Words Together Dreaming
(draft by Amy D. Unsworth)
Jacinte: French back
To Greek &
too pleasing,
by the gods
murder
An iris, a Hyacinth.
Racinate: de-racinate through French
back to Latin. Sans “de”—
uprooted turns to rooting.
Blood seeps through soil
reaching for Lethe—oblivion—
yet forced back to light
each spring the bursting forth
and swift decay— ardor a mere season—
and eternity the long hours of desolation
in the concealed bud hidden above Hades
rooting, rooted, and remembering.
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3 comments:
Spring so often inspires the cheerfully anodyne. Good to read something on the edge of prima vera that's much darker. I really enjoyed this.
My daughter's name is Jacinda! :-) Thanks for this.
Hi Dick! Hi Ginger!
Thanks for stopping by! It's lovely to know one has readers,and such kind ones, too.
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