I.
It’s hot. Like record-breaking hot. I want to chill my skin across cold marble. Like shortcrust pastry needs. Or submerge myself into a wave, into the sequinned imagination of a mermaid. Like a cold water fish. Like a big old lazy cod. I want to hibernate in a green grassy mirage before I falter and fall like a scar.
blue as the sky
too vague around the edges
a scarlet swelter
II.
A Gelatinous Glisten
It’s hot. Vague
around the edges hot.
Record-breaking.
A scarlet swelter.
I want to chill my skin
on cold marble. Like
shortcrust pastry needs. Or
submerge myself in a wave, or
into the sequinned imagination
of a carp.
A cold water fish. Like
a big old lazy cod.
I want to hibernate
in a green grassy mirage,
before I falter and
fall like a scar
Reblogged for Fandango’s Flashback Friday. This poem (as two versions) was posted 3-years ago today.
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8 responses to “Reblogged for Flashback Friday”
I love both versions Misky, although the first one sucked me in better. My favourite line in both was,’like a big old lazy cod.’ Simple English, no pretentious words, but it does exactly what it says on the tin. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m delighted that you like it. The first one was published with Ten Penny Players publication called Waterways, Poetry In The Mainstream, which is an eduction-based charity in America. If you’re interested, there’s an article on Wikipedia about them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterways:_Poetry_in_the_Mainstream
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Thanks Misky.
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It’s very hot where I live today. Like 100+ degrees F. So I can definitely relate to your two poems.
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I hope you have air conditioning!
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Thankfully, I do.
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Amazing!! I love them both!!
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Thank you! 😁
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