hypnotic dandelion

I watch your body
sulk against a summer wind,
hypnotic dand'lion
... your silver afro, loosed ends
drip frenzied, white fireflies.

25 comments:

angie said...

that's just wonderful!

I love 'drip frenzied, white fireflies'

anthonynorth said...

Some beautiful words in this one. Excellent.

Polergirl said...

Lovely! Thank you for visiting me and welcome to my world.

quin browne said...

oh, a delight!

Jane Doe said...

Delightful! So much imagery packed into so few words. I'll never look at dandelions the same again.

Andy Sewina said...

Wonderful! such a poetic line - hypnotic dandelion

Cynthia said...

Oh my gosh, sensuality your name
is Michelle - what a beauty of a
poem. Brief as a silk slip. LOVE!

ThomG said...

such a delightful read. I mean, wow.

lissa said...

lovely and I especially like white fireflies

Angel said...

Beautiful read.

April Lindfors said...

Gorgeous..I especially love the line "Sulk against the summer wind".

Stan Ski said...

wonderfu images!

Tumblewords: said...

Wonderful imagery! Fresh and smart!

Linda S. Socha said...

Very nice. I can see the sway and feel the air flowing! Lovely7 Imagery!
Linda

Just someone said...

Beautiful tanka :)
Very visual! :)

Jeeves said...

Lovely.....

Greyscale Territory said...

Your tanka is as hypnotic as the dandelion you describe! Stunning!

Brad Myers said...

Good morning Michele, the strip photo that showed up this morning was an accident. I use scheduled postings and must have put the wrong date on it, that post was for Friday so I had to delete it and redo it for the morning. I guess I am not back in the swing of things.

Here is the address for skype (free video calling) http://voip-download-now.com/index.asp?aff=005&camp=gg_skype&se=google we have not used it yet but I have friends at work that do. The one guy calls home with it when we are night shift to say good night to hiw wife and daughter, they can see each other when the talk. My son plans on getting it once we get the grandparents a camera for their system. Hope it helps.

Quiet Paths said...

This is truly captivating, Michelle. I really, really like it. Super job.

christine said...

I love those first two lines. Beautiful, Michelle!

floreta said...

very pretty.

Leo said...

a delightful read...
i like nature a lot :D

Leo

maglomaniac said...

Wonderful.
white fireflies.Wow

~Harsha

gautami tripathy said...

Sounds like a love affair!

dragon rider

one more believer said...

amazing how dandelions get the short end of the stick... as weeds... you give them full measure here.... the afro was a dynamite detail michelle... i could not help but to secretly smile...