She wanders not lonely as a cloud
but angry as a dust devil,
with judgement cloaked in blaming shroud
slowburn of anger, febrile.
What fate befell that sweet, sharp mind
now plagued with thoughts of violence
to spawn sensibilities so unsound
and increasingly mere silence?
What confounding ills did rear
this sullen, raging presence?
A once bright light, no longer here,
her love, an evanescence.
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‘but angry as a dust devil’ – lovely
Thanks, Pseu. bb
a love gone and leaving a hole to be filled with rage against anything near at hand…beware the dust devil.
Loved it, so descriptive xPenx
Thanks, Pen.
Good poetry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Ray. Good to have you visit.
Agree that ‘angry as a dust devil’ is a great image. This poem just about sums up me in my early twenties – haha. Love it!
Ha ha – yes, funny that – it’s inspired by someone who’s in that phase of her life right now 😀
Wow – I expect a lot from you and you always deliver. Lots to think about, shrouded in beautiful language. Thanks, Bluebee.
😀 Thanks, Monica – your comment will hopefully keep me on my toes, or perhaps I’ll crash and burn from the pressure – either way, I know you’ll always give honest feedback, which is one of the many things I appreciate about you. bb xx
No pressure from me — I get to enjoy!
Dust devil, ooh i never want to meet it. lol
You did a really cool poem here.
Enjoyed reading
Thanks, Richard – glad you enjoyed it. 😀
We all have the potential to become what was not previously seen in our character.
Your way with words is a joy to read.
Thank you, Zoë.
Riveting, haunting images, all the more frightening for their familiarity. With love and luck, this, too, shall pass (and more quickly without all the commas).
Thanks for your comment, Michael, and, also, as always, for the humour 😀
Beautiful. I particularly love the last two lines.
Thank you, Lafiamatabella.
Great, Bb!
Thanks, Adeeyoyo – and great to have you back in the blogging seat 😀
Really strong images, bluebee, what an addition to time’s poetry library! I love it!
Thanks, Kate
Bluebee! I love this “dust devil”….I see a whirling dervish…!
This poem is so good, so well crafted…and not too long. So many of us make that error I believe, where the total effect of our poetry, our sharp and defining words are lost when we make the poem too long. It is hard enough to capture the attention of readers, yet we threaten this with poetry that taxes the attention span of modern readers.
I really enjoyed the sharp sided form of this poem.
Brava!
Lady Nyo
Thank you for this great feedback, Lady Nyo.
Sorry…but this sounds like how I have been feeling recently!! Such a great poem, with awesome words and such strong imagery.
May I just say that it’s okay to feel this angry…so long as it’s contained and we find a harmless way to vent it (like hitting a punchbag/pillow or something). I also believe that there’s a ‘righteous’ anger…it’s one of the things that makes us human and allows us to get out of difficult situations xx
Thanks for your comments and insights on this one, Chloe. And yes, I agree with you that anger has its place in our lives as long as it does not rule us and make us impossible to get along with.