When the blossoms open, everyone falls to her knees
Briar forests breathe a subtle poison dream--
Sleep in the waves of sunlight like a sea-drowned skull
Wind curls fairy knots alike in hair and fur
While the bees and the dragonflies and the butterflies
Drift above you, as fae and fish alike
Dream of salmon leaping upon plates of poetry, honey
Skirls from the fairies' wands like enameling;
Dream of men shifting fur to leather, their kisses cast
Careless to the forest floor, where you rest
While water rises to run drowning into other valleys
Crowned with damp petals and fairies
Greetings and salutations, hope that this finds you well and welcome to the Moon Pool. :) It's full summer here (also, first mosquitoes of the season--ick) and so one feels lightly poached after an hour of reading or writing outside and conjuring up dreams of fairy tale forests and fall (cool and dark, like a mantra). Love the image chosen by the Sunday Muse and sharing with both the Muse and Poets and Storytellers United. Happy poetry day!
-- Chrissa
Oh this is just the perfect tone to go with the image--all of the enchantment with an undercurrent of danger.
ReplyDeleteA bittersweet dream that is like Rommy said, enchantment. I love how you captured the image in such a surreal yet so real way. I love this Chrissa! Beautiful as always!
ReplyDeletePetals and fairies. I bow down too. What a cacophony of spring come to life!
ReplyDeleteHappy Summer Chrissa. Luv your poem today.
ReplyDelete"Skirls from the fairies' wands like enameling;
Dream of men shifting fur to leather, their kisses cast
Careless to the forest floor, where you rest"
And yes some of the kisses in nature are both cruel and at the same time sustaining
Happy you dropped by my blog today
Much💒love
I love the salmon leaping upon plates of poetry!
ReplyDelete+1! OK, +100!
DeleteYour imagery is so beautiful. I was especially struck by the sea-drowned skulls. And love all the fairies!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness this is good! So much to love here especially; "Briar forests breathe a subtle poison dream--Sleep in the waves of sunlight like a sea-drowned skull." Deliciously dark and enticing💝💝
ReplyDeleteThere is wild magic that kisses skin and bones when spring gets all springy. Also, I love the dance between "hair and fur" and "fae and fish". So many images come to mind...
ReplyDeleteEvery line- bursting with life and sensations! It goes so well with the image :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem ... the salmon image is perfectly yummy.
ReplyDeleteReally great balance between light and dark. "Dream of men shifting fur to leather" really good, along with the salmon line.
ReplyDeleteWonderful accompaniment for the fantasy!
ReplyDeleteDeliciously magical!
ReplyDelete"sea-drowned skull", what a vivid image, reminds me of pirates and such.
ReplyDeleteyour imagery in this poem of summer is just awesome. :)
A beautiful pairing of image and poem! I especially love ‘Briar forests breathe a subtle poison dream’ and ‘Wind curls fairy knots alike in hair and fur’.
ReplyDeleteDid everyone say "enchanting" already... you had me at salmon leaping upon plates of poetry... perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful poem...I was taken in with the first line. "Dream of salmon leaping upon plates of poetry" Goodness I wish I had written that line.
ReplyDeleteA charming forest fantasy, with a bear who dreams of salmon and poetry...now THAT is a fairy tale!!
ReplyDeleteThis could only come out of a moon pool.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Chrissa, every line and then every word that counts. I think this Bear photo has revived the peace and love child in some of us. So lovely here I almost teared thinking about "the way it was."
ReplyDeleteWe too are enjoying the summer that also came months ago here in Katy
I haven't worn a pair of jeans since the third week of January.
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You painted a wonderful word-picture of a world worth visiting.
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