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Krawdad
Member Elite

since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

0 posted 2009-03-15 08:48 PM

             Page Fright

             I hate to let them go
             they are mine
             a part of this identity
             this fragile being who contains them
             holds them dear teaches them
             guards them closely
             pets them when they need it
             feeds them regularly
             breathes with them sleeps with them
             all alone

             If I let them go where will they go
             will they get lost in the cluttered crowd
             of so many other letters and phrases
             will anyone recognize them
             understand their dialect
             if they interpret them
             what will they say then
             what will the message be
             or be only sounds
             musical perhaps or discordant
             like birds singing in the trees
             or of steel clacking on steel
             who will read who will hear
             do I dare ask do I want to know
             it could be anyone
             almost anywhere
             and then they would know

             Do I dare?

[This message has been edited by Krawdad (03-16-2009 08:41 PM).]

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

1 posted 2009-03-15 09:08 PM

musical perhaps or discordant
like birds singing in the trees
or of steel clacking on steel
who will read who will hear
do I dare ask do I want to know

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I just love that thought and the possibilities that come to mind.

Kind of like beauty being in the eye of the beholder,
a diamond in the rough is beautiful too.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 posted 2009-03-15 10:45 PM

Yo Krawdad,

Yeah, stage fright is like that. You're always a little bit afraid to let it all go.

I always try to think a good snarl, and dare anyone to say anything. Then I let it march out.

Bobby

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2009-03-16 06:42 AM

Bravely release them, let them sail the winds of chance.
I enjoyed this piece very much, poet.

Raindance
Member

since 2009-02-07

Posts 120
West Coast

4 posted 2009-03-16 08:41 AM

And then, yes, you will dare.
You will let them go because someone else needs them, and you need to share. You've described the feeling well!

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

5 posted 2009-03-16 10:17 AM

Dare to share! They are gifts and always find the way into the hearts of those who needed to know!

Beautifully rendered hesitation, dear Krawdad.

Love,
Margherita

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

6 posted 2009-03-17 05:07 AM

They come to life when shared, Krawdad.
Ida

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

7 posted 2009-03-17 11:33 AM

Please do dare! *S* Share! *S*

(This from someone who doesn't practice what she preaches. *G*)

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