Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Sarah St Vincent Welch #307 Gardenia ii



behind the tinted glass the old man
she bent to smell a flower
the fall of her dark hair
the young man saw
her hand curl
pluck
hide
a flower
enclose petals
in the jar of her hand
she gave it to her mother

who could not come to the garden

7 comments:

  1. beautiful, but I was a little confused by the references to the old man and the young man

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  2. Fair enough, Robbie. Thank for the feedback.

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  3. I was trying to show two people watching her steal the flower, the old man behind the tinted glass, the young man not.

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  4. Wonderful image here: enclose petals/in the jar of her hand
    Beautiful poem

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