Print by Margaret Bednar (me)
Driven
Looking back
means tampering
with consequence.
She prefers
eyes straight ahead,
candor the guiding light -
no time or patience
for vanilla-lipped explorers
with hymns in their throats.
Determination her oxygen
as she reaches for star-flocked sky,
Milky Way garlanding obsidian tresses,
moonbeam grasped in the fist of her hand.
by Margaret Bednar, December 4, 2022
playing along with "Word Garden Word List - Paige Ackerson-Kiely"
20 words, pick at least 3. I chose tampering, candor, explorers, flocked, garlands, hymns, oxygen, vanilla
We've all heard of velvet-lipped but I like the idea of vanilla-lipped. LOL. Thanks, Shay, I had fun with this.
4 comments:
Wow! You had fun writing it, I had fun reading it. So many great lines. Wonderful.
You had me at: "Looking back / means tampering / with consequence" Well penned! "Vanilla-lipped explorers" and "Determination her oxygen" are terrific.
Sounds like me, to me. Love the image.
Margaret, this poem is exquisite. Love your turns of phrase, the images you give us, such as these:
"vanilla-lipped explorers"
"as she reaches for star-flocked sky"
"moonbeam grasped in the fist of her hand"
And the general feeling of exhilaration. Beautiful <3
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