The Grey Goose and the Languages of Doves
"The Grey Goose and the Languages of Doves"
He threw the Grey Goose
out the window,
It landed on
The Road;
shattered in a dozen
sharp glistening diamond
different ways
on a day
that meant a dozen
different peaces -
but its mind
landed on its
webbed feet to
resist sinking
on land mines
and on it flew
upwards towards freedom
towards a distant but
warmly inobtrusive
soulful unresisting
benevolent
Sun
His mouth was dry
and full of feathers
yet still he sang
of tomorrow
and better
sunny weather
each hour
he lived
he thought
of stories
to bring
forward
better
Tongue extended
to talk
a smile pressed
against his mirror
Talking in tongues
all the better
to bring her nearer
The smooth jade windows
bottled glass
caressed by years
swallowed and
rolled in deep blue
unforgiving
unfathomable oceans
she washed upon
the shallow tide of his shores
and swallowed his
interior
He tapped the pane
he tapped the pain
no conversation
in real time
entranced in
the shallow waters,
smooth yet sharp
greens direct
and crystalline
bewitched
by the idea of
reaching shore,
she remained
The Grey Goose
thrown out the window
shattered and split
into a dozen different
stories and
towards tomorrow
flew
holding tight to
beyond the twin blues
a loving
visage
wings brushed against
the possibilities,
Ten Green Bottles
sitting on a wall…
reduced to
1
remaining
unheard
unsung
The Grey Goose
flew another season
wings spread
flying in
never-ending
rotation
trying to
translate
the language of
Black Swan
who flew another season
wings spread
flying in
never-ending
rotation
trying to
translate
the languages of Doves
He threw the
Grey Goose out the Window
looking for the language
of a
Dove
(LadyLabyrinth/2019)
"Thursday's Child" / David Bowie
https://vimeo.com/240799507
"Thursday's Child" (Arcapela) / David Bowie
https://youtu.be/DUccRGav3yM
"The Possibilities" / Michael Hutchence
https://youtu.be/DRBbuHr1jbo
"The Possibilities" / Michael Hutchence, lyrics
https://genius.com/Michael-hutchence-possibilities-lyrics
"Thursday's Child" / David Bowie, lyrics
https://genius.com/David-bowie-thursdays-child-lyrics
1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anser_(bird)
2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Goose_(vodka)
Thanksgiving:
3.
https://www.gq.com/story/the-case-for-eating-goose
4.
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-goose-with-chestnuts-prunes-and-armagnac-1086
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