Lady Lemming

My pen stumbled stammered
and fell
as you fall from the beckoning
cliff of ill fated friendship.

You showed me how the finest verse
is atonal music and the wisest words
of eternity’s pundits and seers
are but fallen chips of a Michelangelo David.

You taught me that Earth
is a spinning potter's wheel
with hands of wind and rain
that gently shape.

Your eyes, the twin planets of Gemini
drew me forth while I,
a beast of prey,
oozed through the darkness stealthily.

Yet Lady Lemming my love
LOOK OUT!
the jagged rocks below are no better
than the imagined wolves at your feet.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Brown Avatar
January 4, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Congratulations on making it through the 1st round of PoetrySoup International Contest. Wishing you the best in the finals James. Love, Carol
Haick Avatar
March 13, 2011 at 5:21 PM
There is a fine depth to this, Jim. So many of us see with only our eyes which does not see the whole picture. Profound, I'd say! Always, Ann
Anderson Avatar
March 9, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Very nice poem...Jimmy
Parker Avatar
March 8, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Is she a lemming or lark? A fascinating panoply of images to describe this relationship. The verse beautifully ponders whether the relationship was a fantasy or realistic (naturally flowing) bonding. Enjoyed your well-conceived verse.
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