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Christopher
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Purgatorial Incarceration

0 posted 2000-03-14 12:54 PM


As The Season Turns


Chilling
      mine ache-drenched
          soul;
Bleeding
      mine heart
          o' love
       still sheathed
winter-she
   biting frosty
             to taste
        in eager lust
   o' mine hurt
on which feeds she
       ~ this time finale ~
Amazed I,
at the damn'ed pow'r
   o' justification
(feeling empty-cold)
   is it thus,
    that her
self-illusion
    lies sleeping
   too closely
      to reality?
eye to eye
   shim'ring
reflections
      o' she
exudes
     anger o' her freeze
           which
   deforms
        this world ‘round
    her
    frigid un-aware
an' so-
   in painful recognition
    o' truth;
   "as I entered
          through strength,
       so shall I
     exit-
    through fear..."


© Copyright 2000 C.G. Ward - All Rights Reserved
mariee66
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Recess, OfYourMind
1 posted 2000-03-14 01:03 AM


OOHH....~
And I am left feeling frigid with this one~
Brrr~
What a beautiful, uniquely written poem~
Marie~



 "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind." The Bard


MyPenNameIsSam
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2 posted 2000-03-14 01:17 AM


Beautifully written... and very unique (as Mariee said)  I'd take a stab at responding but I'm afraid that I may perhaps be interpreting it incorrectly.  I liked it though   very well written.
-molly aka sam< !signature-->

 "One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." -Andre Gide



[This message has been edited by MyPenNameIsSam (edited 03-14-2000).]

devina
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3 posted 2000-03-14 01:35 AM


This is dripping of emotion Chris...you OK??? Hang in there hun, and let the sun melt away the sadness!!!

 Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...


Marge Tindal
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4 posted 2000-03-14 03:32 AM


Chris~
Such an interesting pouring forth.
Intriguing.
Seasons of the heart do change ...
thank goodness.

Beautifully formatted.
~*Marge*~


 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Christopher
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Purgatorial Incarceration
5 posted 2000-03-14 04:01 PM


Marie - Thank you, that was the express effect I was searching for!

Sam (molly) - It's my firm belief that a reader cannot misinterpret a poem! Thank you!

Devina - I'm ok, and waiting for the summer heat!

Marge - Thank goodness indeed! Thank you!

Marilyn
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6 posted 2000-03-14 05:17 PM


Ouch Chris. I think I am frost bitten! *shiver* Amazing as always, my friend.  
Michael
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7 posted 2000-03-14 05:33 PM


Man, I tell you what - you sure know how to slam a poem home.  This was awesome, Chris.  Knopw the chill and the fear aspect all too well.  

Michael

Mistikman
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8 posted 2000-03-14 08:09 PM


Im not normally a big fan of free verse, but this was excellent Christopher. Well done!  
hoot_owl_rn
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9 posted 2000-03-14 08:16 PM


Ouch...this one carries its own slap. Nicely written and powerful  
Poet deVine
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Hurricane Alley
10 posted 2000-03-14 08:32 PM


I'm not going to tell you that this poem is fantastic! *though it is*

I'm not going to tell you that I love the form and the imagery! *though I do*

And I'm not going to tell you that you are a great guy who manages to write magnificently every time you sit down in front of a computer! *though I think you are!*


Ixtab
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MEXICAlpan de las tunas
11 posted 2000-03-14 08:59 PM


Chilling
mine-ached drenched
soul

What a way to start a poem!
Bravo, one of the best I've read.

Balladeer
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12 posted 2000-03-14 11:31 PM


If the mark of a great poet is being able to come up with unique ways to express thoughts, you qualify without question.
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