pressurised into a triangular glass
it cuts into her palm
that redness matches her blood
which she will collect in a glass tumbler
her body disappeared into the earth
only her hands are visible
like two peas in a pod
someone etched her anguish into a sculpture
I again sprinkle fairy dust
the depths of its blackness sparkles on me.
etching into the epidermis
"if I could pull her out of the earth
I would have shared the sparkles"
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Two lines in the second stanza aren't mine. I thank Rey-mundo for those. I know he will read it.
I love fairies and folklore and all things related. Nice imagery. I'd have loved to have seen that glittery resurrection, too!
ReplyDeleteThis one definitely wins the prize for creative this week. Unsettling, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a cool and kinda creepy photo!
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My my! Your lines could cause an earthquake in a heart like mine, Gautami! Stunning!
ReplyDeleteI like the contrast between the fairy dust and the anguish...nice...
ReplyDeletetrue faerie lore ... what a brilliant piece of writing ... just amazing!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post, Rek! And that photo of the sculpture is cool!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your twist on the prompt...
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Siggi in Downeast Maine
Oh my... that gave me shivers!
ReplyDeleteAwesome write!..
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The ethereal and eerie edges of your poem are counter balanced by the sparkle and creativity, Gautami. I enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletewell done again Gautami....thanks for shaaring
ReplyDeleteThat's quite an interesting image...and you did a great job of creating that image with your words...well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this
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Wander
Sharing sparkles is a fine thing to do. I enjoyed this piece.
ReplyDeletesomeone etched her anguish into a sculpture
ReplyDeleteSo they did...
'blood collected in a glass tumbler' ... wow!
ReplyDeletedynamic word flow.
ReplyDeletelove it.
:)
Gautami,
ReplyDeleteRead all pending poems. Liked Gunned Down the most. It is a pleasure to read your poems.
Take care
Awesome. Wonderful poem.
ReplyDeletesurreal, intriguing.
ReplyDeleteYou are on the of the best writers for visualization. Your words are always so compelling and vivid to me. Love your style girl...even with a difficult prompt like this!
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