Whimsy, Lost in the Moors is published on Erato Magazine!
Lost in the Moors
(a poem by Patricia Furstenberg, first published online on Erato Magazine on 30 September 2022).
“On lavender sky the sun sets low,
The wind whispers, he stirs none;
Hush, he murmurs, to dream-land you go.
On a cetacean sky when the moon is silver
An owl hoots no-one, no-ot a fiddler,
Tic-toc, chimes the clock, dreams are no danger.
On a velvety sky with blushing clouds, new,
And ruby leaves adorned with morning dew
I hear through the breeze come, come with me now.
The branches lay low, leaves tumble over,
I stumble and crawl, I slave to follow,
Where the road bends I spot your shadow.
Pale turned the sky as the sun smiled wider.
Follow me, sang the wind, just surrender
I feel your hand, warm and tender.
High is the sky above nude boughs,
The leaves laugh and sprinkle about
Iām as light as a feather, I touch the clouds.
And the wind?
The wind smiles and shrugs.”
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Lovely Patricia.
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Excellent poem. Hearty congratulations, dear Patricia. ā„ļøā„ļøā„ļø
Ah, thank you, Aparna š
Congrats once again! You know, I’m watching The Sandman on Netflix, a TV series about the Lord of Dreams. Well, the kingdom of dreams is less scary in your poem. I enjoyed it.
Sweetie, you are spot on (as always) and I am thrilled it scared you a little š
I’ll have to make time to watch one of those series.
I love how the sky has different colors for some verses. It immediately sets the tone for what is to come.
Thank you so much, Pieter! I am glad you caught those images, that’s what I was going for.
Many thanks for your kind words.
this is awesome Pat! Congratulations!!
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Beautiful.
Thank you so much, Martie. It means a lot.
Wonderful poem Patricia and congratulations on the publishing!