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The old door ajar
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The old door ajar |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity 
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 * The street noises fade as I walk through the soft murmur of rain. An old door ajar suddenly sighs exhaling its breath into my face, a big load of century old history-charged air, of cold and humid residues of lives lived behind it with their burdens and their delights. Beginnings and endings crackle in the wood. Slowly the dim light inside takes on familiar colours experienced in childhood. Sounds of laughter and screams of fear in vivid theatre fantasies set in the mystery charged cellar. With the occasional mouse among the spectators which in the sea of its possibilities had not yet sniffed the magic of ratatouille delicacies. But we, the children and the ever present ghosts, had known all along that there were no limits to imagination. The door ajar invites me to refine my perception to find all its hidden treasures, like those high piles of forgotten dreams held together by golden ribbons still sparkling in the dark, patiently waiting to be rediscovered. And all the while I walk in the rain ... Oh, what do you know about my sighs which grow and rise high into the skies ... * |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Very well done, Margherita. To wander back in time, to relive the happiness, the tears, the loves won and lost is a special thing, and this poem is special in that it brought the past alive if only for the day. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, Jerry. Yes, it's amazing how something as normal as a door ajar can make us travel in time ...  |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hello margherita, he last stanza is an excellent ponctuation to the poem, as i know more and more what we think is so personnal and nobody can know our purposes,this si a brilliant poem with great images and feelings, i loved itn yann |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
The simplest things can sometimes bring memory forth...memory long forgotten, and make us soft and mellow all over again. Very well written, my friend. j. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
A pleasure to read...James |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..yes, the things that come to mind while walking..much enjoyed..>>spiros ~~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I so love this, Margherita. It has your special touch of genius. This is one of my fabvorites of yours, right after The Gazelle. Ida |
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crosscountry83 Member
since 2009-07-30
Posts 345 |
This was the perfect poem to read after a long hiatus from PiP. I am always impressed with your work. "But we, the children and the ever present ghosts, had known all along that there were no limits to imagination. " I still cannot believe English is your 3rd language. Incredible. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Great images and an absolute attention catcher. Loved it! Eric |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Margherita, This is beautiful. I love photos of old doors and windows, especially when opened. I took a lot of photos of the doors and windows in Assisi when there and have them framed and hung on my wall in the den.I only wid sh I could write of them as you do. thank you, jo |
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ebonygirl Member Elite
since 2011-07-14
Posts 2000California U.S.A |
Like watching a great movie, or feeling the warm breeze kiss the cheeks of your face, is your poetry for me, Margherita. Love it. Ms. E |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you so much, dear Yann, for your loving reply. Yes you are so right, there are spheres of our personal life that remain unveiled to others for different reasons. We are One and yet we are different Universes. The Gospel song comes to mind “Nobody knows the trouble I have seen ….”. Giving you the link to Louis Armostrong’s version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKKRzemX_w&feature=fvst Thank you, dear Jimmy, for your kind comment. I am indeed sometimes surprised about the reactions of our brain to images and even more to scents, as it establishes instant connections to our memories, even from long ago. Dear James, thank you for telling me you enjoyed reading this. Dear Spiros, it is a pleasure to find you visiting my thread. Thank you for enjoying it. Thank you from my heart, dear Ida, for your generous words and for mentioning “Once a gazelle”. Didn’t remember it in the first moment and then I went to look for it and found it. Oh, that dear Lady is still struggling, have visited her last February. She is dancing on the edge …ready for her transition. May the Angels accompany her. Dear Rileigh, thank you. It’s nice to see you again. Thank you also for the compliments regarding my English. I had a really good teacher back in Switzerland. And now it’s my daily (almost) Pip exercise that keeps me able to express myself in this language, though some doubts arise of course all the time. I think I should thank my teacher and send him a couple of my poems, he would like that I am sure … Thank you, dear Eric, I enjoyed your loving comment. Dear Martyjo, thank you so much for your loving comment. Yes, in Assisi there are beautiful doors, that’s nice that you took pictures. Now I am looking forward to read a poem about those doors and windows, because you write beautifully! Now sit down and let the pictures inspire you … Dear Ebonygirl, what a poetic reply! Thank you so much, you brought a smile. Love and joy. Margherita |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Beautiful image and poem, Margherita A |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Dug up from the soul Still and yet, the halls echo. A simple door ajar Lets in the light of memory. Reading--I am reminded of T.S.Eliot, "Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past." The slant of the street, Is shown by the stone.. A wedge, to make memory level.. Ah so, perhaps a photo error But the Labyrinth impression Is very effective, actually perfect. I walked along with you in the rain Unwinding the coil of you past. Thank you for taking my hand. "Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Amaryllis, dear Lady, so nice to see you here. Thank you for your loving comment. Dear Ford, I am lucky that you took a break in your Spring activities - your garden must be a luscious sight! - thank you so much for your beautiful reply. Yes I agree, the NOW holds everything, the past and the future. And isn't our mind a fantastic place as it can project us back and forth (yes also forth!) upon a moment's sudden input. Love, Margherita |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
The door ajar invites me to refine my perception to find all its hidden treasures, like those high piles of forgotten dreams held together by golden ribbons still sparkling in the dark, patiently waiting to be rediscovered. And your words issue the same invitation to us! I love this... both for its own beauty and for the images and memories it evokes. *S* |
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Startime1955 Senior Member
since 2012-04-22
Posts 1072Alberta, Canada |
Your visions open the door to the past and I sigh with you...wonderful writing...*HUGS* *may our dreams ever be magical* |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Ruth, to witness your love-trip to Pip is a wonderful gift. Thank you for your loving comment here. Dear Karen, thank you so much for telling me you enjoyed this too. Hugs. Margherita |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed reading this again...James |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
So beautiful on so many levels. I went on the journey of imagination that you created. Your use of words is exquisite. Thank you, dear Magherita. xoxo A |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Thank you, dear James, for diving and bringing this up again. Dear Alison, sweet friend, thank you for feeling this with me.  Love, Margherita |
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