Black Feathered Sky

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Linda Lee Lyberg

“Love! Love until the night collapses!”
― Pablo Neruda, Machu Picchu

Full moon becomes an eternity in a black velvet feathered sky
Mirrored in your eyes

A million brilliant stars pale, white jasmine sweetens fragrant air
Blooming in your hair

Upon your honeyed lips, my yearning ache to dwell
Caught up in your spell

Riding high on an undulating groundswell
The earth moves below our thrashing hips
High in the sky the pearl moon collapses, a startling eclipse
Mirrored in your eyes, blooming in your hair, caught up in your spell

Author’s Note: This is an Oviellejo, which is an Old Spanish verse form (derived from ovillo, a ball of yarn). A stanza consists of 10 lines, with a rhyme scheme of AABBCCCDDC. The second line of each rhyme scheme, Line 2,4,6, is short line of up to 5 syllables. The last line is a “redondilla,” a “little round” that collects all three of the short lines. ~ from Shot Glass Journal

Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 23 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories.
You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and her Amazon Author Page

Category: PoetryTags: oviellejo, Pablo Neruda, Poem, Poetry

3 Comments on “Black Feathered Sky”

msjadeli
August 29, 2020

I LOVE THIS, Linda! Whether it’s the form or the way you inhabited the form with passion, it is exquisite!!!!!!!

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- Linda Lee Lyberg
  August 29, 2020
  
  Thank you Lisa- one from last year. 😊
  
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  - msjadeli
    August 29, 2020
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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