Alice strokes her hair
She is a child blossom
We whisper in the night
Guarded and declining
We take a trip to the bookcase
Twice closet
We drop a smile and bellow
It is hard to deny the slide down
We rent time and stoop to endure it
Alice strokes my hair
She is a child blossom
In our rush to grow up we do not see the joy we are abandoning that we will look back on with such longing in years to come. In growing up we slide down (the rabbit hole probably) and lose our innocence ever yearning for the good old days that are now out of reach...then must endure time's punishment. I seem to have read quite a lot in this poem Jae!
ReplyDeleteAlways appreciate your insights thanks Old Egg
Deletechild blossom and renting time...fabulous images!!
ReplyDeleteChild blossom... who don’t love that, what a great way to be inspired.
ReplyDeleteTaking trips to the bookcase is good :)
ReplyDeleteLove the imagery here especially 'renting time' sigh.. something to think about.. :)
ReplyDeleteChild blossom, i like the sound of that. pretty and nice it seems. thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured something with the words 'child blossom.' A thoughtful poem.
ReplyDeleteI love that beautiful "child blossom". As each child surely is. "We rent time and stoop to endure it" strikes me. My wish for you and Alice is that you soar. Swoop about in that wide blue sky. I always love reading you, my friend.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely caught something with the phrase "child blossom" lovely.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your write this morning!!!
ReplyDeleteI too love the words 'child blossom'....intriguing what I feel during this poem...some sadness when I read, 'We rent time and stoop to endure it'...if we could only learn to own time and enjoy it what joy we could embrace.
ReplyDeleteI like the phrase renting time. I never thought of life like that but you are exactly right!
ReplyDelete'a child blossom' - there is something bitter-sweet in that image - and exquisitely evocative.
ReplyDelete"We drop a smile and bellow
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to deny the slide down"
Your images are always so well wrought and intriguing Jae, of this piece, my favourite lines
"We drop a smile and bellow
It is hard to deny the slide down"
much love...
It is hard to deny the slide down
ReplyDeleteWe rent time and stoop to endure it
Such is the danger faced by most, to be distracted. Though many too managed to effect some form of control. Great words Jae!
Hank
I wonder if we would appreciate time more if we remind ourselves that all of it is, indeed, rented...
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