Thursday, February 24, 2011

Let There Be



Let there be darkness so I might sleep
beneath the dead distant stars, their slow light
navigating this leaking wreck
so I might believe in solid ground.

Let there be land at dawn so I might love
the rot and lay upon it.

Let there be.
Let there be.

Let there be some refuge there.



© Ami Mattison

Flickr photo courtesy of Libertinus

For G-Man's Friday Flash 55
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21 comments:

  1. TeresaFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Welcome to Friday Flash 55! Very interesting poem--makes one stop and ponder.

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  2. dustusFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    The search for comfort, love, and peace—expressed wonderfully with melodic refrain.

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  3. G-ManFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Ami....?
    FANTASTIC!!!
    Thank you so much for joining the Friday Funfest.
    For your innaugural offering you nailed this PERFECT.
    I hope that found this to be challenging, creative, and FUN!
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick ASS Week-End.

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  4. Monkey ManFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Great 55 and welcome. My 55 is HERE.

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  5. Alice AudreyFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Great 55. Not sure about refuge in the rot, but I love the leaking light showing the solid ground.

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  6. Brian MillerFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    woohoo look who is rocking the 55s...may you find your refuge...love the imagery...the dead sky stars piercing the wreck...hope in the rot of land...but there is more beneath this...the feelings...but mayyou find it...

    brino says "may your stars twinkle like glittery awards, even if they are dead"...lol

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  7. hedgewitchFebruary 24, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Raising the bar--we live for it. This is dense with a sombre yearning, the refrain a rocking of the fretful child heart. Beautiful and a bit eerie. Glad you could make it--I find 55 words a real challenge, but it also makes a great crucible, as you show us here, for boiling things down to their essence.

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  8. Enchanted OakFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Good to meet you and experience your poetry.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    I'm reading this aloud...let...there...be...something, anything right now! Wah, was needing this...feeling absolutely spent. Even my quiet space is crowed with ghosts....

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  10. limeFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    oh yes, this expresses right where i am these days. a bit of refuge and solace and quiet in the dark.

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  11. Maude LynnFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Wow! What a gorgeous 55!

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  12. BubbaFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Teriffic stuff, Ami!

    I liked it so much that I had a gander back through your blog pages. What wonderful pieces!

    I'm so glad you joined in the Friday 55 thing with us. You've got a new Follower here.

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  13. Ami MattisonFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I just want to thank everyone for such wonderful and encouraging comments. Friday Flash 55 is lots of fun! And I've so enjoyed reading the contributions of others.

    A special thanks to Bubba! I'm thrilled to have recruited a new reader! ;)

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  14. BubbaFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I'm not just a new Follower, Ani, I'm also a neighbor! (I live in Westland)

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    A fine, refined, mediated prayer to a tomorrow whose blessing can only be mixed at best. - Brendan

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  16. Ami MattisonFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Cool, Bubba! Another Michigander! Don't know about you, but I'm 'bout done with this snow, cold, and ice! Stay warm!

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  17. MargaretFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    I used to live in Petoskey, MI. Now enjoy the mild winters of NC. I like this gorgeous poetic 55.

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  18. Jannie FunsterFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Now THIS is a freaking great poem!!

    Those sad dead stars "dying in a corner of the sky...

    And lasers in the jungle somewhere."

    Lovely to meet you, via G-Man, Poet.

    xo (Yes, I xo, don't be too freaked out. I'm actually quite normal, once you get to know me.) :)

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  19. joannaFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Let there be-- powerful lyrical verse for ff55, very well done, most enjoyable read.

    joanny

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  20. FireblossomFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    "There is a balm in Gilead..."

    Beautiful, Ami. I had to re-read it just to savor it.

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  21. Steve IsaakFebruary 28, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Inherent yearning, excellent display of urgent brevity.

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