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ilsm
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0 posted 2008-04-22 12:35 PM



As twilight falls, the cooling glade falls still.
Late breezes softly shift the leaves upon the trees,
And restless shadows flicker like moths upon the mould.

The silvery fingers of the early Moon probe down into the wood.
And great boughs part to catch its image on the pool.

Then she appears, her moonlit face amidst the leaves and shadows,
A fleeting image glimpsed, then into shade withdrawn.
Forbidding in her countenance, yet beautiful as well,
Long hair tumbling down between the roots and branches
And into the jet waters of the pool.

Still silence settles over her domain.
No leaves rustle – the branches sway no more
The sacred water in the pools as still and smooth as ice:
A darkened sanctuary now hers alone –
Her mystic secrets safely kept within the sacred grove.


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ctowen
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1 posted 2008-04-22 01:10 PM


I really liked the feel of your words ..... impressionable

good work!

Ct

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2 posted 2008-04-22 01:40 PM


ILS~

'silvery fingers of the early Moon'

What lovely imagery to behold~
*Huglets*
~Marge*~

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Marchmadness
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3 posted 2008-04-22 04:16 PM


Beautiful imagery, has a lovely spiritual feel to it. I do enjoy your writing very much.
                              Ida

2islander2
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4 posted 2008-04-22 04:19 PM


enjoyed it.

  yann

Seoulair
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5 posted 2008-04-22 04:28 PM


simply beautiful. love the read.
ilsm
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6 posted 2008-04-22 07:46 PM


:-)
Artic Wind
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7 posted 2008-04-22 09:30 PM


What Beautiful words that are written from thy Quill! lol

ARCTIC WIND

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