Sunday, August 21, 2016

Linda Stevenson #21 August 21 Rhyming with window



Rhyming with window

How its sills could do with
cleaning, the curse
of upkeep, how we lie low
behind a curtained one for
solitude, making the castle
our own; how, in the dipping
afternoon, the softer light
leans in, teasing glass
to ornament, dressing
it up to glow.

4 comments:

  1. Enchanting. All the layers of life between its lines. Love '... teasing glass/to ornament ...'

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  2. Thanks Liz. It's one of those momentary pieces written on the spot in response to a small impetus. Someone was saying that it's difficult to fine good rhymes for the word "window" ...so this popped up ready made.

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  3. they're subtle rhymes... but I love the title even if it didn't rhyme!

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  4. I love the title too. My first reading was with 'Rhyming' as a noun rather than a verb - liked that s lot.

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