dawn pauses, explodes
in a flash of carmine fire
flaring in the east
flaring in the east,
Icarus ascends his throne –
blazing flight of one
blazing flight of one,
Labyrinth behind, no one
makes it out alone
– Ryan Stone
Written for National Poetry Month 2016 @ The Music In It – Being Alone
Oh my! Dawn pauses.. then flares out in the east. How do you come up with such fantastic lines and images? I actually stopped for a moment and visualized it. Such a talented poet! And then no one makes it out alone..simply WOW!
I closed my eyes, and saw the dawn’s petals bright with vivid crimson over that side of the sky, where time has passed. The wings of the future are as strong as the hand that mends the wax. Beautiful as always dear Ryan! 🙂
Love this cascade–it plays with mythology and meteorology (the clouds being the labyrinth in my imagining). very awesome!
Great poem. I like the word ‘carmine’ describing the sky and how Icarus ascends with the “Labyrinth behind” an ominous statement as “no one makes it out alive.”
What a glorious burst of images! I loved that reference to Icarus and making it out of the labyrinth. Exquisitely done.
Is this a poem or a painting? Haha. You have painted a vivid picture here, Ryan. Bravo. Is this a take off of the ‘Loop’ poetry form?
🙂
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