Author Information
SHE, LIKE MANY OTHERS
She
like many others
came and flew the coop.
a mere footnote in his life
an addendum
of no consequence
by mere coincidence
their worlds colliding
intermingled an instant
two fish in a current
waters momentarily stilled
their meeting happenstance
a serendipitous event
a faint memory
in the stream of their lives
a mere flash of color
in a momentary kaleidoscope.
Vivid, memorable line pairs
"Two fish in a current / waters momentarily stilled"
It's tough to outdo two lines such as that, particularly in their context. What a way to visualize a quite temporary rendezvous between two lives.Yet you did with "a mere flash of color / in a momentary kaleidoscope". Trying to imagine what those words call upon and visually absorb any one particular color in a quick glance through the scope really drives home the feeling held within the poem.
I also must confess that I have a particular love for kaleidoscopes, which only adds to my appreciation of the metaphor.
Kaleidoscopes
You will find references to kaleidoscopes in more than several of my poems. It goes back to my childhood.
An early life fascination?
An early life fascination?
Kaleidoscopes
I could get lost in the colors and remove myself from reality which was not so great. I later replaced kaleidoscopes with alcohal. Now I am sober and I also do not need Kaleidoscopes. Sometimes I do get lost in writing poetry. But that is probably way too much information. -- Stephen