Along with six other works, the following poem titled “Clay” was accepted into Tayen Lane Publishing‘s Poems from Conflicted Hearts: An Anthology scheduled for release in March of 2014!
CLAY
I come knocking, find you in the garden
looking not more than a child, eating
the sweet petals of the guava blossoms,
bending to sweep the stone pathway.
You drift impatiently into the house,
in one room, then out, the easiness
of your movements unbothered by age
in the sweet, unfurling air of spring.
Sweat beginning to bead at the backs
of my knees, I know your face
just as you do in the mirror, see we are
fashioned from the same clay.
You understand the restlessness in me,
eyes carrying that burden of knowing,
like the towhee on the sill staring at its own reflection,
that desperate sound of wing-beat against glass,
wanting so much to be nearer.
From The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems, Black Swift Press, 2014
c. B. L. Bruce
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Congratulations
Congrats on another success!! I hope the Weight of Snow is doing well as it is a wonderfully written book and deserves to do well.
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I enjoy poetry, and have written since I was a child, but for me especially when they became song lyrics, my efforts were more about angst and best suited to the 70’s style of country music….. I follow a number of poets and I think you will agree bribruceproductions are worth that follow.
Thanks so much for the reblog and for the kind words! 🙂 If you’ve enjoyed this poem and some of my other posts, I would encourage you to take a look at the entire collection, “The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems” available as a paperback from Amazon and at all major e-bookstores!
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“…wing-beat against glass…” Heart-wrenching. Love it.
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Congratulations! That’s great news. I really enjoyed your poem 🙂
Thank you so, so much! If you’ve enjoyed this poem and some of my other posts, I would encourage you to take a look at the entire collection, “The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems” available as a paperback from Amazon and at all major e-bookstores!
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Brilliant! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Rich imagery on both animate and inanimate beings! Love it 🙂
Thank you so, so much! If you’ve enjoyed this poem and some of my other posts, I would encourage you to take a look at the entire collection, “The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems” available as a paperback from Amazon and as an eBook at all major e-bookstores!
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Congratulations! You are certainly a gifted poet.
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http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Snow-New-Selected-Poems/dp/0991450310/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391276879&sr=1-1&keywords=the+weight+of+snow
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Thank you! I will do that.
This is so beautiful! You capture a sense of longing so perfectly.
Thank you so, so much! If you’ve enjoyed this poem and some of my other posts, I would encourage you to take a look at the entire collection, “The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems” available as a paperback from Amazon and as an eBook at all major e-bookstores!
http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Snow-New-Selected-Poems/dp/0991450310/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391276879&sr=1-1&keywords=the+weight+of+snow
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