Anna

...inspired by M by Seamus Heaney


Her cranium, its bumps and hollows
cradles secrets stored beneath,
neurons firing, never tiring
of their journeys to belief.

Thin vibrations mold, embolden,
prophecies, cunabula
suffuse the soul, engage the spirit
of the tortured Akhmatova.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Collins Avatar
June 30, 2012 at 7:37 AM
Oh my God, your first stanza gets the heart beating. You capture that Irish store of the dark and deep in words begging to be read. Heaney is another favorite of mine. love, Kathy
Palmer Avatar
June 27, 2012 at 8:53 AM
great write great words great mind,love reading your poetry Keith
Bauer Avatar
June 27, 2012 at 5:04 AM
i don't know who "the tortured Akhmatova" is, but i loved the poem nonetheless. the first verse is pure undiluted brilliance! write on, keith!
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June 26, 2012 at 11:48 PM
oh, how the mind can wire thoughts, keith.. esoteric yet engaging write for anna.... superbly done!..:) huggs!
Dietrich Avatar
June 26, 2012 at 7:22 PM
I had to google this one to see it was a Russian woman you were writing about. I think she must have seen a lot of bad things in her lifetime but also wrote sublimely.
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