Sunday 23 January 2011

elemental



Silent grains of pollen fall upon the face

Veiling the ache in jaundiced beauty

Swirls, streaks, sinews

Yet the doe eyes tell the tale

Through the seed-spotted lashes,

The red rims, the swell of a crystal tear



Flashes of sunny brilliance tint the soft tendrils of the hair

Blinding all to the raven darkness within

Gloss, gossamer, gushes

Yet the stray strand lays bare the story

Through soundless floating melancholy

The loneliness, the pain of abandonment



Rivulets of fluid fervour reflect against the lithe limbs

Distracting one from the taut tension

Affective, aesthetic, allegoric

Yet the terse tendon pulses passionately

Through throbs of pilfered potency

The hurt, the twinge of forced surrender



Cowlicks of feeding fire caress the soul

Burning mercilessly the water of life

Coy, come-hither, cooing

Yet the undiscovered drop dances

Through pirouettes of pleasure

The joy, the abandon of a second chance