Remembering a Valentine sent to me by a poet from India,1989
You meet the moment with your solace thought.
Your fingers sketch a gray house far away.
Its window lights are warming cool resolve.
I think and know that we are almost home.
They tell me that a red bird has no soul
And yet I choose it for my metaphor.
Its spirit skims above half-frozen roads.
One hand is clapping for the death
With beautiful precision how your words
Eliminate each snowflake from my mind.
Yes, I accept your red bird valentine
Praising the strength that thought it over seas.
This poem is as beautiful as the beautiful red bird, The Cardinal, when in flight it soars or just perches on the limb of a tree. Such beautiful imagery. mm. :)
There are lots of interesting comments added to this poem and most worthy of them I must say. I loved this poem, it had a calm and understated quality about it. Upon re-reading it you gleaned so much more on the second read. It has a very delicate and soothing effect, almost like I was lazing on a sun-lounger watching the scene of the bird across the skies.... Just lovely. HG: -) xx
Such a simple trigger - a Valentine's card - and yet what a beautiful bouquet of poetic flowers grow from it. Your 'soulless' red bird is particularly evocative 'And yet I choose it for my metaphor.' Sandra, you and metaphor are like Domingo and Pavarotti. You sing beautifully together. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Very beautiful exposition of poetic imagery.in the plexus time space & distance, well textured along with symmetry, suggests the sense of ingenuity expressed in the poem - the acceptance of valentine from a souless bird & finally trans-assimilation of gestures suigeneris. well expressed Sandra, love it how its flow. Micah
Another treasure Sandra, you are an artist without a doubt. Melvina
Beautiful, just balm for the soul willing to receive the gift of its freshness, wisdom and insight. Yes, Sandra yes! Bill Grace
Your keen ability to take a simple idea or theme and create a firework display of imagery around it & within it, is truly facinating...Sandra, this, as always...is yet another fine example of your superior artistry. FjR
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
really beautiful exposition of poetic imagery.in the plexus time space & distance, well textured along with symmetry, the theme suggests the sense of ingenuity expressed in the poem - the acceptance of valentine from a souless bird & finally trans-assimilation of gestures suigeneris. congrats