my alabaster box is broken
my hair perfumed
i am the weeping
woman, child
lost & found
i am like stardust
hammocked
in the web of the
moon, dreamer
asleep in the blue-flame
rain, cloud and fog
delivered on the
dark-smoke water
eyelids stirring
in dappled light
opening to the full
s t
r e t
c h
in the sweet summer
sun
when everything is
new again,
believing
i am my best work
in my pajamas, cuddling
my preferred method
of communication
i am a seeker of poison
to extract from wounds,
salve when
storm-blistered,
and hope when there
is
nothing else
i am consumed
in crimson smolder
passion
and peaceful glow,
soft & bold
my alabaster box is
broken
my hair perfumed
i am the weeping
woman, child
lost & found
© 2014 Jennifer
Wagner
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photo © 2014 jennifer
wagner
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For dVerse Meeting the Bar: Self Portraits. Brian has challenged us to write a "selfie" poem which can be "symbolic, metaphorical, descriptive".
28 comments:
stardust hammocked on the web of the moon....
seeker of poison to extract from wounds...
really some cool lines in this jennifer...
the repetition of the opening stanza at the end
is spot on too...
cool shot of you as well...looking fly in the glasses
and the way you did your hair...
Gorgeous! pic and poem!
Wow I love this.
I'm curious about the path behind you...
Nice pen. Cool pic :) ~
I love your photo and so many great lines! I too am storm blistered~ You are stardust-how beautiful! I want to tangle with that web of a moon! Beautiful, Jennifer!
beautiful. my favourite bit: stardust
hammocked
in the web of the moon
I felt the hurt, and the strength in this poem - your words just carried me along
i love how you start and end this with the broken alabaster box, the perfumed hair...lost and found... very cool pic as well with the path reflecting in your eyes..
Creative title and very cool on the opening and ending lines - weeping woman, child lost & found ~
I find that whole second stanza just fabulous - i am like stardust
hammocked
in the web of the moon, dreamer
asleep in the blue-flame rain, cloud and fog
Love that shot of you too, smiles ~
Grace
seeker of poison to extract from wounds....i love and revere the image...great
lines all along...
I see you. Well done.
so loved the hammock in the moon... wonderful visuals
Loved, loved this Jennifer!
Many, many years ago I wrote an allegory using the alabaster box. Such a wonderful use here, Jennifer. You've created such good imagery.
hammocked in the web of the moon...
I got stuck on that line (in a good way) and the contrast between crimson passion and the soft and bold glow.
Absolutely fantastic.....I noted the same lines as Brian, love the repetition of the key lines....and, especially, "hope when there is nothing else." Me, too, kiddo. Especially then!
This is a lovely ride of indulgence with delicious stops along the way.
A full spectrum of reflection, poetic but not conceit, self-deprecating while still
self-supporting; shreds & shadows of self-love prep for the dispensation to others; a very nice poetic.
Gorgeous... this made me feel like we could be best friends, sitting in the backyard watching fireflies go by.
Wonderful...and great photo too. I can so relate to this. My favorite bit of wording: my alabaster box is broken.
"The child lost & found."
__By stepping back to find the child we once were, we find ourselves.
the child
tells me what I should be
I strive
Best wishes! _m
“eyelids stirring
in dappled light
opening to the full
s t r e t c h
in the sweet summer sun
when everything is new again,
believing”
– wonderful words: an indelible line of poetry.
Great picture, too!
Love the poem and your picture :)
Very interesting piece - as a whole it touches many sensitive aspects as well. Smiles.
Love the repeat of the first and final stanza - gives it a different meaning from first to last - beautiful self portrait wonderfully crafted - K
Very revealing of the thoughtful you ...like the pajamas part ;)
What a cool picture of you, Jennifer! I love the poem, especially the repetition of the first and last stanza. Child, lost and found ... my favorite line. A very creative selfie in image & words! :)
beautiful.
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