,
we
(bold)
blow our breaths loose
and wonderwish a way
to say
the stilted
phrases,
scattered
phases
of our long-lost
selves.
we sold our souls
for a star,
and we’re sorry.
we hold our breaths
for a silver-sliver of moon,
a shiver of silence.
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“a shiver of silence”
I love that.
Thanks, Chica. 🙂 I think of it as a “collection” of silence. Like a “murmuration” of starlings.
“We sold ourselves for a star” what a powerful image.
Thank you so much.
You’re very welcome. Cheers.
Nicely done. I especially like the lines: “we sold our souls /for a star,/and we’re sorry.”
Thank you, Arcadia.
Love that wonderwish and that last stanza:
we hold our breaths
for a silver-sliver of moon,
a shiver of silence.
Thanks so much, Grace.
I too love wonderwish and this
we sold our souls
for a star,
and we’re sorry.
Your words ring as true for me today.
Thank you, Ali. Me, too.
You’ve painted beautiful images with your quadrille!
Thanks so much.
You’re welcome 🙂
We wish, we hope…..the stilted
phrases,
scattered
phases
of our long-lost
selves. …….wonderful, and deep….
Thank you.
This piece really sent a shiver down my spine, De.
❤
David
Thanks, David.
This spoke to me of being tongue-tied when faced with someone dying, perhaps regrets at the funeral. Thanks, De, it touched my mind and my heart!
I love that perspective. Thanks, lynn.
Sold for a star (and maybe a wish). How foolish we are.
Yep. Magic beans hopes abound.
lOved thiS
Thanks, Selma.
The pleasure is MiNe… honest. xoxo
So lovely and sad all in one. Well done!
Thank you, Susan.
“a shiver of silence” …so evocative!
Thank you!
You are welcome.
Life can be filled with regret but the way you speak of them is is gorgeous, De. I love your beautiful last stanza!
Thank you, Gayle.
This is so lovely, De. I love “wonderwish” and “a shiver of silence.”
Thanks, Merril. Thanks for the fabulous Q word, and inspiration! Record number of poems this week! 🙂 Well done!
Thank you! I’m still reading them! 😀
This is stunning! wonderwish…..and that last stanza. Beautiful!
Thanks so much, Lil.
bold sounds like a folly… and left in that shiver of silence… stunning
Strikes at the heart, well, my heart, a shiver I know deep within.
“shiver of silence” – Beautiful writing, De!
“we sold our souls
for a star,
and we’re sorry”
Brilliant. So nice to read you, De.
‘a silver-sliver of moon’ – that’s lovely!