The Roof On My World
5 September, 2004
Author: Capricorn
By day you dress
in pastel blue brocade
embellished
with appliqué
in white lace.
Your wispy hair
is clasped with gold
-- a crown
of shimmering warmth.
In spring you shower us
with tears of rapture,
then don a multi coloured bow
across your breast.
On tempestuous days
you wear a charcoal cloak
and throw illuminating arrows --
a warning of forthcoming wrath.
Your shouts resound
until the rage has drenched us.
At night, your garments
are of dark damask.
Your swarthy face
sparkles
with silver piercings.
An ivory accessory
adorns your raven locks
with subtle beauty.
You cosset us with dreams,
repairing ragged edges
the day has frayed.
Without you
there would be
no roof on my world.
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| Terrie* (65.135.87.115) -- Sunday, September 5 2004, 02:54 am indeed w/o him no roof for all of our heads... this was such a spiritual and magnetic message ...love your writing...HUGS/LOVE |
| barb (66.46.230.70) -- Sunday, September 5 2004, 03:06 am Cap this is for smart people to understand my vocabulary isn't very big, so some of theses words I don't understand. duhhh I know.I wish my choice of words were wider but heyyyyy whay can I do.:))) good words and beautiful writing. |
| Megan (64.12.116.130) -- Sunday, September 5 2004, 05:44 am beautiful , and a great selection of words . i love your vocabulary. |
| Martin Vann (63.185.64.139) -- Sunday, September 5 2004, 07:16 pm Cap, So, many of us will read this poem in so many different ways. This is just, mine; I can see, feel and hear, the thunder, of the coming storm. I see dark clouds, thunder, then lightening, then I see, as the the storm passes by, the ivory, silkeness of the clouds and the silver lineing, that brings back the light, to all below, who have been given life, by the rain and strength, from the storm. Beautiful MV |
| Cap (82.36.129.85) -- Monday, September 6 2004, 04:01 pm Thank you so much for your kind words |
| Cap (82.36.129.85) -- Monday, September 6 2004, 04:04 pm After everything you have been through, I think you use words well and wisely (besides I had a dictionary on my lap when I wrote this ~giggle~ |
| Cap (82.36.129.85) -- Monday, September 6 2004, 04:05 pm Thanks -- I'm glad you enjoyed. |
| Cap (82.36.129.85) -- Monday, September 6 2004, 04:07 pm Yes -- that's what I like about poetry, it's open to each person's interpretation. |
| barb (209.112.24.245) -- Monday, September 6 2004, 05:38 pm cap you are so sweet and smart too:))) your poetry shows that very good cap |
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