for the yellow lady and KB
Her god is sunflower yellow,
the color space in the spectrum
a deity might surf—a god
of dandelions and honey,
darkening to the amber
of petals when they fade.
He says, with cynicism,
if there is a god, he is plaid,
crossbarred and patterened,
tangled in a looming
of dropped threads and sarcasm
spun faster than Clotho spins life:
That we are measured and cut is given,
but by what rule and whose scissors?
I say god, go(o)d, goddess–
however one addresses
the maker of all flowers
is the toddler my daughter was,
naked and fingerpainted,
her skin rainbowed like no promise
ever arced after a flood,
in the midst of the glorious mess she made
and laughing because of it.
We are painting with palettes over at dVerse today. Time for me to be off to work, so am sharing this earlier poem that kind of meets the prompt.
Susan Daniels Poetry 
Thank you Susan. Do you thing Mythology of Blue would work?
Yes! It will be perfect for the prompt.
I am certain I misunderstood the prompt from Claudia’s page, and then misled you as a result. Sheesh.
Fine writing, deep and stirring.
Aw, thank you. Had fun with this one in an earlier incarnation.
Susan, this poem of yours drives many visions towards a painted that you have created with your perfection of hands. 🙂
I think you and I should collaborate. 🙂
I think we should. Just waiting for the muse to bite me in the ass 😉
Cool. 🙂 We shall collaborate soon. 🙂
Say, have you read my newest blog I posted? check it out. 🙂
Will do, once done working… Can’t wait to see it!
I don’t think my comment went through…:(
I’ll look again. WP must be having one of its days.
what is up with wordpress? It commented on all my friends and nothing…they all seem going to spam…:(
This one did, as well.
What is up with wordpress? It seems as if all my comments I made on my friends blogs have been going to spam. 😦
Hmmm, all I know is it happened to another blogger I know on WordPress. After a week, it cleared up. Still worth posting in the forums for help though.
This is a teology I could subscribe to … fingerpainting… lovely piece… really.
Bjorn, thank you! I do like how this one turned out.
Both of us used religiosity as entrance, as impetus, and I really liked where you went with this; metaphysically and poetically, it came out golden, both in my smile and heart.
Glenn, thank you! I will be by later, after my nose is out of all the editing I have to do for work…
Glorious – and – as such – all contenders must be female 🙂
Ah, Polly, thank you, my dear!
Well this is an interesting mix – mostly of iambs and anapests but there are dactyls too. If you want me to, I’ll mark it as I scan it for you. It might be useful for the dialogue. I may not hear it as you do, and it’s not so lengthy that it would take much time, but I will only do it, if you want me to write it on your blog.
This is of course no comment on the quality of the poem which surpasses my ability to do anything but admire it. So many fresh expressions, such a vivid write on a ponderous philosophic subject and yet in your hands as light as the air we breathe.
Oh! Wouldja, couldja please do that? I would love to see it. I am also very glad you liked this.
I’m certainly willing; however I’m beginning to doubt if I can accurately. I’ve run into some dilemmas and arguments with myself about how I would scan it. If you would copy it into an email to me and bold the syllables you would stress if you read it; it would be doable, I think.
Oops – gaycannon@yahoo.com best email.
I will send you what I have, but I can’t put it on your blog. It’s not letting me bold the syllables. Send me your email at the above address.
ha. i like your piece….i got in so much trouble once fingerpainting with my boys….fingerpaint and white carpet dont go well…just saying…ha….yes i think a god(dess) would be a rainbow of fingerpaint on a child…i like that image much…very cool verse….
Aw, Brian, thank you. Yes, I think God would be very messy, holy, and laughing 😉
ha yes – i think god has a wonderful sense of humor and you see his playfulness as well in every flower and insect and every little thing around us…
Aw, thank you, Claudia! I agree. Why be creator of everything if you cannot play?
I like to picture God laughing. Truly I do. If we are created in God’s image, and WE laugh, I do think we received this abllity from God.
Oh, we must have. After all, He did create us and that had to take a sense of humor 😉
The older I get, the more content I am to live with my doubts–about God, about knowledge in general. Skepticism, perhaps. I like to think its just due to a realistic view of my ignorance. At any rate, I can definitely see the benefit of laughing about it! Great thoughts here!
Thank you, Nico! I think that there is much to laugh about and cry about in creation, and god would have to be capable of both.
It is like a beautiful painting on a canvas; you shy away from touching it because you fear that the paints are not yet dry.
Wow, thank you!
This is a riot!!!
and not just of colour 🙂
Love the toddler getting into the mix. Isn’t it a shame we can’t keep versions of them around at every stage of development.
Forgot to say how much I admire your background image arrangement. Such a clever way of makig a header at the same time.
Thank you, Aprille! Glad you enjoyed.
Just wonderful playful piece…very much enjoyed.
Thank you, Di! Had fun withit.
That we are measured and cut is given,
but by what rule and whose scissors?
Quite provocative and bold. A powerful poem, Susan as only you can write 🙂
Thank you, C. Means a lot to have you say that. You know I love your poetic voice.
Your poetry sparks a mild ecstasy. A bit as Rumi does.
Oh my God–thank you!!!! He is, of course, one of my favorites.
As an aside…if you do anything with that “trash” thing I shared, let me know and I will write something to go with it. Totally pissed me off.
Gorgeously colourful and joyful!
Thank you, Holly!
If I didn’t feel guilty so easily, I would steal this poem Susan…and claim I wrote it. I just love it. Made me happy.
And you, Victoria, just made my night! Wow–thank you!
I don’t care if you misunderstood the prompt. I am just delighted to have read this delicious poem.
Thank you SO much, Rosemary!
I LOVE the image of that toddler fingerpainted and laughing……..I think God must have the greatest sense of humor of all, he made us all so funny!
Oh, I agree completely about the sense of humor 😉
Seen through a kaleidoscope ~ It feels warm & tingly on my soul’s skin. Sorry I haven’t been around but, I just arrived from the hospital ~ I’ve missed your heartfelt writing ~ Blessings friend ~ Debbie
Aw, I have missed you, and hope you are feeling stronger–hugs to you!