“Indigo Sky Mares” by Laurel Burch. Click HERE for her website.
Whims and spoils of heaven’s toying
take their toll on kings and queens.
Beams of light can be cold comfort
as we flit amongst our kind.
We alight from royal skyrealm;
warm blood pumps through purple hearts.
Respite from our godly duties,
necks entwined amongst the reeds.
What a wonderful image for Valentines Day. I love love love the shades of blue. Trying to link blue to a myth, I learned about Inanna, aka Ishtar.
Inanna is an ancient Mesopotamian goddess associated with love, beauty, sex, war, justice and political power. She was originally worshiped in Sumer under the name “Inanna”, and was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians under the name Ishtar. She was known as the “Queen of Heaven” … She was associated with the planet Venus… Her husband was the god Dumuzid (later known as Tammuz.)
The myth of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, and her descent and return from the underworld may date from as early as 4,000 BCE. Inanna entered the underworld bearing the insignias of her rank, including a lapis lazuli necklace and rod.
Source: wikipedia
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I love “we alight from royal skyrealm.”
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Thank you, Sherry!
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Stunning poetry …. warm blood in purple hearts quite a visual … thank you so much for the notes. Fascinating stuff.
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Thank you, Helen!
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Thanks for informing us in addition to a lovely poem!
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My pleasure, Beverly!
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This is magical poetry with a lovely lesson to follow! Love this!
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Thank you much, Carrie!
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A mysterious poem
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re welcome
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I really enjoyed this, Lisa 🙂
-David
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Thank you, David, glad you did.
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Just right for a mythical journey. I had Laurel Birch cat earrings once upon a time. Glad to see she is still around. (K)
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Very cool on the earrings.
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A wonderful story & vibrant.
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Thank you for reading, glad you enjoyed it.
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Thanks for the info on Ianna, so I can appreciate your piece more. I love the layer of myth.
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Thank you, Mary, and glad to share the info.
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Mystical and magical poetry. Thank you for sharing the additional notes. It is a stunning shade of blue that inspires the muse.
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Thanks and my pleasure. I’m usually one for greens but this blue is stunning!
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Very cool!
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🙂 Thank you!
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Nice poem, puts the setting for your goddess memory recall. You did well there also, I would lived to have met V.
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Many thanks, Jim!
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Such magic here!
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Thanks, Linda!
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Love “skyrealm” and “warm blood pumps through purple hearts”!
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🙂
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