It
surprised me that it was colored,
colored
blue, in fact, I had never
considered
that it might even have
a
color, or if did, it would be
a
rainbow, but no, it was a
sky
blue of different shades, rounded
and
soft in places but with a jagged
edge,
too, like a sharpened dagger
aimed
at what, hearts? At its center,
for
it had one of those, too, were
three
interlocked boxes, three in one,
and
a fourth box off to the side, like
but
separate, the only box I was
allowed
to open, to find a sky blue
mirror
edged in a sky blue flame.
And
a voice called it faith.
This
poem is submitted to the Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets – what invisible (yet
real) thing might you see with a third eye. To see more poems, please visit
dVerse Poets.
Photograph:
Abstract Blue by Michael Meilen via Public Domain Pictures. Used with
permission.
19 comments:
Ooh... I LOVE this one, Glen. Faith is undescribable, but you did great with it.
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sky blue and limitless with possibilities eh? three boxes and one off to the side i can open...really nice touches to this glynn...
i like the art before we see any text and the bits about blue in the story, and i like the nifty ending.
wow - i like how you made faith visible for us..and in such a way i really think i can run my hand across the screen and feel it on my finger tips
I love this--ascribing the color blue to faith. And why not? Clever write, Glynn.
I like this metaphor - it works well as a concept - nice exploration of idea
I too enjoyed the undergirding of the work, building a strong poem.
Superby super write on faith. Yes, I wouldn't have guessed blue either. Kept me reading. Excellent job.
http://henryclemmons.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/yet-still/
Love this Glynn! I too see blue, the sky blue of a late summer afternoon...wonderful write, wonderful faith! Thank you...
This makes me want to open that box too, Glynn! Blue is a very nice thing to unwrap. And there is something about looking up...
The voice of faith is a wonderful voice, specially when we don't know or are not sure of the real "colours" of boxes, people and events.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful gem ~
I took the trip with you. The sky and the sea can be blue on blue.
One of your most intriguing, Glynn. Its beauty keeps pulling me back..
Love this, as everyone said it felt so "right"..as though we have never known but has always known this. I love when I am presented with this kind of truth. It restores a little bit of something, faith perhaps, that I thought was lost. Lovely!
This is amazing...deeply moving. A gift. Thank you Glynn.
inside the box
was many blue
berries
very juicy
and merry
bursts of
sweet flavor
to knock off
one's socks
Nice plunge into the metaphysical, using the symbols adroitly, as always.
Very nice Glynn, love the boxes - blue and finding find - edged mirror blue flame...Love the progession and promise of the piece...bkm
I know I should be content with the faith you found in the fourth box, but part of me wants to know what was in the three interlocking boxes. But, content I shall be. Very nice. Peace, Linda
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