We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage / And swear that Beauty lives though lilies die, / We Poets of the proud old lineage / Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why ... (James Elroy Flecker)

8.8.25

in this time ...

 

in this time

of wars and disasters

eclipsing other horrors


today’s rain and thunder

seems only fitting


I am glad to huddle indoors



sadly, to huddle indoors


only seems fitting –

today’s rain and thunder 


not eclipsing other horrors:

the wars, the disasters

of this time




A double cherita, written for dVerse Meeting the Bar: A revisit with the Cherita. (The cherita is meant to tell a story; I hope this almost plotless piece qualifies!)



26 comments:

  1. Rosemary, your Cherita tells a story ~ a true story. Well done!

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  2. Beautifully expressed, Rosemary! Sometimes we need to regroup and huddle in the midst of so much horrible.

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  3. I like the very subtle omission in the shadow poem that shifts its meaning.

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    1. Thank you; and I love that you see it as a 'shadow poem'.

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  4. In this time, indeed. There is much to ponder.

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  5. Rosemary, I like how you slightly change the wording from the first to the second to significantly shift the meaning. Nicely done.

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  6. Very well- crafted—the mirror effect, but not quite, is so powerful, and of course the theme too true... (Ain)

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  7. Sadly, a true story, Rosemary, that we are all witnessing. I’m always glad to huddle indoors.

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    1. There are some days that are particularly conducive.

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  8. Beautifully expressed 🙌

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  9. Oh,... such storms are alas just a temporary distraction...

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  10. Sadly too much wars and disasters. I will take the rain and thunder.

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  11. There is no hiding from the sadness and pain in the world, unfortunately. But there is comfort in knowing that storms eventually pass.

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  12. Give me the rain and thunder any time. Excellent double, Rosemary!

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    1. Yes, rain and thunder can count as pleasures, and as practical benefits.

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