Fawn Ghazal Poem by C.J. Sage

Fawn Ghazal

Rating: 3.3


Inside a snowy blanket which put the trees to sleep,
I heard a fawn.
Out past the window's ice coat in the morning, I
found a sleeping fawn.

There are men in yellow kitchens watching hands of
brown-eyed women
while men in orange jackets dream in secret, of
capturing a fawn.

When I was younger I was taught, but have forgotten,
sweet timidity.
When I am older I will learn, by necessity, the
light-footedness of fawns.

Someone left a lily on my doorstep, eggshell white
with speckled leaves;
the card of introduction said the flower's name was
Fawn.

Sages wonder if it's possible for men to turn to
animals.
I wonder if they've pondered the agility of fawns.


Submitted by Joe Shields

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
M Asim Nehal 06 February 2019

Outstanding Ghazal. Mesmerised with every word of it.

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Hashem S 27 March 2014

Very beautiful indeed!

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Connie Marcum Wong 26 March 2014

I am so glad to have found this charming poem being featured here. I am giving it a # 10 because I was touched by it. Blessings and Aloha

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Michael Morgan 26 March 2012

This is a very nice poem, I think, and deserves a much higher rating than given. Very engaging.

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