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| Happy Birthday To The Magical Wordle :) |
Oh shimmy origami
dragon off the edge of that disheveled shelved wall- fall filamented, rise ethereal,
wavering wonder in the dappled light, you much maligned misbegotten,
misunderstood - now delight filled dragon swallowing exquisite acute and
abstract aches all - until - coda peace flows as the sweet smoky flame of your spangling
shimmered smile silencing the would- be cacophony of dreams’ ferment.
I, too, would like to see an origami dragon shimmy. That would be a wondrous sight indeed! Alas, as you point out, most dragons are maligned, misbegotten and misunderstood. :(
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't always that way. China's first emperor was a dragon turned man. That's why the reverence for the beast in China. Sad, we have no such dreams now.
DeleteAhhh... always an education! Thanks Claudsy... I suppose we can always resurrect whatever dreams we choose :)
DeleteThat was amazing! I enjoyed reading what you did!
ReplyDeleteOooh Annell ... "amazing?! wow!"... delighted that you enjoyed reading!
DeleteVivid imagery here, Pearl! I especially love the ending.
ReplyDeleteLove all the wonderful words you've used in this poem, the sounds and alliterations linked together are quite spectacular!
ReplyDeleteOooh Marianne! High praise indeed.. "spectacular has me thinking of the Chinese New Years' parade in NY"
DeleteBeautiful imagery.
ReplyDeleteLovely and the alliteration works perfectly here, Pearl.
ReplyDeletePamela
Wonderful and yes, it is so sad that most dragons are maligned, misbegotten, and misunderstood, as you say. Gorgeous photo as well!
ReplyDeleteLike Pamela, I enjoyed the alliteration, Pearl. And the picture you selected is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love the stream of consciousness flow and alliteration here Pearl - it's magical ...
ReplyDelete(one quibble that I hesitate to mention but figure I know you well enough to ask: should "dishelveled" read as it stands or is it a typo? I thought it more likely you meant either "dishevelled" or "dishelved" - the latter still being a bastardization spelling but could be used in a poem to go along with shelved ...or, I could be completely off-base and you meant what you meant in the first place ...)
mine is here: feel free to have at it!
http://aleapingelephant.blogspot.ca/2012/04/coda-of-crows-dragons-angels-and-swans.html
Ah, Pearl, I wish I had time each day to pause here. I could re-energize just by reading your offering of the day. You can string words together in such a way that takes the reader on a solo flight with imagination.
ReplyDeleteExcellent one, as always.
The words congealed together to form a magnificent dragon!
ReplyDeleteYou shimmied these words right together into a nice flow!
ReplyDeleteHow many of us feel your dragons plight? Wonderful. (thanks so very much for stopping by.)
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you all for all the wonderful comments... So very much appreciated. I am grinning like a shimmied smiley happy dragon :)
ReplyDeletePearl Girl, great to see you at the Whirl! Missed you. Love your positive take on the ever-maligned dragon, focusing on powers, on beauty. Very tasty answer to the Wordle! Love, Amer
ReplyDeletehttp://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/04/23/was-a-time-when/
Love the flow of this, wonderfully written!
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