The delicious smoky jazz merging with the passing of years' kindness;  the vivid and beautiful metaphor of the 2nd S; the 3rd S's equally superb metaphor of how she would have plenty of time later to re-live the years; and then finally a sense of the peace of mind to come within herself.

This is a delight, Silent Lotus.  A wonderful read

Full of surprises, some clear and some mysterious, Silent. You're gentle, but you in a good way break us nonetheless. -Tom

This is the poem in your 'journalese' I love.  Renders me silent.  ;)

dear Cheryl

felt it would be nice to include your comments on this poem
that you posted in my journal

they are very much appreciated

smiles
silent lotus
 
Re: Poppy Seeds Walnuts & Raisins
« Reply #219 on: February 08, 2010, 05:19:57 PM » by cherylleverette©

without mention is beautiful.  very sensitive.

are you sure you're a man?   

cheryl

silent,
I like how with the paper rollers it becomes so tangible.   nrw

The contrabass/clarinet combo, Silent, is an obstacle for me, the same way color adjectives like mauve/ecru are. To me they're thin words that don't put their finger on anything because I don't know exactly what they mean, for one thing (I do know "clarinet" but not "contrabass"), so they sound precious. All this says more about me as a reader than about the words or the poem itself, and "contrabass" is probably a very rich image for others, but thought I'd let you know anyway. Tom

Not sure I understand why, but I am extremely moved by this poem. Very nice.
JC