovely pearls, unusual pendant, beautiful prose.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, I really love it - and defined well with the words! Nice 55
ReplyDeleteSpiderman's Ride is my 55 this week.
A very literal description turned into a personal piece, Nice 55, Gautami!
ReplyDeletethere is a magical and fairy-tale feel to this. nice, 55!
ReplyDeleteoh i love the scented sky - and he gets it for you ....very nice!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pendant - and I love your words.
ReplyDelete"pluck through the echoed air" - i love that line. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my place.
apt take on the prompt..
ReplyDeletewell crafted tale,
I hear the echo and love it.
I love the phrase "un-rounded", very clever.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me smile to think of the ethnic pendant being a monkey God who will fly and bring you back the scented sky..beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece of jewels & lovely 55! I have become fond of watching a show about a certain group of monkeys that live in a certain place in India. But please beware of the monkey catchers!! H
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Really enjoyed this - here's mine :)
ReplyDeletehttp://marousia.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/pearls-and-patinas/
Great use of words once again.
ReplyDeleteYes, another pearl of a poem from the pendant of your unlimited creativity..Gautami..
ReplyDeleteGautami, this is magical and dreamlike, you are a poet indeed.
ReplyDeletekeep writing and sharing.
my 55 is HERE
Di
i love all the constrasts awakes, sleep...the scented sky....beautiful images of the self...bkm
ReplyDeleteDear Gautaumi: There is a lyric sense of the legend of the monkey here with much vivid imagery. Thank-you for this pleasant inward journey; what a trip!
ReplyDeletei liked the way these totally absurd ideas came together :)
ReplyDeleteI like it. Thank you.
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