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Webs for a Griffin
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Webs for a Griffin |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee 
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This early morn I was robed in a front porch shadow waiting for a visit in smoke I felt breath upon my neck as a chill that still wisps from the dark lips of a long ago winter griffin I’ve stayed splintered after all these years, webbing caught threads into Old hats & mittens The yarn gets so tangled as each gloved finger represents an unraveling, each hat another act I long for needles For an end-loop, or a twist tied off, so I can cut the fiction out of the strings If only the knit wasn’t true to me So I coffee at the first sign of eyes that won’t look away from knots Sometimes the grind is so right that all my syllables fall off into a collective brew that must be shared with more clarity than I’m normally able to concoct, but I’m always the only one up at the hour of gathering Time is catcall under a mad roof of silence I find a pen to kill him Beginning something, burnt-autumn-schooled, but my mind is too diffused for smiling Jacks or Lanterns stuffed with corn & candied cusps All I can muster is an edge-line for a landscape, but then a very familiar One Tree Lane appears, calligraphically gothic and haunting The sky is a heavy white door with peeling paint, left too unanswered for a knock I frame a moor, perfectly locked by arctic heather All the great stones in the area have been seduced into walls in the coldest corner of the picture I can tell the wind has blown me to the left and over, as it always does, with all my feathers handed out because I never see anything wrong about my love for Heathcliffs |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Very intriguing and captivating write! I see nothing wrong either ... Love, Margherita  |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Beautiful, as usual..... but I didn't know you liked that cartoon cat so much  Poet, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
Thank you, Margherita. I'm grateful for your kind words and encouragement. Interlover! You crack me up. Yep, thaz right, I loves them stray cats. Thank you so much. love, reg |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Regina, your eloquent quill spills illustrious ink down the page in a most graceful manner. I enjoy reading the gentle unfolding of your poetic thoughts.  Lovely poem ~ lovely poetess!  Linda |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
ms wood...my favorite kites are the kitty kind..enjoyed your art ms |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
I frame a moor, perfectly locked by arctic heather ~*~ It is most certainly a wonderful sensation, Poet, when you travel, but take us with you, in your pocket. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
So I coffee at the first sign of eyes that won’t look away from knots Sometimes the grind is so right that all my syllables fall off into a collective brew that must be shared with more clarity than I’m normally able to concoct, but I’m always the only one up at the hour of gathering so much of your words to enjoy~~ M |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
I am smiling so huge, not just because this is awesome, but because YOU posted again. I have missed you somy~  It is so good, to see your name here again.  |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
~once in a while I read through these blue pages and feel the breath catch in my throat....this being one of those times~ spellbinding poem. |
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luminosity Senior Member
since 2005-11-18
Posts 813 |
poetry by rwood is always a treat for the reader...this was no exception....beautiful |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
Linda~ You're always so good to me. Thank you for reading and leaving me such generous notes. You're an inspiration to me. Darkone~ So does that mean you'll fly me to the moon? Thank you hugs, Daddy D.Dearest Lady in White~ Always a pleasure to have your special words in my box. You're a smile maker, sweet Lady. Many thanks. Maurine~ So happy to have you by. I hope you're doing well and finding inspiration tailored just for you. Somy~ Ah, dearest sister of the word. I do try to find them for you and all who enjoy them. Sort of like trinkets in the sandy places of my mind. Been dirt, lately, though. LOL. Warmest thanks, sweet lovely Somy. Baby bel1e~ How marvelous to hear from you. Your sparkling signature is...signature of how you've made me feel with your kind words Thank you so much.luminosity~ I'm truly honored you think so. I appreciate your time & kindness with this piece of me. love, reg |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
"Time is catcall under a mad roof of silence I find a pen to kill him" I love that. Nodding with the rest, Reggie. You captured the moment that captures the now. |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
I've grown so addicted to poetry, but now and then one comes that takes me into a space where my words are knots laced in the ethers. ("The sky is a heavy white door with peeling paint, left too unanswered for a knock) I get lost in another heartbeat, time, and place where I am killing time, too, in the silence of an inkwell gone dry, a mute pen, and I'm the ghost of "might have been." I followed a familiar landscape that unwound at the tip of your pen, like out of body flying. Mesmerizing artistry that left me sighing where the silver cord came to an end. ~ KL |
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