The Everyday Stirrings of Smallish Dragons

Posted on May 17, 2015 by whimsygizmo

ulrike bolenzartwork by Ulrike Bolenz

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Shake the sky.

She’ll
curl low; trace
………maps, traps,

wings,
…..and other all
-important unfoldings.

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Written for magpie tales.

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14 Responses to The Everyday Stirrings of Smallish Dragons

  1. Elena says:
    May 17, 2015 at 8:58 am

    Wow. This is lovely. I really love short poetry that packs a punch, where every word has heft, just like this. Good write.

    Reply
  2. gailatthefarm says:
    May 17, 2015 at 9:11 am

    Simply beautiful!!!

    Reply
  4. Candy says:
    May 17, 2015 at 1:15 pm

    So lovely and delicate

    Reply
  6. anne katherine says:
    May 17, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    I like that phrase “important unfoldings” – which to me means all those things that happen in life that we would not in a million years have predicted but which unfold all the same and wind up be all-important in our life.

    Reply
  7. Kutamun says:
    May 18, 2015 at 1:12 am

    I can never look at the Sky the same way again

    Reply
  8. Misky says:
    May 18, 2015 at 4:49 am

    I love the simplicity of this, De.

    Reply
  9. espresso and a cherry says:
    May 18, 2015 at 6:08 am

    “Shake the sky. She’ll curl low” She will, won’t she?

    Reply
  10. hypercryptical says:
    May 19, 2015 at 8:57 am

    intriguing indeed!
    Anna :o]

    Reply
  11. Theresa Milstein says:
    May 20, 2015 at 7:11 am

    I really like this, especially the last line.

    Reply
  12. tom says:
    May 20, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    I never knew

    Reply
  13. Tess Kincaid says:
    May 21, 2015 at 11:37 am

    Love the notion of shaking the sky…

    Reply
  14. mist twine says:
    October 19, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    Now that’s my kind of unfolding.

    Reply

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