douglas Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 The Yellow TulipThat tulipStaring me right in the faceOn a sinister bent stemHalf inquisitiveHalf threateningWith a deep black centreSinking and plungingInto places I don’t evenWant to know aboutAnd that mean little yellowGoat’s head shapeInsideIn the centreStirring up restlessness fromDeep within my soulAnd all is silent in the roomThe tulip and IBoth with dead-still headsBoth bending towardInevitable deathSilent in the roomAdorned withPerishing petals Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Douglas, you made me picture you in a funeral parlor or wake of an acquaintance and this tulip got you thinking while "all is silent in the room/The tulip and I". Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Hi Douglas, thanks for this visit from Les Fleurs du Mal, with your own unique insight. - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Some colourful words to set the reader's mind in motion. Your unusual use of the word "sinister" prompted me to think of a diagonal heraldic stripe. And with the "goats head shape/ inside/ at the centre"... I could almost imagine someone describing a family's fateful coat of arms. Enjoyed. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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