Memories like floating on puffs
in cortico-limbic fashion;
cloud dandelions, blown in huff,
soar and dive to feel-triggered whims
to tumble, jumbled in the scuff.
Exhausted, yet they rise again
to disperse, scattered to the rough.
Mere specks with their sails unfastened,
return to cosmic hieroglyphs.
Grace is today’s host of dVerse’ Meeting the Bar. Grace would like us to write a poem in the Magic 9 form.
Tao Talk 
There is so much movement I your poem, Lisa, and I especially love:
‘cloud dandelions, blown in huff,
soar and dive to feel-triggered whims
to tumble, jumbled in the scuff.’
Great use of verbs and sounds!
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Thanks so much, Kim :)
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I’d be hard-put to find a more original and effective description of memory, Lisa. The opening lines —
Memories like floating on puffs
in cortico-limbic fashion;
cloud dandelions
— weave us into the metaphor so naturally we’re hardly aware of the words, just the feeling. Beautifully, brilliantly crafted.
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Dora, thank you very much for your feedback.
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You’re so welcome, Lisa.
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I love those lines Dora mentioned as well, especially for the cortico-limbic reference.
And “mere specks with their sails unfastened,
return to cosmic hieroglyphs.”
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Thanks, Melissa. I was watching an indigo bunting shearing off the sails of dandelion puffs to eat the seeds the other day, which gave me fodder for the poem.
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Such wonderful imagery here, Li. I love the description of memory, and especially like “cosmic hieroglyphs.”
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Thanks much, Merril. Memories are small fish, caught and released back into the cosmic stream…
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You’re welcome, Li.
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I love how you describe them as “cosmic hieroglyphs.” :-)
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Thanks, Sunra! :)
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Love how you describe memories as floating as puffs. I looked out today and see those dandelions as you described it: cloud dandelions, blown in huff.
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:) Thanks, Grace.
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Cosmic hieroglyphs–memories, dreams, wind-blown seeds–a universal yet untranslatable language. (K)
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Indeed, K.
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I like it but I must admit I had to look up cortico-limbic.
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Too many years spent studying Latin roots when I was a professional student ;) Thanks, Max.
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Nice one
Thanks for dropping by my blog
much♡love
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Thank you, Gillena, and my pleasure!
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Tres cool!
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Merci beaucoup, mon ami!
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No problemo, chica!
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Great poem Li with all of the imagery you created💓💕🙏🏼
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Cindy, many thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
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you puffed out some super ‘f sound’ rhymes!
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Unintentionally! Thanks, Laura.
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So well written my friend. Excellent magic 9
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Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re most welcome 🙏🏼
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Great rhymes internal and ending, Lisa, i particularly liked “to tumble, jumbled…”
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Andrew, thank you very much.
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“cortico-limbic” wow, Li! The imagery is wonderful! ❤️
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Punam, so happy you like the poem, thank you <3
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You are so welcome. 🙂
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Fantastic imagery, Lisa. I was going to mention one line, than another and decided nope. The whole thing!
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ha ha! Glad you enjoyed the poem, Dale, thank you.
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That I did! :)
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Wonderful Magic 9. I just love this
cloud dandelions, blown in huff,
soar and dive to feel.
Beautiful image.
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Di, happy you enjoyed the image. Thank you :)
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A wonderful, original definition of memory like dandelion puff of clouds.
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<3 Thank you, Debi.
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Stunning!
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:)
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I enjoyed the internal rhyming especially found this line amusing.
to tumble, jumbled in the scuff.
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True, happy you were amused by it <3
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