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The Queen's Slippers - Part 2

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"The Queen's Slippers - Part 2"

There goes my heart
with bags packed
no turning back
or final wave
seated hooded next to huntsman
innocent, gauche, temperamental
There will come a time
to save,
but save oneself
on this dark road,
one must -
There will come a time
to talk,
but walk the talk
on this dark road by oneself
‘tis the True Lesson,
to Win-Win,
one must.

A gold wedding ring
A delicate diamante crucifix
An open heart
Some words inscribed
Latin to remember
casually tossed aside
Sterling Silver
broken in seconds
That is the past
Life now beckons.
Lost. Much later. Lost.
A Soothsayer sees –
A Soothsayer knows.
A Soothsayer has walked
the same Road.

Bluebird's and Cuckoo's nests
glittery material things
carrots dangled by withered carrion minds;
True wealth are the hidden maps
buried in the Lost Forrest of Time.

There is an owl it perches
on my heart
digs it’s talons in like
nine inch nails piercing
it softly hoots, too diabolical
for screeching

The Owl slowly turns it’s eyes
towards the Reader
a silent voyeur trespassing on the kill,
it digs it’s talons in sharper
blood flows claret stained
drop by drop
into the Poison Chalice, again,
blood flows warm and free
it’s pumping with life yet, see?
Soon, too soon it will come
tomorrows are never guaranteed.

Above it’s right talon a sterling silver anklet
it holds life in balance, still,
Warm with life
Cold with death
The fine line drawn between
Imperious over lifeblood’s flow

Inscribed, in font Gothic,
The Owl’s name is POE

Gently, the writer places the hood over POE’s eyes and kisses the top of his head. Our writer, dear reader, brings out her Queen’s Slippers. Hearts are in her mind, she’s playing “NO TRUMPS”.

(Lovejoy-Burton/Feb 2018)

1. In Australia, the Joker in the Queen's Slipper brand of playing cards depicts a Kookaburra, a bird native to Australia with a call that famously resembles human laughter. In Australian games of 500, the Joker is often referred to colloquially as "The Bird"

2. "Do You Love Me", Nick Cave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZGPB4463mM

3. "The Day the World Went Away", NIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtmI6j3R-Y0

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Frederic Parker

Date: 2/10/2018 12:12:00 PM

The poet Kahlil Gibran said that parents are the bow and children the arrow and thus once pointed in a direction all they can do is let the arrow fly....It's me paraphrasing his quote...a thought...rather than type the youtube, post the actual youtube

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/10/2018 7:59:00 PM

I have read that too Frederic and I thoroughly agree with your comment and Monsieur Gibran's ruminations. Oddly enough, and you may think this odd, I placed a book of Kahlil's poems in my father's casket before he was buried. We all placed treasures therein, like the Egyptians with a Sarcophagus. There you go, there's a story. When I have scraped up enough money to pay for membership, I will post the actual You Tube. I'm an impoverished writer...