By Francis Scudellari
Two hands, for one moment,
Infinite joined, seamed pair;
Thumb to cupped palm laid, probes
Tentative small circles,
Then bold-reached forays; Maps
Thought-familiar surface,
Smooth to light touch, but pressed
Harder, finely textured --
Cobweb-lined memory
Etched on gentle rises;
Traces entranced deep-cut
Crevices -- age-worn, branched
Pathways to red-pulsed warmth
Concealed tantalizing
Close within; Draws forward
Lured by new-formed pocket;
Nestles in found comfort,
Shut off, oblivious
Till time's pulled influence,
Inevitable, intrudes
19 comments:
Another wonderful piece Francis! Thanks for participating in Jane's Inspirations. Have a wonderful day.
Also form new acquired lines,
another hand crumpled,
Line of joy,
Union line,
Line victory
Eternal line,
A testament...
You can also delete certain lines other hand shaking ;PP
very lovely... it reads like a dance.....
Thanks Jane. I can always use inspiration, so I appreciate the prompts :).
Ciao Hanna,
It sounds like I need to take a palm reading course :).
Thanks Paisley. I was hoping for a certain rhythm, so I'm glad you read it that way.
Nel senso, che non hai capito nulla di questo che ho scritto?!
Lo so;)
Molto spesso non mi spiego bene; nemmeno in italiano...
Bisogna che stia zitta!
XbaciX
Amazing as always Francis! Your art and Poetry inspires me...
thanks for the ec drops too!
Ciao Hanna,
It's probably more my lack of understanding than a bad explanation. Don't keep quiet, keep trying ... I'll figure it out eventually :).
Thank you Alexis ... for the compliment, the regular readership, the ec drops and ads :). I'm glad you like the site so much, and I take inspiration from all of the fine poets like yourself that I read around the web.
I enjoy reading your work so much. I wanted to thank you so much for your kind words. They meant so much to me in this sad time in my life. Thank you. God bless.
Well done Francis. Excellent piece. I love how you dissected the movements of a clock and put them back together in an art form that is uniquely yours.
You're welcome Anna. I'm glad my words helped in some small way.
Thanks JD ... I'm pretty good and dissecting and reassembling things according to my own strange rules :).
The dance comment is close to how I feel.
Inspiring as always.
Poetry appears deceptively easy until you actually read it.
Thanks Cooper. I'm flattered to know it gives inspiration. It can sometimes take me a long time to put such a few words like this on the page. Some are more difficult than others.
It was a privilege reading your poems. I enjoyed it immensely.
Thanks so much Grandma Julia. I'm looking forward to reading more of your site too.
Wow, I like this. By the way, thanks for dropping and DROPPING by our site.
Geejay
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