the sky
used to drizzle diamonds
her face
turned to heaven as she
stood
infant in arms and whirled
good
fortune at peak – now gone
to rot –
weeping willowed roots
wrapping
round her ankles on
the trail
to the tunnel where ex-pat
mothers
trudge seeking surcease
from the
swift sickled saint, sur-
cease from
those relentless
slashes
of the soul - seeking
entrance
to the black tunnel with-
out
end - yet - there -through it all
in memory - manifested - ahead
the drizzle of
the drizzle of
diamonds
sparkling
still
sparkling
still
Mother love is a big theme in things I've been reading this week, and here it is again. Both tragedy and beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt is so good to have those memories of what it was like when....there was that drizzle of diamonds!
ReplyDeleteWill we notice that the diamonds are gone or will it be too late...
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I hope to infuse my life with the diamonds as well... stars are wonderful
ReplyDeleteI love the memory of the sky once drizzling diamonds.......still does, out of the cities..........I especially like "seeking surcease from the swift sickled saint." Very cool lines. Nice to see you here, Pearl.
ReplyDeleteSuch stunning use of alliteration and the imagery of 'the drizzle of diamonds sparkling still' is absolutely glorious!!
ReplyDeleteThe title is magical and your poem seemed like a passage of time - a life unfolding - maybe the diamonds shine in a different way with time..but I am glad they are still there
ReplyDeleteslashes of the soul - seeking
ReplyDeleteentrance to the black tunnel with-
out end - yet - there -through it all
in memory
Lovely usage of alliteration throughout the poem, Pearl :D
Bitter/sweet and beautifully penned...
ReplyDeleteBetter to have had that 'drizzle of diamonds' than not and better too to see those infants grow and be parents themselves for they are certainly diamonds in themselves.
ReplyDeletethe universes are a symmetry of random chaos. sometimes as the human species we try to find 'good' and 'bad' in them but they reside on their own. this piece is thought provoking. gracias for sharing
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