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May

Some cotton
shields the eye of
twenty-four
carat gold
while a sylphlike rose
rises from
the sleepy womb
of life.

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I don't get how this relates to the month of May. It probably has to do with local climate/seasons. Here, we have rains, and in Kumasi (where I am now) they're unpleasantly deceptive!

But I like the poem. I like the simplicity of thought and the images of life.

I had an issue with the "gold carat" line. I wasn't sure if the "twenty-four" was the poet's age, until I realised it could be the gold. Should that be "gold carat" instead.

Like I said earlier, I don't really get this, so I'm a bit confused. But I like the poem. :)

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I expected some confusion in fact. Yes, it starts to be hot in my part of the world here( the Arabian Gulf) but the clouds sometimes veil the eye of the sun which I vision here as the twenty-four gold carat if that makes sense.

Do you suggest anything to make it more sensible?I would really appreciate it

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Not really. As it is a regional something, it's best to keep it unique. An explanatory note like what you gave me makes appreciation easy.

I think the sun as 24 carat gold is brilliant. Never looked at it that way before. Forgive me, I'm a bit slow. Does the second part of the poem speak of a Spring-like rejuvenation?

On second reading, does this help?

Little cotton
shields the eye from
twenty-four
gold carat
while a sylphlike rose
rises from
the sleepy womb
of life.

I thought arouse there was off. I picture it better with rises. It's also an interesting alteration of the word "rose".

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Yes, I wanted to show spring in the second part after a long sleeping-winter.
I too liked "rises" better .
Appreciate your visits and thoughts.

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This one of yours reads like a quatrain, from Nostradamus's chapters of the years, The title in this instant is the only clue as to the story base, I have had a go at a little word play.
Yours Is fine but this is just me lol, Yours Ian.T

May

Cotton water dust
Shields the eye
Twenty four carat gold
Shimmering disc
Sears the sky.
While a sylphlike rose
Rises from
The sleepy womb,
That’s life
Awakening its bloom.

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