Sunday, September 15, 2013

Hold me Not


artist/poet Kathryn Dyche Dechairo

So fragile hand of nature…
single leaf catching
from burning tree
predicament leave of fall
bookmark between heart plates
manipulative hats
wore when performed as master
in sumptuous vibrant feast.

Now vacuous, in blurry vision, dissolved…
whose fault…leaf turned violet…
please, slather the air on my shortbread.

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30 comments:

  1. GraceSeptember 15, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    I like the bookmarking between heart plates ~ Lovely capture too of the changing season, fragile violet leaves ~ The ending has a surreal imagery ~

    Thanks for linking up with Sunday's Challenge of Real Toads ~ Happy Sunday to you ~

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  2. Kerry O'ConnorSeptember 15, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    You have combined both prompts seamlessly here. I am drawn to this hand of nature you have seen in the artwork.

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  3. HelenSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    I love the way you ended this poem ... nice!!

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  4. Brian MillerSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    hey i will take a bit of fall on my shortbread...its my fav time of year....and i like hte bookmarking line as well....keeping a bit aside for when we need it...

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  5. kaykualaSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Cleverly combined 2 into one! Amazing humbird!

    Hank

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  6. De JacksonSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    Love this prompt mashup.
    And OH, this:

    "please, slather the air on my shortbread."

    :)!

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  7. Pat HattSeptember 15, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    Combining two look at you. Bookmarked line was my favorite that came due

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  8. HannahSeptember 15, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    I like your abstract approach and the visual of catching a leaf mid-air...nicely done!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    The end is so satisfying. Love this.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    My favorite is the opening...So fragile hand of nature.

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  11. daphnepurpusSeptember 15, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    Love this! "fragile hand of nature" and wonderful ending also!

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  12. Kathryn DycheSeptember 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    Just loved the bookplates and slathering air on your shortbread. Very cool.

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  13. humbirdSeptember 15, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    Thank you Kathryn and Brenda for challenge. Gratitude to all for thoughtful comments! Love <3

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  14. MarySeptember 15, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    This is a very gentle, thoughtful, and melodic poem to read, Humbird. You worked the wordle words well, and I enjoyed your poem very much!

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  15. aspiritofsimplicitySeptember 15, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    I love those first two lines

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  16. TruedessaSeptember 15, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    Enjoyed this poem and the feeling of fall in the book mark between hearts.

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  17. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 15, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    I liked "single leaf catching from burning tree" best.

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  18. LaTonya BaldwinSeptember 15, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    Some very cool word choices here. Nice on the tongue.

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  19. Old EggSeptember 15, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    I liked the use of 'leaf' and 'leave' to question our influence on nature.

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  20. EllaSeptember 15, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Yes, slather air on your shortbread...so delicate!
    It crumbles so easily~
    Well done

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    Fall is my favorite season and I fully understand the desire to slather its air on anything.

    Elizabeth

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  22. gabrielleSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    I'll have whatever she's having. A generous shmear, please!
    Fall is my favorite season and the leaf turned violet reminds me why.

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  23. Kay L. DaviesSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:52 PM

    Fall and spring are my favorite seasons. I love the end of summer, and the gorgeous leaves.
    A charming write.
    K

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  24. J Cosmo NewberySeptember 16, 2013 at 4:39 AM

    Quite a complex and intercurvatural composition!

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  25. Sumana RoySeptember 16, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    could visualize the whole scene....beautiful...

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  26. Susie ClevengerSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    bookmark between heart plates....what a beautiful phrase. Lovely writing!

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  27. ClaudiaSeptember 17, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    love how you interpret this...the hand of nature catching herself in a way..nice

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  28. Laurie KolpSeptember 18, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    I love to think of a leaf as a bookmark between heart plates.

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  29. LeoviSeptember 20, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    Touch of Autumn, a river of feelings

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  30. JulesSeptember 21, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    Thanks for your interest in my story verse for the Sunday Whirl.
    It all started with a pencil drawing... you can find that on the main story page.

    Nature feeds the soul as well as our bodies. I also like that 'heart plates.'

    Autumn starts tomorrow, my favorite season. :)
    ~Jules

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