Escaping
Monday 16 March 2009 Labels: Contributors' Poems, Guest Poet 9 responsesEscaping
The upper pond is frozen, the waterfall has ceased
Goldfish swim nervously in the lower catchment
Magpies rip at the ground searching for worms
Numbed by the frost and unable to escape
Naked trees shiver, waiting for a warmer sun
New buds form on optimistic branches
Ready for a show in the spring
One week too late, we head to the tropics
Where the only ice is floating in our drinks
And the effortless warmth fills our bones.
Yesterday’s layers of heavy clothes
Have become figments of our imagination
The biting cold of home
Is a distant memory unrecalled
Flimsy swimwear is the costume of choice
Tourists swarm poolside like European wasps
Dipping into water for their next drink
This is the land where love is encouraged
Where the sun encourages new romance
Between old lovers who still hold the flame
And need no encouragement whatsoever
© Bernard J Rossi
Author & Poet
BIO
Bernard J. Rossi has been writing in one form or another for almost 30 years and over that time his writing experiences have been in many diverse areas including technical, short stories, poems and a number of books.
His first short story published was Michael’s Birthday (1991).
Bernard has poems published in many anthologies, most notably “The International Who’s Who in Poetry” and another international publication, “The Best Poems and Poets of 2007.”
His most recent achievements in writing longer works have been the publication of Room 22 in late 2007 and Arlington Reef in early 2008 and Bernard has two completed manuscripts awaiting publication, The Bloodline and The Spiral, which is the sequel to Room 22.
Bernard’s latest work is different from all his previous works and is an exciting move into an intriguing direction.
Bernard J Rossi
Room 22
Arlington Reef
this is a beautifuk poem. thanks for sharing.
Thanks Lisa, it must be getting close to nine or ten months now since I wrote this one as over here the temperature is starting to drop again and we will soon be seeing ice in the fish pond once more (and we have our tropical holiday booked!)
BJR
I feel like escaping too sometimes. :)
Thanks for all ur cheery comments at my site Kim, u're da best! HUGS! :):):)
Beautiful poem and could be interpreted in more than the literal sense.
The shedding of the heaviness of past burdens and the hope for new happiness, warmth and love.
Lovely Kim!!:-)
Thanks Shinade, it is encouraging that you can see more than the literal sense in this poem. I like to put as much into each poem as I can and that usually means allowing the reader to interpret it in many ways, often based on their own experience of course.
Mariuca, I try to escape every winter whether I need to or not!
BJR
I feel like escaping too sometimes. :)
Beautiful Poem! Love it!
Flash, escape is a wonderful thing, as long as we remember to come back!!
Scentsy, thanks for the kind words,
BJR