Jan 2021
nettle once brittle
kneels on burning snow
dandelion grove
breathing ashes bitter
an elephant-like hole in the ground
don’t look in on the strangers
eyes wide from the danger
disappeared with all the sound
a doll holding a hand
hands sleeping in, tight
in their hold, no fight
just dance with the twirling sand
nettle once brittle
kneels on empty plane
once nest’s now a grave
full of ashes bitter
kneels on burning snow
dandelion grove
breathing ashes bitter
an elephant-like hole in the ground
don’t look in on the strangers
eyes wide from the danger
disappeared with all the sound
a doll holding a hand
hands sleeping in, tight
in their hold, no fight
just dance with the twirling sand
nettle once brittle
kneels on empty plane
once nest’s now a grave
full of ashes bitter
This poem got to be a song in the end. Describing a post-war ambience, it is influenced by Middle Ages, LOTR & similar movies, Fallout game series... not to forget this almost after-war-ish covid situation, deaths & lockdowns... Its feeling also corresponds to the moment, when Disney's Mulan enters a burned-out village.
You can listen to it on https://youtu.be/vtfJclYFcIc
©2020 andtilly.com
You can listen to it on https://youtu.be/vtfJclYFcIc
©2020 andtilly.com
