Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Off Key Wings of Song--By Suzanne Delaney--United States

Off Key Wings of Song

With blundering fingers- an off key funk-
a hangover disguised with natty turnarounds
as he plays on

Like a truth wheel his cosmos spun-
the light extinguished, that she,
like a night moth clung to

Good universe- there is still music,
mingling life with fears but there are
off - key wings of song and flights of fancy
that she might still return

Above his heart that just went- 'clunk'
soft fingers soar

Suzanne Delaney is a retired Registered Nurse. A resident of Hawaii, USA she was born in Tasmania. She now has time to pursue her passion for writing poetry, creating collages and for traveling.

4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful flow of sadness and hope. The "Off key wings of song" really pulled me in and those closing two lines make my my eart go "clunk"

    love,
    Kathy

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  2. Your words paint a great visual for the reader bringing me to read you again. Nice work!

    Rhoda Galgiani

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  3. Thanks so much for these encouraging comments.
    Suzanne

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  4. Thank you, Connie Marcum Wong, for the following comment--

    Suzanne, your poem soars through the cosmos! This is such an impressive piece that it made me want to read it over and over again. Wow! I feel that when someone says wow about a poem it means there are no words to express how truly wonderful the poem has made them feel, so I say again, Wow!

    Blessings, Lotus

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