Iris

by Lu   Jul 8, 2011


Her mind-

a collection
of butterfly wings,
dark skies
and rainbows.

She rides waves
with Nereids
gathering storms,
and holding them
tightly in her palm.

Strokes the mane
of Areion by day
and dreams of
Elementals by night.

She sews loose lips
with licorice strings
and plucks dandelions
from her heart.

She lives to love,
loves to live

Sinking her teeth
into the sweet
nectar of
life,
she releases
to the world ...

Iris

M&M Club challenge.
Write about someone else in the club. I chose Mel

In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. As the sun unites Earth and heaven, Iris links the gods to humanity. She travels with the speed of wind from one end of the world to the other, and into the depths of the sea and the underworld.

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  • 13 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    Woww this is such a beautiful write :D

    //She sews loose lips
    with licorice strings
    and plucks dandelions
    from her heart.

    // I totally loved these lines :D
    brilliant imagery :D

  • 13 years ago

    by Melpomene

    Lu,

    I've read this poem many times now it makes me smile, always. You know I don't have to explain to you how much it touches my heart but I will tell you anyway.

    I have to agree with Hellon on this, it possesses dream like qualities and I guess you can say I am a bit of a dreamer. I thought it was lovely how you described my mind, it was artistic and contrasting. Butterfly wings portray elegant and colourful qualities while dark skies is a little different. It was as though you were describing my poetry and artworks in the first stanza as well, dark and light at the same time...

    I loved the use of Nereid's, of course to incorporate mythology into a poem that is for me adds a special touch. I thought Nereid's was an excellent choice and I know you're not one for knowing mythology (unless of course I'm making you research it lol) so it would of taken you some time to come up with this one. Areion was also another beautiful choice and clever might I add. Areion was the horse of a poet and so I know you did your research. I also must add I loved that you use elementals I guess here you were representing how I connect nature within my poetry and also my love for them all, earth, fire, air and even water.

    "Sinking her teeth
    into the sweet
    nectar of
    life,"

    I adored these lines, something optimistic about it and sweet.

    Also, I can't thank you enough for the way you ended the poem. I loved how for many people the term 'Iris' would represent a flower which works well but to me I know it represents the Greek goddess, and the way you portrayed me here was too sweet of you.

    Much love always, & forever in my heart.
    -Mel

  • 13 years ago

    by AngelDust

    Wow, this is beautiful. I'm sure Mel must be very proud to have such a stunning piece written about her. I loved the whole poem. The wording you used was lovely and it had me in awe. Fanstastic write Lu :)

    Danika
    -xx-

  • 13 years ago

    by Britt

    This is a beautiful, beautiful tribute to Mel. Every time I read this I smiled, probably because you captured the reality of who Mel is with this poem. You did an awesome job writing for her, about her, to her and LIKE her! Lol. I know you said you did a lot of research with this one and you can definitely tell. You kicked butt with this, Lu! Love it!

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