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2 March, 2006
Ode to Saga and Atla
Pick at my skin,
peeling away in layers
like the bark of a tree to reveal
a feminine soul, lying naked
along the grain of the wood:
Her eyes are old, a wise
shade of green sparked
with blue; she is an earth dragon
born in a water sign
with two fish and a poet's heart.
This woman bathes in the mud
with the frogs,
caked and cracking open in the arms
of the afternoon sun.
Spider webs spread between slender fingers,
a silk quilt, two lace gloves
which catch falling stars
on their way to that secret place
just before thunder
where darkness clings to mountain roots
when children first imagine.
Under years of moss and mystery
this woman crouches
in a hidden room beside my heart,
pacing like a tiger to the tides.
Pulled free by the strings
of the moon, she dances
barefoot,
the line between
human
and being
crossed like timeless sand by ocean waves.
Ode to Saga and Atla
Pick at my skin,
peeling away in layers
like the bark of a tree to reveal
a feminine soul, lying naked
along the grain of the wood:
Her eyes are old, a wise
shade of green sparked
with blue; she is an earth dragon
born in a water sign
with two fish and a poet's heart.
This woman bathes in the mud
with the frogs,
caked and cracking open in the arms
of the afternoon sun.
Spider webs spread between slender fingers,
a silk quilt, two lace gloves
which catch falling stars
on their way to that secret place
just before thunder
where darkness clings to mountain roots
when children first imagine.
Under years of moss and mystery
this woman crouches
in a hidden room beside my heart,
pacing like a tiger to the tides.
Pulled free by the strings
of the moon, she dances
barefoot,
the line between
human
and being
crossed like timeless sand by ocean waves.
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We were given a list of random phrases and had to include one in a poem.
I initially used only "lying naked along the grain of the wood", but ended up using "she bathes in the mud with the frogs" as well.
Saga is the Norse goddess of poetry, and Atla is the Norse goddess of water.
I love this one, so I hope you enjoy it as well!
Preview from: [link]
I initially used only "lying naked along the grain of the wood", but ended up using "she bathes in the mud with the frogs" as well.
Saga is the Norse goddess of poetry, and Atla is the Norse goddess of water.
I love this one, so I hope you enjoy it as well!
Preview from: [link]
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Fae! I love this it's absolutely enchanting, the only thing I noticed was "just before thunder" seemed out of place, kind of abrupt and rough between the line before it and following it.
Wonderfully written! +fav
Wonderfully written! +fav