To Thrum a Gla**y Stem On fragmenting taffeta mirrors Manacled to an earthen house Over two bending knees an iron chain Beetle, bone and stone Pine for a love unknown Though winged soporific dreams Lay sprawled, waiting expansive This my promise Blue: The Thought and its mandrel motion This my promise Scarlet: The Blush of a ripened Fruit Left low in sanguine laughter In a bed the soft of heather
Stashed in the branches breach Words to thin cracked leaves Like the folds of an angels wing Or the crack in a devils smile Poetry for kin and fey Or the unsuspecting seeker This my Promise Green: The Lilt in a voice that's laughing This my promise Gold: To Sup with empty Cup The Pearl that contains all pearls The piece that evinces the puzzle On peeling taffeta mirrors To Thrum a Gla**y Stem