We will honor youThe stone they said
Is bright and red
And for its finding
We will honor you
A grave so fine
That were it mine
Not in the least would I
Feel slighted
For in the ground
Your body bound
The deed could
Be mistaken
For had you known
That for the stone
Your life
Would be forsaken
Chris McQueeney 2/5/12 2:54 PM
Not often will I explane the words in a poem, and I won’t this time but I would say look up finding for alternate usages, if you do and you think you know what I am talking about let me know….
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26 comments:
Enigmatic and lovely...
Oh, yes, enigmatic is a good word to describe this. Good tight rhyme.
chris, it's mysterious and i love it. the final rhyme of the final line is very very very fine :^)
i looked up finding in dictionary.com and actually found all it's descriptions fascinating. finding as in ruling or judgement, that's what i was gravitated to, but it didn't help me crack your poem (which i want to)
your brevity is such a strength.
love
kj
and all that is left to ask is was it worth it? nice piece....
Ha! I am too worn to figure it out, but I would love to sing it, and might. It is lyrical. And I love that photo, or should I say the sculpture. I would purchase one immediately...changing what it holds often.
Some strong words there....nice.
Please, Annie! Sing for us :D
Intriguing, and I like the form of it, too.
=)
quite powerful and wonderful tribe.
Well, it is an enigma but perhaps it is about possession of a fine object for which someone has been killed - or about mining for precious stones. I always go for the obvious . . . :-/ I liked the swing of this piece.
Wow. This one is great.
Lovely!
Stunning piece. I've read it twice and will return to see what it holds on the next read.
To answer your comment on my blog: Coeur d'Alene. Nearly the opposite end of the state. :) Have you been away long?
Sounds like you are romancing the stone...
No need to explain;
Each comes to a poem from a different
place.
And takes away what they will!
I hear; "Wasted days and wasted nights."
rel
This is beautiful Chris! I am the same way about spelling.....but that is just a minor part of the writing process....you certainly have the talent part and that is what truly matters. :-)
Ah, a puzzle poem.
Not clever enough to solve it I am afraid.
Good read though.
I loved this .. one of my favorites. I couldn't crack the mystery either.
Enigmatic nails it perfectly. I think it would work well as a song, even a "round"
Lovely words indeed and I love it when mystery hangs around - I'd be pushed to fit music to this, though......
wonderful write
A nice poem
This is lovely.
Anna :o]
Hello Chris,
I really like this poem for its clarity of meaninig. I also thank you for the hint. It is my o[inion that too many poets choose words to confuse rather than to clarify. Poetry expresses emotion in a deepr and more economical way than prose, or poetry can be a song that uses rhythm and ryhyme for fun as in my Big Jack poem of a few days ago. I look forward to more of this quality.
sipped that..... slowly. went back for a repeat.... savored it.
Hmm...finding. To find something is to come to the end of a search. At the end my life, I would hope that I found balance and peace; enough for my spirit to rest easy.
Eloquent words sweet friend. (Hugs)Indigo
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