Gladiolus

[anandaphoenix]

"Gladiolus"

Sword lily, the flower of gladiators.
A golden stab in the heart,
too bright, too perfect, too earnest.
Arms curved gently like the keel of a ship,
warm embrace sagging like a cradle.
No far off shores though,
and no plain stretched roads.
Just a wish and love.
And maybe even home.

I have no idea if my poetry is getting worse or

Comments

[aulic_exclusiva]

Brilliant!

I had never, until this poem induced me to enquire into it, realised the relationship of sword lily with gladiolus ["little sword"; a type of iris] and of gladiolus with gladiator, i.e., "sword-fighter" and with fleur-de-lys, the heraldic iris, emblematic of the French monarchy and of chivalry.

[ryo_omura]

You're gonna have to fight me for him.

[aulic_exclusiva]

Hand to hand, I hope.

[anandaphoenix]

This is the first time I've ever had two guys fight over me, even in a virtual, playing around manner. My life is getting stranger.

[clever_censur]

You're good man, this is way too deep for me to understand.^_^ Ganbatte!

[anandaphoenix]

It's deep?

[clever_censur]

At least to me it is. You think it's shallow?

[anandaphoenix]

I have no idea. >_> My poetry sort of does its own thing and I just watch. But thank you for the good luck!

[ophidimancer]

Why is it that violence and beauty are so intertwined for you, Pol?