Eponymous ‘Pystomology of Tigger

June 17, 2009 at 8:49 pm | Posted in poetry, writing | 12 Comments
Tags: poetry, writing

…as the white orchid dissolves into the red…
his left hand separates from his right

a long day of weaving charms and pendants in silence,
then like a sneaky sneak thief he
leaves work early

tippytoes socks on soft carpet
hears round corners
“shhhh, I’m reading,
are you ready?”

“Eponymous ‘Pystomology Of Tigger…” he whispers
two sets of sparkly blue eyes
appear peeking over pages
he grins…

whooosh
two sounds converge
at his knees daddeeee
and in his ear a
breath

his right hand closes on his left.

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Gorgeous, happy. I wish I could do this, Paul.
Thanks, Simonne. This a hard edit of an older poem. It’s interesting to me how my style has changed while I wasn’t noticing.

Comment by Simonne— June 17, 2009 #
Nothing like father and son togetherness. What vivid pictures you paint with your writing. Excellent. Have a great day.
Thankyou, Michelle. I did have a wonderful day and I hope you did too.

Comment by Michelle Johnson— June 17, 2009 #
Wonderful to the highest degree.

I bow to your superior imaginative skill with words…as always a delight.
No need to bow, Tracey. Thankyou for your kind words.

Comment by Tracey— June 17, 2009 #
What ‘pysteme of poetry here!
Haha, thanks Phil. I thought you might like the little philomosophical terminology.

Comment by Phil Thrift— June 17, 2009 #
Tender and loving. A child expands your universe and in your case your poetic expression. It sounds wonderful on the podcast too Monsieur Squires. 🙂
You heard that one, Val? That’s a long time ago. Thankyou.

Comment by valbrussell— June 17, 2009 #
What was Ebby’s response? oh oh uncle! TWO sets… haha… so so wonderful this is.
I’m very very glad you like it, Narnie.

Comment by Narnie— June 18, 2009 #
absolutely beyond description beautiful
Thankyou, Tipota.

Comment by tipota— June 18, 2009 #
This is so beautiful. Thanks.
You’re welcome and thankyou Cocoyea, you rock!

Comment by cocoyea— June 18, 2009 #
Beautiful Paul, Sneaking makes it even more beautiful.
I was wondering if it was the Tigger character from the Pooh comic.
Did the reading end at the end? I wanted it to go on for ever.
Yes, it is the very same Tigger spirit, always bouncing, Mariana. Hopefully it will go on forever, time being non-linear and each moment eternal.

Comment by Mariana— June 18, 2009 #
mysterious 🙂 makes me wonder if this is going to be one in a series. could be a cool story to tell 🙂
That’s very perspicacious, Jessie. This was originally part of a cycle of poems called ‘The (something” Ring’. I’ll post the others as I get around to re-writing them too.

Comment by jessiecarty— June 19, 2009 #
Oh how sweet, Paul. You caught that mood. Yes your style has changed I’ve watched it twist and turn since I met you, its all wonderful, and so are you.
And so are you, Harmonie. Thankyou. It has been a long and very cool adventure so far.

Comment by harmonie22— June 19, 2009 #
sneaky, and awwww 🙂 … utterly adorable!
Cool, it is like a little teddy bear, this poem.

Comment by Mental Mist— June 19, 2009 #