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Bastet Member
since 2010-05-07
Posts 246 |
in purple mist of Himalayan shadows a slant-lit forest, a thousand ancient rivers shimmer in the sprightly breeze origins of loneliness stumble through the dark-skinned crowd though the mantra’s lost silent prayer remembers the heart how good to have reached the light end of the tunnel to hear the spirits’ fluted notes fall like rain gems from broad leaves to gnarled roots to welcome the snake among the friendly creatures to know how the self has climbed the unfamiliar path upwards toward what it has become |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
What a treat this poem is.. drenched in vivid imagery and threaded with meaning! I enjoyed it very much; it is going into my library.  Bravo! |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Ah, that silent prayer is heaviest as carried into the light. You have valiently presented the landscapes of the faithful. A keeper, thank you. |
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easy1 Senior Member
since 2010-05-22
Posts 1209Southeastern USA |
To walk out of a tunnel into a gentle forest rain is a treat. Thanks for a very lovely write. |
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whisperingwalt Member
since 2010-04-29
Posts 240Coquitlam, BC, Canada |
Very well written...truly a poets poem..good job.ww |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Excellent! Ida |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Very soulful and beautifully written. Love, Margherita |
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