They sounded kind and full of loves
In the pleasant weather
Goblin Market – Christina Rosetti
Why swaddled in the rolling fog
his ragged chemise color of bog
The goblin worm had filled me with fright
Dare I show upon first light,
Somehow, I knew it wasn’t right
So ear against the wall I shove
To hear the trumpet of new voices
In offer of different choices
Not the nightmares feared of
They sounded kind and full of loves
Thus, I the ignored the fiend’s masquerade
Not a moment more to be waylaid
I am a monarch, I was ready
And chrysalis pieces flow and eddy
On the breeze like confetti
Among the violet hued heather
As I emerge from my hidey-hole
In ochre gown mirrored in trim of coal
With only the sky as tether
In the pleasant weather
dVerse ~ Poets Pub | Poetics – Colour me poetry
Tonight at the pub, Sarah tends bar for this session of Poetics.
Inspired by the intriguing names of paint samples, we are prompted to choose one of the below paint names and use it as the inspiration for a poem:
Trumpet, Tea with Florence, Chemise, Confetti, Goblin, Mirror, Rolling fog, First light, Hidey hole, Masquerade
We are further challenged to incorporate as many of the words as we can and to have fun.
Oh, that was said to the wrong person. It is my natural wont when see a list of options with a prompt to select one to try to use them all. And because I am that gal, I do so in one of my favorite poetry forms, a glosa. Using two lines of Goblin Market by Christina Rosetti to tell this 1st person tale of a butterfly’s beginnings.
Raivenne-lations 
I like how this flows.
Thanks, Lisa!
You’re welcome, Raivenne.
Superbly-crafted….very difficult to do, and here just brought alive…with only the sky as tether…
Thank you.
I love what you’ve done here! From the echos of Rossetti, to the use of ‘monarch’ to embody the butterfly: all brilliant!
Thanks!
Aha! I read this and thought “that’s a great butterfly metaphor!” – and then saw the image. I love the way you’ve used the prompt here, and captured the moment of emergence. “only the sky as tether” is a real standout image for me.
Thanks for a great prompt!
What a beautiful blossoming of the monarch. I love this color:
In ochre gown mirrored in trim of coal
Thank you!
This is absolutely exquisite! I especially love; “I am a monarch, I was ready/And chrysalis pieces flow and eddy/On the breeze like confetti.”❤️❤️
Thank you, Sanaa!
Love this poem! I like the way you placed the words, as well.
Thank you!