Somewhere Green
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Daniel Valcarce, VUELO NOCTURNO (NIGHT FLIGHT) oil on canvas, from the series FIRST DREAMS, 1998
i stopped somewhere green
unmarked in my mind's eye.
a stone blocking my way
told tales belonging to another
of birth and death
so young.
a lamb covered the stone
draped in body
holding soul
to ground
until mother could retrieve
it on her way
to somewhere green
unmarked in her mind's eye.
i like the wrap around back to the opening lines in this audrey...
ReplyDeletei would probably be the one telling tales by the stone..
smiles.
Hey Brian --thanks! smiles!
DeleteYou are so talented, Audrey! Thank you for this; now I can start my day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill--hope it is a good one for you!
DeleteI specially like this imagery:
ReplyDeletea lamb covered the stone
draped in body
holding soul
to ground
Happy weekend Audrey ~
Thank you Grace
DeleteWe all need somewhere green,but should mark it! Thanks for the cool. Poem, Audrey.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a fun write really
DeleteYour title alone suggests so many things, images, memories, states of being, special places...etc. And then your poem which adds a depth and recall to spring and Easter and it's true meanings.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
I too especially liked the imagery Heaven quoted. And the title, as soulsmusic said, is evocative.
ReplyDeleteI love the whole idea of somewhere green, and pick up undertones of a young soul "held to ground" till its mother can take it to somewhere green. Beautiful and rather mystical.
ReplyDeleteI stopped somewhere green...that unmarked location within that we can tap into -- wow. Love this.
ReplyDeleteit's very hard for me me to find this place, Audrey, I guess it requires one's heart and mind to be restful. I hope to be there someday.
ReplyDeleteKisses,
KC
very interesting ...green place inside the mind..
ReplyDeleteI think the meadow we have inside.. the one we seek...is the one we need.
ReplyDeleteI guess we all like to find this kind of safe haven, even if mine would be more blue than green!
ReplyDeleteI am seeking that green place....I would guess it will be a while before one will be visible here. Unless, like in the poem, one can find 'green' in one's mind.
ReplyDeleteOriginally i thought the green symbolized envy, but then i got the sanctuary-meaning of it! Great poem, loved reading it! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, the sacrificial lamb! Fabulous imagery!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2014/02/27/prompts-and-promises/
I love the imagery you used in this poem. I, too, am looking forward to 'somewhere green!'
ReplyDeleteAudrey,
ReplyDeleteA pleasant spirituality about this poem. A presence between worlds, seaching for contentment found in the place of 'somewhere green.'...Lovely, as a tribute to the character of the painting:)
Nice to catch up with you Audrey, Eileen
there's a spiritual feel to this poem. and i like the imagery you used. :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful… an ethereal quality to this poem.
ReplyDeletedraped in body holding soul,so poignant.
ReplyDeletesounds so magical...
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