Exult

by Sylvia   Feb 13, 2012


Poets sleep on a cold mountain of longing,
amongst shadows of winter as oceans cry.
Buried beneath the surface, imaginations seek,
search for hurtful memories withered away by time.
While under a cloudless sky of harmony in spring,
the thought of evening brings dreamers songs.
Women echo the meaning of dark discord,
the memories whisper, summer is dying.
Crickets, their mischief played in autumn,
peacocks hunker down in a season of piety,
while crows await the night after dusk
to hear the child within ourselves rejoice the seasons.

Note: ex ult (ig-zuhlt) to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.

Copyright © 2012 Sylvia All Rights Reserved

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  • 11 years ago

    by NightFlyer

    Magnificent cosmic feeling in this poem, Sylvia!. Sorry for the very late reply! :( The imagery of the eternal, intricate cycle of the seasons turning and along with them, our thoughts and dreams; so eloquently penned here. One can sense the connection between our minds and the earth and seasons after reading your poem!

  • 12 years ago

    by Ray Blue

    Great lines~
    "search for hurtful memories withered away by time.
    While under a cloudless sky of harmony in spring,
    the thought of evening brings dreamers songs."

    Perfection! true feelings of joy! 5/5!

  • 12 years ago

    by mandy

    "...search for hurtful memories withered away by time." - This line stood out for me.

    After I read this I became lost in thought, this was a very beautiful poem. 5/5

    mandy :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Cinda Berard

    I loved this. It reads like one pondering out loud within nature, like a Robert Frost Poem. Take Care

  • 12 years ago

    by Exostosis

    An excellent piece.

    Crickets, their mischief played in autumn,
    peacocks hunker down in a season of piety,
    while crows await the night after dusk
    to hear the child within ourselves rejoice the seasons.

    ^ I personally love how you've mentioned Crickets, peacocks and crows, which represent different weather/temperature/day, etc. Peacocks are associated with the rain. Crickets chirp at a higher temperature. Crows are usually an omen. But they can represent the evening/night. And in some parts of the world they are believed to be reincarnation of ancestors. And in some they are believed to be messengers.

    The imagery is vast and plenty rich.

    Very well written.