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poetry: lemon wind

my shadow threw flowers
into the sea for you. floated
words on petals, threads
for you to pull. calling
through bright sun, casting
into murky waters. see
how closed curtains float
when blown. fresh lemon
wind leaning against bark
until the wood vibrates
you—again and again.

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For the next 100 days, I’ll be writing and posting a poem every day. I hope you’ll follow along.

29 thoughts on “poetry: lemon wind”

  4. What a beautifully evocative poem! 🌸 Your imagery is delicate, mysterious, and deeply emotional. Lines like “my shadow threw flowers into the sea for you” and “floated words on petals” create a dreamlike atmosphere that lingers long after reading. I especially loved how nature becomes the language of unspoken emotions, allowing love, longing, and hope to flow so effortlessly.

    Thank you for sharing such a lyrical and thought-provoking piece. It is truly a poem to be felt as much as it is read. 🌿✨

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  9. I love how the poem is trying to reach someone from a distance, through shadows, wind and water. The fervent wish, ‘until the wood vibrates you—again and again’ hints towards an unresolved union.

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    • Thank you, I’m very much missing my friend who died a few years ago. He was a poet and I’m writing a poetry book in his honor, including some of his work, but I’m often just missing him so much it hurts.

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      • I am so sorry to hear that. Losing someone whose friendship meant so much leaves an absence that never quite disappears. Writing a poetry book in his honour is a beautiful tribute, and I hope it brings you moments of closeness to him, even if the grief still hurts. It also helps me understand the elegiac current that runs through your poems.

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