> Hi Stephen,
>
> I liked the novices. And was intrigued by the wet pine cones.
I suspect the "wet pine cones" are on double function, including a return
from an encounter with the beloved in the underworld back into the tangible
world, and, then, the cone functions also as a means to "pine" for the lost
and past. I did not consciously think of any of this while I was writing.
Do we trust the after thoughts of the poet?
Thanks, Jill.
Stephen
Blog: http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
> Cheers,
> Jill
>
>
>> Engage the skulls in the neighborhood
>>
>> The one there in the black cape
>>
>> Lavender shawl, signs of a former scowl:
>>
>> Engage the skulls delicately, lick your lips
>>
>> Offer red candies, white ones, too:
>>
>> Look for your brother, the one
>>
>> In the fresh bones, the one
>>
>> At the bottom of the stairs
>>
>> The one not sure where he is:
>>
>> Approach him kindly
>>
>> Kiss his lips
>>
>> Tug at the upper edge of his white shawl:
>>
>> Hešs still a novice - you both are.
>>
>> Offer a candy, two or three:
>>
>> Give each other condolences
>>
>> Awkwardly:
>>
>> Drop down the walk
>>
>> Away from the stairs:
>>
>> Go back as one must into the world
>>
>> Whatever jitters on onešs lips
>>
>> Or down to the base of the spine:
>>
>> Grab a wet pinecone
>>
>> By the trolley track:
>>
>> Press its coolness to onešs cheek.
>>
>> Stephen Vincent
>> Blog: http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
> Blog: http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
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