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Your Castle

by George Hoerner

i flap my arms
and as i can’t fly
i crane my neck upward

i see your castle
it is beautiful
on the mountain top
not made of stone
but of polished marble

the light reflecting
from this bastion
is nearly blinding

i could never
climb that high
and you will
not return
to my level

you have built
this beautiful fortress
and it protects you
from this world

buddha was lucky
he escaped his
family compound
you have built your own

and my words will
never be allowed
through the gates
and never soil those
loveliest of ears
as they once did

06/19/2012

Posted on 06/19/2012
Copyright © 2024 George Hoerner

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Alison McKenzie on 06/19/12 at 09:00 PM

And the bell tolls in the heart of the city for loss; and the tones send their grief to the skies; and in the skies, one soul contemplates the muse of the mortals. Excellent write, George!

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 06/21/12 at 01:20 PM

Wow! Great analogy and metaphors George. Perhaps some day she will change her mind, drop those long locks out the window, so you can climb up.

Posted by Johnny Crimson on 06/26/12 at 04:03 PM

"buddha was lucky ..." Brilliant. Loved it.

Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 09/07/12 at 01:42 PM

once I craned my neck and I saw the resplendent anthology of your odes winging o'er. I took in as much of their light as my eyes could muster before the sun set.

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