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look at what you made

I walked through
burning cane,
within the body
of fire,
I morphed
between the raking
of her red nails,
through the land

with each step I took
a piece of you
fell away from me,
the muzzle
seared off with
my first word

a fiery speech
burned in forever

(for a time)

and when at last
the breath
of another colour
slipped past, cooling
flames entwined through
each chord

I am silence
at peace
and unleashed

but,
every now and then
smoke drifts
from the corner
of my mouth

the Yellow dragon
you dreamed
now in me,

sleeps

— Seren, Apr 06, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Beyond the Black Stump..Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Pablo Neruda, P.K.Page, W.H.Auden, to many and various to include them all ...

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Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 2 months ago

You yellow dragon lady Jayne

Ann of Norway You surrealise your poems so much that they have the strangeness of seeing through other worlds as one sometimes gets in modern films with equally strange images wandering through the ordinary making all extraordinary. I do so enjoy that in your work Jayne. "and when at last the breath of another colour slipped past, cooling the flames entwined through each chord".........this as a sentence suddenly needed something to define the when....what? Left me in the air...I think to needed logic here for some reason. Keep on confounding us with the richness of your imagination. Love as aye Ann. XXOO
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Ann

This was one I had put aside a while ago when I pulled it out i decided to finish it that stanza you pointed out was one that gave me trouble but I thought changing the cord to chord would fix the problem I was having but will re look at it down the road with thoughts to edit that stanza ... thanks as always for your thoughtful and insightful comments they are always appreciated always by me love and biggest hugs JayCee x x x
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 2 months ago

WOW!

Dear Jayne, this is, pardon the pun, really hot stuff. I enjoyed it completely especially the ending. but, every now and then smoke drifts from the corner of my mouth the Yellow dragon you dreamed now in me, sleeps very well thought out and presented. Love, Cat
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dearest Cat

Thank you for the WOW I always love getting those lol ... the idea for the yellow dragon came when a friend of mine did my chinese zodiac I found I am earth and born under the Yellow dragon whatever the fuck that means lol I ahvent looked into it yet but with my love of dragons it inspired this ... this poems in part true there are elements of truth and elements of the surreal ... glad you liked it love and big hugs Jayne-Chloe
P

pamela

16 years 2 months ago

astounding

Dear S., I loved every bit of this one, but my favorite is. A fiery speech burned in forever (for a time) P.
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear P

I just finished telling Cat that some of this is real and some surreal those lines you pointed out are the mixture of surrealism with reality .. so glad you liked it thanks for the comment it is appreciated love JayCee x x x
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Jayne!

I don't "do" surreal - but somehow this one took me there ;) Great write dear lady! Boni
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

To lead someone where they

To lead someone where they rarely go is a feat Boni thanks for that great compliment I have been loving your writing of late you got your groove on hun ;) love and hugs JayCee
xena465

xena465

16 years 2 months ago

As I read this through it

As I read this through it made me feel kinda peaceful...does that make sense? Superb JayCee. Rosina xena465
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Rosina

it makes perfect sense dear lady ... I wrote it with a peaceful heart ... superb will do me any ol day thanks darlin I appreciate your thoughts and your reads love JayCee x x x
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Ells

I have to say that line is part true, part surreal ... how do I do it ? hmmmm I sit and put the headphones on and I am transported ... sometimes I finish a write and go WTF where did that come from lol thanks so much for the read and the comment its really appreciated love JayCee x x x
Z

ziggy

16 years 2 months ago

hi

" the yellow dragon you dreamed now in me , sleeps " great ending , loved it ,,,,,,,,,,zigs
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Ziggy

those were the first lines I had for this poem I built the rest around it .. I really appreciate the read and the comment thank you love JayCee
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

There is more to this story

There is more to this story this is just the beginning I have another six writes to go with it lol not finished they are far from it but they will come out as they are finished love JayCee x
M

mantiscepter

16 years 2 months ago

Hidden within

Dark and taunting love your mystical rhyme, it always makes me want to write something clever sprite like, caverns seething in wonder amassed the imaginations, filled with a wondrous write like this. Very nicely done Love John.
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dearest John

I have missed your comments , in themselves they are inspiration I think you maybe have inspired something else lol god help me ... thanks so much I appreciate the read and the inspiration (hugs) love JayCee x x x
W

Wafi

16 years 2 months ago

Amazed I Am!

Amazed I am, dear Jayne. You always come up with deep writes like this! A sad write wearing the clothes of helplessness, I can feel it very well. How greatly you have expressed these feelings. Loved how you put these words; "and when at last the breath of another colour slipped past, cooling the flames entwined through each chord" The flames do cool after a time, but the peace and silence that it brings at the end, burn more than the fire!!! And these were great lines, Ah, peak of pain you weaved in your words here!!! "but, every now and then smoke drifts from the corner of my mouth" Hope the yellow dragon soon wake again!!! I think it should adorn the spotlight! Sincerely, Wafi "Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!" ~Afzal Shauq~
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Wafi~!

What a wonderful surprise to see you I know your busy and I appreciate the time you take coming in for a read ... as I said above this ones got six siblings all in various states of being finished but i have to submit them in order and the second writes being a little tempermental lol but I am going to get to work on it soon ... thanks for the wonderful comment and yourself ... and the spotlight ? shines at its whim lol (hugs) good to see you my friend love JayCee x x x
Esker

Esker

16 years 2 months ago

Wow Jayne

fiery this one I like the depth and the draw the outline of this great Esker~
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

this one came from the ether

this one came from the ether Steven ... so glad you liked it thanks for the comment its much appreciated love JayCee
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Loved

Thank you for your lovely comment it is much appreciated will be round reading later on and see what you've been up to thanks again love H
loved

loved

16 years 1 month ago

do read my latest

What happens ur indeed great when from yelllow you turn red send a signal i shall perhaps it make you r gr88888888888888888
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

But I already did dear Loved

But I already did dear Loved I commented on your poem of torment ;) love JayCee ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
P

partacidcharm

16 years 2 months ago

JayCee- greate write!

