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Soft Break
by David Garner
both of you are hollow and filled with air which has been sealed off with fragile tips and decorative eyes.
as you slip through or from my fingers, it happens so slowly and softly, you both hit the floor, then rock to rest, then ever-so-slightly start to spin, then shatter.
you both break differently than anything else i know.
my love/my tree ornament
03/21/2008 Posted on 03/21/2008
Copyright © 2025 David Garner
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/22/08 at 12:30 AM brilliant... |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 03/25/08 at 06:10 AM Shivers. The more I read this. It has s=uch delicacy and subtle allusion. "Both of you" if taken to apply to one person or to a relationship, seen in the dropping, and breaking... is like an extended enlightenment moment... and the "ornament" aspect-- gives a thoughtful perspective, (introspective) and a sadness, yet a bit of wit. |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 03/25/08 at 03:38 PM Hmmmmm, letting go perhaps? This is a very interesting perspective. I think I would have liked the word "shatter" and "break" to have traded spots, but it works the way it is too. |
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