Oh, Mother of the Milky way, put lips
to stars and feed pure sips to cosmic babes ...
Reach out, endure: eager fingers, gripping curves.
Swan of slender beauty, stay egg! See
the whispers of Ymir in mists of May, arising
from the core of love: life is a passionate
Valkyrie, sighing on blue mountains of
fullness, a harp repeating hips; a womb
crying its want to birth music from debris.
Afrikaans translation:
Kosmiese Liefde
O, Moeder van die Melkweg, plaas lippe
teen sterre en soog kosmiese suigelinge ...
reik uit, verduur: gretige vingers, klouend aan kurwes.
Swaan van slanke skoonheid, bly eier! Sien
die fluisteringe van Ymir in mis van Mei, stygend
van die hart van liefde: lewe is 'n passievolle
Walkure, sugtend op blou berge oor
volheid, 'n harp wat heupe heuwel; 'n baarmoeder
klaend oor haar behoefte om musiek te skep van brokstukke.
In a list
A contest entry
- So they say... Beauty is all that counts... by Perception.
550 points, ended May 9, 2008, 20 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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.... Wow... This is amazing. I really love how you penned this one. Nicely done, really amazing
Thanks for entering, and good luck
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Thank you so much ...
for inspiring me to write this poem. Without your prompt I would not have done it.
Thank you for the silver too. I am truly glad you liked this.
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This is beautiful! The imagery is lovely and flows into deep thought. Thank you for the vacation for the mind.
Love,
Amera
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...another STELLAR write...among diamonds!
One of a kind line-Swan of slender beauty, stay egg! Loved it!
"Fullness, a harp imitating hips;
a womb crying its want to birth music ..."Yowie, Myra... how'd you do that.
From the Lady of air, time, and eternal delights!
Thank you for giving us such excellence.
ADDED approval here.
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This is majestic with a wonderful grandeur and sweep to it. You encompass the universe and speak to profound truth. Excellent write. Stunning imagery painted on a canvas that spans the heavens. There is something elemental and primordial here as well, you have touched on an ancient knowledge that remains with us, just below the level of awareness, to this day.
Superb.
Garrison
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that's what i'm talkin 'bout
more, more, more... -
We have liftoff!
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A Star is born :)
If you take out the first two lines, and use them in a part two or another piece....Hmmmm
otherwise, I like the starry imagery -
interesting subject
S23
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Ah! I see what you mean ...
I decided to end this poem with the initial two opening lines, and with this exit, there is a lingering want, which now perfected the whole. Thank you, your clever Poet.
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