sunonheads exit
February 16, 2010 at 7:02 pm | Posted in australian poetry, contemporary poetry, poetry, writing | 13 CommentsTags: poetry, The Puzzle Box, writing
sunonhead is always happy
he thinks tummyful by the riverbank
how does he do that then is distracted
by a flash of silver just beneath the surface
somewhere in the world a monk is happy
and his song carries the river forward
follows the shadow of the sparrow
as her hair cascades down mountainsides
and rivers unfurl
into the sea
there she is thinks sunonhead
and slips beneath the silken surface
ripples radiating behind him
and flattening, smoothing into
the surface of the still lake,
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Comment by Brad— February 16, 2010 #
the way sunonhead thinks is a wonderful thing. beautiful poem
Comment by tipota— February 16, 2010 #
somewhere in the world a monk is happy
and his song carries the river forward
Good to know u still got it Pauls…I’ve been meaning to get back to u for a while, but got caught up in my own little world. Anyhow, u can email me anytime (I think I entered it on this site). I’m actually starting a group at the Cafe – small/select, and am trying to woo u and shel back (already got AngelHeadedHipster on board). Let me know, stranger.
Comment by Alessander— February 17, 2010 #
somewhere in the world a monk is happy
and his song carries the river forward
I love these two lines also, and the next…the whole work is gorgeous, supple, a ribbon of words
Comment by art predator— February 17, 2010 #
that;s lovely, thanks. pleasing to think of happiness moving things around.
Comment by Bonnie McClellan— February 17, 2010 #
Wow! So beautiful, so powerful! I don’t know what to say…
Comment by Sumedh Prasad— February 17, 2010 #
lovely, paul. additionally, i see the “mature readers” banner up to the side – did i miss something? aside from the stray f-word? makes me think i should’ve been pleasuring myself all the other times i came to the blog. i should’ve felt guiltier about coming here, too. ah, well – life is full of missed opportunities.
Comment by jason— February 19, 2010 #
I loved this when I first read it, and still do. Simply beautiful.
Comment by harmonie22— February 19, 2010 #
This will never age Paul… The Puzzle Box is eternal.
Comment by gnunn— February 21, 2010 #
The water imagery is so varied and stunning.
Comment by The Querulous Squirrel— February 23, 2010 #
The line, “he thinks tummyful by the riverbank” is heaven to me. I love it.
I, too, caught the “mature readers” notice on the side of the blog. If any site should have that warning up – it’s mine. What prompted you to post?
Comment by Bryan Borland— February 24, 2010 #
Between reverie and motion, its hypnotic :)!
Comment by Mental Mist— February 25, 2010 #
this is beautiful… i like this place of quiet and peace a lot… if you tell me dear monk i shall not share it w/a another living soul…
Comment by pieceofpie— May 2, 2010 #