JayCee- greate write! eloquent and beautiful imagery (not sure if i completely understand what its about but i love it!). m
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear MSo glad you liked this

Dear M So glad you liked this one its about a dragon that was breed into me I guess you could say lol ... thanks for the comment its much appreciated love and hugs JayCee
O

Orphani

16 years 2 months ago

So, my dear…..it’s true

So, my dear.....it's true blue and green make yellow? Love, Mum Barry forgot to change again... grrrrrrrrrrr!
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

I never know Mum lol I know

I never know Mum lol I know its a primary colour and red and green make yellow I thought lol its been a long time since school my love and art was not one of my best subjects lol ... love to you dear ones love and big hugs JayCee x x x
TS

The Seeker

16 years 2 months ago

Good morning from another side

Your poem is wonderful Just lovely , i can feel the smooth wording . Wish you have a nice day Love,Light and Harmony The Seeker
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Seeker

So glad you liked my poem I wish you a lovely day as well love JayCee
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 2 months ago

The yellow dog dingo?

Ann of Norway The yellow dog dingo? This poem makes me feel you are the fire-lady, Mirwani, of the Native Australians, as you dig your blood stained nails into the red earth of that country and tear out its essences and dyes, growing roots deep down in your mind, the embers still glowing from the meal you made for your family sitting there close by waiting for your next utterance with bated breath. You, chanting your music to the ancestors while drawing in the sand the animals of their ancient paintings. Then there is the silence of the great spaces. We know where you come from dear Jayne. Love from Ann far in the North. Fiery?
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dearest Ann (hugs)you just

Dearest Ann (hugs) you just made my night with your beautifully eloquent comment ... you weave as you see in words ... you have a gift and are a gift to us all I am still working out where I come from mixed breed that i am lol you know some Dingos look a yellowish white in the outback ... I have seen them healthy ones can get really big (for dingos anyway) and they are the sneakiest critters on the face of the planet I think they would give hyenas or jackals a run for their money lol love and big hugs JayCee x x x
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Adjei Agyei-Baah

very happy you liked it love JayCee (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
OM

odd molly

16 years 1 month ago

Sweet girl I love the last

Sweet girl I love the last sentence of this poem and the road that took me there. When the dragon has fallen asleep and all is quiet again then we know that great things have happened. You write very beautifully Dear Jayne Cloë and it is like to go out on an adventure to visit your site. love. o molly
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear o Molly

I am so very pleased when you like my poems as I love yours ... thanks for the beautiful comment and the read love and big hugs JayCee x x x (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
M

Mariposa

16 years 1 month ago

Uniquely yours

I love this poem. Besides being enjoyable beause of the beautiful language, it makes me think of relationships and how they end, "with every step I took/ a piece of you/ fell away from me" yet how parts of that person have shaped you and will remain: "The Yellow dragon/you dreamed/now in me/....sleeps". I also think, when i hear that luscious "The Yellow dragon/you dreamed" line of the other person in a relationship trying to make you into something you're not, pretending to dream something not there...or maybe Im dreamig things in this poem not there lol? Anyways, as always I loved loved loved your poem, Your sister ink, Jhena
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Jhena

I like to think that I take the best bits of the relationship with me you cant live in the past its a fruitless endeavor tried it once didnt like it lol ... the person made the dragon in me grow through their actions ;) enough said so happy you liked this one I will be round reading for a tiny bit before bed see if you have anything new for me lol sisters in ink love JayCee x x x (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
loved

loved

16 years 1 month ago

what i like most

what i like most out here people make comments and give five stars and add on sorry dear i did not really understand did u that hear well better not quitely it endear
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Loved I am totally

Loved I am totally clueless as to what you mean ? but thanks for the comment anywho love JayCee ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
O

Orphani

16 years 1 month ago

The parts become

The parts become transcendant of the whole. The reincarnation of Naruda's spirit. A joy that simply is. B
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

dearest B

You have left me speechless thats a wonderful comment to make ... I cant thank you enough (((hugs))) bow love and big hugs JC x x x ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
loved

loved

16 years ago

congrats

...for the EVOLUTION ITS A GREAT honour my poem too stands though last but in ur queue which i cherish most my blog post Now I know It will take centuries, If not many a millennium, To reach the barbed wired Surroundings of the periphery, Where you stand commemorating To time Your indelible poetry... But do let me read, If not directly, But at least your poetic thoughts, As a reflection In the oasis of time, As I thirst for words, As come So naturally to thee
Seren

Seren

16 years ago

I have to thank you Loved

I have to thank you Loved you just inspired a poem .... :) and its a bloody awesome idea thank you thank you smiles love and hugs Jayne-Chloe ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
R

raj

16 years ago

Hi JayCee

i loved this expression but, every now and then smoke drifts from the corner of my mouth great way to describe releasing of "rage" and be at peace...if i got it right... raj (sublime_ocean)...
Seren

Seren

16 years ago

Dear Raj

I control my rage not it control me YES in finding peace and calm of mind ;) in the midst of the red love JayCee ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")