Silver
I hear my mother
In this dark winter
As the crystal branches reach
To touch the star flecked sky
As I await the solstice moon
I hear her voice
‘Silver’
‘by Walter de la Mare’
Comments
lovely poem..
aye...
One of my mostest favourite poems ever: as a child, I used to read it out loud just for Joy; definitely one of those that influenced my eye for beauty and increased my appreciation of the power of words, and effective repetition. Do I remember something about 'the silver paws of the dog'?
This has a lovely haunting clarity. I hope it will be part of a longer poem, though it stands well as it is IMO.
for the first time ever in my writing, this feels like it might only be part of a bigger poem
<Deleted User> (6315)
Mon 6th Dec 2010 20:42
this is lovely :o)
Beautiful! Just beautiful.
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<Deleted User> (3841)
Wed 15th Dec 2010 00:15
Yes beautiful, love this.