We are breaking up radio waves
In the bathroom
They fall
Like stars
We catch them
Put them in our pocket
At seven we will eat chocolate with a spoon
It took us so long to join the dots
That now we are too tired to eat them
Tell me about it says Alice
Wiping sugar off her tongue
Her eyes drowsy and thick
My throat burns at the memory
Of that powder
Mixed up like magic
Waiting to perform
A thousand years gone
A thousand still to come
They will pass as quickly as a penny dropping
Alice whispers from on high
Down she falls like a snag
After rabbit
Joins me in that dream
The one where we are sniffing cocoa and powder
Inside the white walls
Buried in light
Like it was a choice
A kind of glass reform
Help me
Help me
She wails and mocks
I tell her not to talk
Panic sweat look laugh
She always brings me to the ground
The dragon turns tricks at the bus station
He has a hat on
But is still a little scary
Yellowed and soft
Crooked teeth waiting to bite
Take a slice
He confuses us
An eye lash waits on the tea pot
We coat it in sugar
Swallow it down
Please don’t leave us magic
We are breaking up radio waves
In the bathroom
They fall
Like stars
We catch them
Put them in our pocket.
Oh, I found the line! Your plea will not go unheeded! How could I leave you and Alice?
ReplyDeleteWe are very pleased about that thank you Magical...Alice is pulling up her socks and sharpening her pencil in anticipation xo
DeleteI wondered where Handcock's Halfhour had gone.
ReplyDeleteYou may have to bring me up to speed on that reference J Cosmo - was it the song we were singing as the stars fell
DeleteIt does take a long time to connect the dots, but that's okay. It takes everyone a long time, and some never accomplish it at all. Besides, we don't all get the same dots. Maybe you had a few extra.
ReplyDeleteWhat a philosophical and lovely way of looking at it (as always)..thank you kindly Ann..
DeleteI still hold out hope that one day I can pull an Alice. Maybe that's what it feels like to die, like going down the rabbit hole into a new and different realm of existence. I enjoyed the magic and mystery of this piece.
ReplyDeletehttp://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2014/12/more-and-less-than-human.html
Maybe so Cara - but let's not test it out just yet...plenty of fun to be had above ground and visiting the underground in words and thoughts alone...as long as we can pop up for air of course - thank you kindly - and for the add!
DeleteWell I don't think you will lose the magic in your writing Jae. It is quite mesmerizing, mainly because there is that element of danger in your (plural incl. Alice) situation. It is as though life's journey has so many obstacles that your readers don't meet themselves. Alice however seems very laid back!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Old Egg.. I think Alice has been here many times before...poor little one..I suspect she is tried of magic and powder and just wants to go back through the mirror to Snowdrop and Kitty...familiarity and confidence that some degree of normality will eventually come about must make for a laid back 'tude...thank you and magical best wishes back
Deletewonderful job with words once again, excellent
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And thank you once again Cifar
DeleteThis is stunning - absolutely one of my favorites - I am left with the image of a sugared magical eyelash blinking down the rabbit hole as I irresistible fall breaking up into your radio waves and caught like one of your falling stars tucked away in the pocket of your magnificent write BRAVO!
ReplyDeleteWe are very pleased we have you in our pocket Pearl...thank you brightly and a peaceful holiday time to you xo
Delete'Sniffing cocoa and powder inside the white walls' conjures up quite a picture! A joy to read as ever.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Keith....but not as joyful as Rosey ;)
DeleteWhat a fun take on these words. I always enjoy a wild and intriguing tea party.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joing us nan - a pleasure to see you
Deleteluv this late told in a graphic circular motion
ReplyDeleteHave a good Sunday
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much love...
Everything comes full circle...thank you kindly Gillena ;)
DeleteCompletely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Marilyn - and for your visit
DeleteNice take on dragon and stars from the radio waves what a fun! Feels great to fantasize a bit, and then thanks to Alice to be back at the ground....But yes,' Please don’t leave us magic '....if we don't proclaim our starlikeness who else will? ~ Happy Holidays, Jae! x
ReplyDeleteThank you humbird..for an imaginary friend she certainly has the ability to stop you dreaming too far...and yes..we must always proclaim our starlikeness..we must we must....best wishes to you too humbird j and Alice xo
DeleteDown she falls like a snag
ReplyDeleteAfter rabbit
Joins me in that dream
One often yearns to discover what holds true for us. To dream of lots of uncanny happenings can make them come true sometimes. They work in strange ways! Great lines Jae!
Hank
Thank you very much Hank...maybe dreaming is the first step to being...happy holidays to you
DeleteA pocket full of broken stars, what else are pockets for? Sometimes dreams are like that, sometimes waking moments....
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