tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12848076093424051312011-05-31T04:56:24.204-07:00Roisin Tierneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119518390268209605noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284807609342405131.post-52189232515951315972008-07-27T14:51:00.000-07:002008-07-27T14:52:19.345-07:00Dream Endings<br /><br />Horses stand and plume the air with breath.<br />They bow and dip their heads.<br />Feathers are fitted to their foreheads.<br />They are well feathered now!<br />They stamp and sweat.<br />And someone is getting a right send-off.<br />Someone is getting the feathers.<br />See that glass carriage. O Cinderella!<br />O dream world of happy endings!<br />Look. A leaf is floating like a feather.<br />Look at the usher’s kind face.<br />He is dressed in tails.<br />He pats a horse.<br />Flicks from his cuff<br />a tiny feather. O Methuselah!<br />He mounts the rig.<br />Watch the children watching, open-mouthed.<br />Watch the horses shake their dressy heads.<br />They are ready to go now.<br />They are ready and willing.<br />The carriage is turning. O Hallelujah!<br />Watch red and yellow leaves floating in the air.<br />Watch the glass carriage disappear.<br />There is nobody in it.<br />There is nobody there.<br />See the blackbird fluffing his feathers.<br />See the boy kick a ball down the street.<br />It is starting to rain. They will get wet. <br />Xiptotlec!<br />There will be pall-bearers.<br />There will be a family, lipsticked and brave.<br />The carriage will open and shut.<br />Then they’ll be off.<br />Recently Deceased One!<br />May your ceremony be simple, sincere.<br />Rain fills the puddles that edge your grave.<br />O Tinkerbell! Lao Tzu! Narnia!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1284807609342405131-5218923251595131597?l=photosandblogs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roisin Tierneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119518390268209605noreply@blogger.com0