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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2008-06-01 02:24 PM



Somewhere halfway between there and here
lies a realm I habitually wander within,
a habitat wherein dreams and fantasies
liberate my mind and soul
from the mudflats and sinkholes
of this often-mundane reality.
It’s not the Elysian Fields,
nor is it any Valhalla
or Shantineketan,
but a dynamic living fluid blue,
a cyber world of words,
a magical myriad
of thoughts and emotions
with healing salves
of friendship and understanding.
It's a place I seek
when morning’s light is weak,
or when midnight's moonglow
hides behind dark shadows,
unable to light the soul-spark
within a too-fragile heart.
Passionate people parade there,
presenting perfumed poetic parcels
for this pauper’s perusal.
Casting aside worry and fear,
I dwell in this realm
halfway between there and here,
seeking and finding
great Peace.

Namaste

Thank You

© Copyright 2008 Kathleen Kacy Stafford - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2008-06-01 04:35 PM


"Casting aside worry and fear,
I dwell in this realm
halfway between there and here,
seeking and finding
great Peace.

Namaste"

~ and in such a realm of peace, the Divine in me honours the Divine in you, as well.

Linda

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2 posted 2008-06-01 04:53 PM


Kacy,
I love the alliteration in this verse

"Passionate people parade there,
presenting perfumed poetic parcels
for this pauper’s perusal."

and the overall diction of the piece.

And while it may be true that this is no Valhalla it is a second home.

Bravo
~Jill

JNS

"I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."-WW


Midnitesun
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3 posted 2008-06-01 05:24 PM


Thank you so much, Linda, and Jill, for these comments.
Margherita
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4 posted 2008-06-01 06:21 PM


quote:
but a dynamic living fluid blue,
a cyber world of words,
a magical myriad
of thoughts and emotions
with healing salves
of friendship and understanding.



Great feelings beautifully expressed, dear Kacy. I second your thoughts and I do hope the "missing" friends will show up again, there are quite a few of them.

Love,
Margherita

secondhanddreampoet
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5 posted 2008-06-01 09:58 PM


May we each find such a fine and peaceful place of grand respite (somewhere between
all the 'boredom and the chowder') both on and off the magical blue cyber-sands
(along that cyber-sea) of "P.I.P.-land"...that "realm...wherein dreams and fantasies
liberate (the) mind and soul"

OwlSA
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6 posted 2008-06-01 10:56 PM


Oh, Kacy, this is so you and so beautiful.  I love it.  I am going to look up on the Internet what Shantineketan is.  Just one point though, a pauper you be NOT.  You are so rich in soul and poetry and spirit and one of the leading lights in the window here, guiding lost friends back to these, our blue pages.  

- Owl

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7 posted 2008-06-01 10:59 PM


absolutely beautiful
Alison
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8 posted 2008-06-02 02:24 AM


I remember when I first came to these blue pages. A Midnitesun caught my eye and I wondered ... if she knew of my home.  If she would understand things that I might write of.  And she did.  And she does.

I am so glad that you are here.

Alison

Prasad Nataraj
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9 posted 2008-06-02 03:10 AM


Wonderful poem immensely enjoyed reading it.
2islander2
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10 posted 2008-06-02 05:03 AM


Great Work Midnitsun, It was a distinctive pleasure reading this one, cause your thinking of others is powerful and well illustrated,tha images are beautiful and I would have to go to seek a dictionary or the web for some indian words...

  good job

   yann

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