I carried it all
dropping little pieces of you
along the way
you were still in my arms
when you curled into a ball
rolling down my arms
into my palms
you sat there
like a little china cup
full of teardrops and chai tea.
I tipped you upside down
on a mothers best saucer
we were kittens
licking at the future
a sign
a face
an arrow
and the number 11
you were
pretending to be things you were not
I was
intending to tell you but I forgot
that you were the sweetest thing.
When I rolled away
you followed me
around the corners
over the edges
through the grates
down into the underground
around into the fun we’d found
and off into the cupboard
filled with love, porcelain and broken tea cups.
© ryan
adgray, 2 months ago
Gorgeous Imagery :o)
I could just see it rolling around after you :o)
[far too much TV lol]
A stunning piece again my friend :o)
B R A V O !!!
aglaia b, 2 months ago
so wonderful!
xox ;-)
MrPJ, 2 months ago
beautiful :)
flower68, 2 months ago
gorgeous,especially that last line.
pouch, 2 months ago
wow. Lovely writing
heroine, 2 months ago
Each thing I read of yours I’m able to tap into the emotion of it and really feel it.
Silvia Manuela, 2 months ago
Excellent description and sense of movement and exciting and wellbalanced structure, Nicole.
butchart, 2 months ago
your ability to relate life’s events into visual vignettes of beauty is a true talent…. wonderful work….......b
WanderingAuthor, 2 months ago
I love this! It is such an incredible poem, and the lines
“we were kittens
licking at the future”
just blew me away. I can just feel in my gut what you meant, even if I can’t put it into words nearly as well as you did. :-)
LisaG, 2 months ago
Love the descriptive feel of this gorgeous piece, Nicole…..
LOVELY…. XO
Brett Foster, 2 months ago
Applause! Wonderful piece Nicole.
Trish Cooper, 2 months ago
AMAZING work Nic!!!!!! Oh how I loved reading this, (actually I read this 3 times in a row LOL) Each line just perfectly melded into the next…....damn girl, this is flipping fantastic!!!!!! Hugsxoxoxo
Susie Mac, 2 months ago
Wow!! so well written…. surreal and descriptive…so imaginative susie :)
careless rapture, 2 months ago
just beautiful…
i love this line
‘we were kittens
licking at the future’
bellmusker, 2 months ago
you were
pretending to be things you were not
I was
intending to tell you but I forgot
that you were the sweetest thing
So, so delicate and lilting, yet filled with love & longing. I love this, Nic. Beautiful! x x x
SoxyFleming, 2 months ago
like that number eleven