Poem of the Week

[iolanthe_rosa]

On Ending a Phone Call With A Good Friend Just a few years ago, to hang up the phone meant

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[shirebound]

Now we snap our phones shut with a clack,
Guillotine the last syllables that should have
Been left to drift like fine strands of silk tangled
Loosely in the nest of memory

Oh my. Perfect.

[iolanthe_rosa]

Thank you!

[xclairedelune]

*kvells*

[i_o_r_h_a_e_l]

Wow. What a clever, witty poem about something so trivial. :D

[gentlehobbit]

I love the descriptions and comparisons!

To return the receiver to its cradle, carefully,
With a smooth motion, like putting the baby down
For a nap, deposited sweetly, heavy-limbed
And warm, onto her back or her front or her side,

and

Now we snap our phones shut with a clack,
Guillotine the last syllables that should have
Been left to drift like fine strands of silk...

I don't see the poet's name. Did you write that?

*is impressed*

[alysscarlet]

Wonderful imagery. I love it.