I put my hand out
For some fresh air
Oh!
For some fresh air
Oh!
I have been kissed!
Tuft of soft silky white
Hair held by a seed
Oh!
Whoever thought
I did not but
I witness now
Seeds
Seeds can fly!
Coming all this way
From miles and miles
Stopping here
To give me a kiss
Such an abundance
Abundance of spirit
This home tree is
No, no, no, no
I am not letting
You get away
I believe now
I deserve kisses
I will preserve now
Each and every kiss
Each and every kiss
I will plant this kiss
I will plant this seed
In my orchard
I will fashion now
A hair clip of the
Silken tuft
Such beauty, see?
Such, such, such
Beauty, see?
It will go infinitely
Well with my grey
And white
Grey and white
My grey and white
Peppery peppery hair
-
Chandni Girija
On prompt, as a palinode to this poem.
Day 30 of 30 | 30 Poems in 30 Days | Global Poetry Writing Month #napowrimo
I love this ode to greying, silver and white hair, Chandni, and the journey of the silky white-haired seed all the way to your own hair - I am embracing the silver in my own hair. I enjoyed these lines especially:
ReplyDelete‘I will fashion now
A hair clip of the
Silken tuft
…
It will go infinitely
Well with my grey
And white
Grey and white
My grey and white
Peppery peppery hair’.
Thank you, dear Kim. Our bodies are gifts in themselves. You have awesome hair.
DeleteYour grey and white and the seed feather made me smile. I love the drifty-floaty movement of this poem--not unlike watching a dandelion puffball. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Arti :)
DeleteWhat a declaration of acceptance and self- love in this poem. I felt the hair float in pride!
ReplyDelete"Hair float in pride" - love to this, Gloria! Thanks for coming here again and reading :)
DeleteDear Chandni, thank you for your ending. It fits perfectly into my latest cento. Please find it here:
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