Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Alpine

I self-consciously pocketed
the image of cowbells
as a text-book ‘poetic moment’
to add authentic colour.

Now, looking back
I dwell on the disintegration
of our friendship
that began that day.

And the endless melancholy of cowbells.



originally posted on this blog in 2007

18 comments:

polona said...

oh this is good!
i suppose most of us have an object or sound (or other sensory stimulus) that bear a special meaning...

carole said...

Image, thought and feeling beautifully encapsulated.

Anonymous said...

sound of cowbells....reverbates.

Odessa said...

the endless melancholy of cowbells. wow. i love this line!

rel said...

Juliet,
A beautiful verse to remind us of how anchored to nature are our emotions.
rel

patti said...

Cowbells are so melancholy - great ending!

Anonymous said...

Brilliant use of sound to capture an emotional state.

sister AE said...

nicely done. the more "feeling" part drapes well across the concrete frame you set up with the shape and sound of the bells.

Constance Brewer said...

A very thoughtful poem. Nice!

paisley said...

a visual reminder of a memory can be a powerful thing...

Paul D. said...

So much in these 8 lines. Great!

S.L. Corsua said...

You've blown me away with this short, noticeably inspired piece. ^_^ I applaud. Cheers.

Tumblewords: said...

pocketed the image of cowbells - my favorite line. The depth of the poem with a little surprise, a staying sadness and a lovely use of words is indeed inspired!

paris parfait said...

Very concise, with lots of meaning packed into a short piece. Well done!

Anonymous said...

Ah yes. I used to paint. For the last 5 months I can't paint or even look at any art supplies without thinking of betrayal. Strange but true.

Deb said...

Mmmm. There's so much I like about this, but most of all how the cowbells echo my own (your reader) instances of regret. Fine poem.

Anonymous said...

That first stanza is a grabber- well done!
and carries through the entire piece.

Anonymous said...

thank you for almost getting me to stop associating cowbells with Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell doing the SNL "more cowbell" skit...