Saturday, June 8, 2013


Maja Trochimczyk

VISION, UNVEILED                                                                          

 

~ after “Bride on the Rock” from

Chinese Impressions by Susan Dobay


“Why are you leaving us?”

Chinese characters dissipate in the air

 

Clouds descend

Down the waterfall of jade

 

Clouds float down

The slopes of aquamarine

 

“Where are you going?

Why are you doing this?”

 

Centuries of crystal

Petrified traditions stand silent

 

Watching over

The white tulle of a Cinderella dress

 

The dark-haired bride

Is anxious without her talisman

 

Lost without the red hue

Of prosperity, crimson joy she hides

 

The sign of double happiness

Marked in blood-red ink

 

Under the pristine silk

Of her bridal gown

 

They cannot see – she listens

To the whisper of the crevices

 

Her veil flutters

On the breeze

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