Emerald Cave Morakot, Thailand
from Kerry's post, June 17, 2017
The Day When
Her bones turn to dark emeralds
Hues of green, admirable sheen
Guarded she'll be, teeth of
gems green
Brazen thieves their wares they
pedaled
Her blood will turn to fine Merlot
Drink of queens none finer for
them
Hair of shining gold, fine
emblem
Dreaded thieves their wares all
aglow
Emeralds, gold, wine undid her
Thieves.
She's sold to highest bidder
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- Photo (see Toads link below) and Poem Copyright © 2017 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved- I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor, at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Micro Poetry ~ Dark Emeralds, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/06/micro-poetry-dark-emeralds.html
- Kerry's words for us, "Today is the day we put the "mini' back into the Sunday Mini-Challenge, and return to the option of form poetry. The object of this challenge is to write a poem in no more than 10 lines (but you may write in fewer than 10 lines all the way down to a single American sentence). Choose your own form or write in free verse, if preferred... our frame of reference is "Dark Emeralds" - from the final line of this poem by James Wright" again at the Toads link above.
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Vivid poem. I like this short poem challenge! - gel aka Emerald Eyes( an old blog nmae of mine) also your poem tells an intriguing story
ReplyDeleteHer blood will turn to fine Merlot..
ReplyDeleteA wonderful image, Jim.. Thanks for the many shades of green.
I feel the blood as wine being almost like a vampire story.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!❤️ I especially love "Her blood will turn to fine Merlot" ❤️
ReplyDeleteWhat luscious imagery!
ReplyDeletebrilliantly powerful ending - lush and rich - and yet something darker, foreboding - a fable like feeling to this
ReplyDeleteDark, mysterious tale beautifully told, Jim.
ReplyDeleteSipping life by the glass (or the bottle) can have such terrible effects...
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