I Am the Penny

"Girl on the Boat"   by William Oxer

I am the penny
for your thoughts,
an insignificant beggar
asking to enter
your dreams.

I watch the summer day
drift through your eyes
on blue waves, and wonder
if it is rescue you seek
or to sail the dark side
of the moon.

Curiosity is a hungry bird
nested on my tongue…
Forgive me for begging
entrance into your silence.

©Susie Clevenger 2018

The Muse #19

Real Toads ~ Step Into the Void

Comments

tonispencer said…
Oh my goodness this is so good. The last stanza is so haunting. Or to sail to the dark side of the moon...I had a liver like that once, on my youth. Thank you so much for posting this glorious poem to my prompt.
September 7, 2018 at 4:28 PM
Anonymous said…
wow, as usual, word tight and perfect for the images you draw Susie ~ I am so struck for the second stanza in particular, but as a whole, well, this just tells an incredible story, from start to finish ~ and I'm enamored to be a part of the narrative, as witness, yet it feels as if I am "too" present - exceptional.
September 7, 2018 at 6:44 PM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
I love the summer day "drift(ing) through your eyes on blue waves. Beautiful.
September 7, 2018 at 9:05 PM
brudberg said…
I especially love the last stanza which to me could see as the process of filling the voids of each other.
September 8, 2018 at 8:59 AM
annell4 said…
I love your poem! What a wonderful poem!!
September 8, 2018 at 9:13 AM
hyperCRYPTICal said…
Perfect Susie, word perfect, pure perfection.
Needless to say – I love it.
Anna :o]
September 8, 2018 at 1:06 PM
Carrie Van Horn said…
I love the line "Curiosity is a hungry bird nesting on my tongue" What an amazing line, one of many in this beautiful poem! I love this Susie, and thank you for participating at the Sunday Muse!
September 8, 2018 at 2:25 PM
Fireblossom said…
As usual, I love your closing.
September 9, 2018 at 3:11 PM
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