Stop listening to dust-tongued wisdom
Spoken in dark-vowelled syllables
That choke with marbling water-spoken jargon
Clear the moon-blown splinters
From your eyes
An owl-light shines from behind
The nocturnal see more in darkness
Than we see in light of day
Blinded by our own perception
When tear-culled feathers bring sorrow
Is it for what she knew she could not share?
dVersepoetspub.com prompt. Dylan Thomas used compound words and verbing nouns in his poetry. Not for the eyes to comprehend, but more for the ears to hear.
From a list of compound words, choose 4 and write a poem. I chose 5.
Dust-tongued, mon-blown, owl-light, dark-vowelled and tear-culled
This was fun and a challenge. I hope you hear it!
mehflowers 
The nocturnal see more in darkness
Than we see in light of day
Blinded by our own perception
It’s scary how true this really is…perception needs to change to truly see…
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This offers wise counsel while willing to admit there are still answers to be known.
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you pull it off with those fierce and truthful lines! bam!
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I like the voice you write with here – and “marbling water-spoken jargon” is so astute and creatively conjured. Thanks for joining in Mary
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Love it, Mary! The compound words really add effect!
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I really love the thought of what you can see in darkness… I think we miss a lot by being blinded by sun.
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I specially like this line: An owl-light shines from behind. Thanks for joining our challenge Mary.
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The first two lines set the tone. I love the combination of those first two lines.
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Nicely stated, universal insight — privy to no one faith.
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