a thousand nights of separate journeys
to finally meet on an island oasis
for a sunset of sharing tales
of triumphs, perhaps travails
one, murky glass of furnaced ‘ewa sands
the other, a scroll pulped by pounding hands
lady vessels of tendril lives
that the ancient one still contrives
a balcony above a monkeypod cloud
a feast of wine completes the façade
the stage for telling is set
for this Scheherazade duet
act one, the glass is overturned
spilling brine of death not spurned
her sister, her mother taken
a matriarchy forsaken
act two, the weathered scroll unfurled
the other’s account of a distant world
faded maps and songs obscure
promises and dreams once so pure
act three, the element of surprise
why, the two have yet to surmise
the climax or the writer’s plot
or is this already dénouement
still, the glass of one was filled
kindness, hope, friendship rebuild
her faithfulness to support
will once again come forth
the scroll of the other restored
new ink and clarity record
her fabled strength to support
will surely again come forth
their lives granted and spared for yet
another thousand separate sunsets
for they are bound by a celestial pole
a destiny linked by the island shoal
one day to recount the next thousand sunsets
the destiny of this Scheherazade duet
for Vicki
*applause*
THAT was awesome!
*bow*
YOU are kind!
WOW, kudos!
Thank you, kind friend
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you have very wild imaginations,
your poem is filled with enthusiasm, which is neat!
Happy Thursday!
And to you, too! Thank you for visiting and your kind words!
Greetings from Jingle,
thank you for the kind remarks in my blog,
please visit week 15 participants, comment for 12 blogs and let me know after you are done!
have fun,
cheers!
I look forward to it! What a wonderful discovery!
you deserve a standing ovation for this one.
You make me blush 🙂 I’ll take the standing ovation, as long as it comes with flowers and I get to make a speech 😀
Happy Sunday!
snap that was wicked good…
Ahhh. you are kind . . . thnx!
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very, very interesting 🙂