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brneyedgrly
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0 posted 2009-06-13 11:17 AM



mirrored pieces,
splinters, shards,
brown eyes reflect,
shattered heart.

indigo and cobalt,
stratified hues,
intermittent sky,
life in blue.

indelible echoes,
lovelorn songs,
antiquated days,
distance long.

forget~me~nots,
forsaken ground,
perennial love,
braided, bound.


~ from “Songs from the Time of Kren Shaw”


~I am the keeper of what he cast off~

© Copyright 2009 shellie - All Rights Reserved
Marc-Andre
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1 posted 2009-06-13 11:29 AM


There are excellent visuals here, but I'd "decompress" it a bit for an easier, more evocative read. Just my two cents, spend them as you will

I like imagist and surrealist poetry, this somewhat comes close to it.

Mark

brneyedgrly
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2 posted 2009-06-13 11:50 AM


~yes marc... your two cents were spent well...i agree, it reads much better with the breaks.  thanks for your advice

~I am the keeper of what he cast off~

Bill Charles
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3 posted 2009-06-13 12:31 PM


brneyedgrly - short lines, but much meaning. Well done...

BC

brneyedgrly
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4 posted 2009-06-13 12:38 PM


~thanks so much for your kind words, bill...

~I am the keeper of what he cast off~

Robert E. Jordan
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5 posted 2009-06-13 12:51 PM


Yo dear Brneyedgrly,

This would be easier to read, if you didn't start each line with a cap.

The idea is there.

Love Bobby

Gentle Spirit
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6 posted 2009-06-13 12:52 PM


I like poetry that delivers a message of impact and this does exactly that.  Very nicely done and very much enjoyed. ~D
OwlSA
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7 posted 2009-06-13 12:52 PM


I am sorry for your pain, but writing it all down is a most cathartic experience.  I know for I am 63, and many a man has broken my heart!  But, hey!  I am still around and loving and living life to the full!

Owl

Marchmadness
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8 posted 2009-06-13 01:03 PM


You delivered your message beautifully here,
brneyegrly.
                               Ida

brneyedgrly
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9 posted 2009-06-13 01:05 PM


~yo bobby...i'm pretty sure i didn't check that box asking for constructive criticism...lol  

just kidding...i respect your opinion greatly!  so i have once again revised my poem.

if anyone has any more suggestions, hurry before my 24 hour edit time is up  : )


brneyedgrly
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10 posted 2009-06-13 01:08 PM


~gentle, owl and march...i'm glad you all enjoyed my poem just how it is...thanks : )
brneyedgrly
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11 posted 2009-06-13 01:10 PM


~yo bobby...okay, maybe you were right

love ya

shelerella75
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12 posted 2009-06-13 01:14 PM


enjoyed this!
brneyedgrly
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13 posted 2009-06-13 01:36 PM


~thanks, shel...it has been a work in progress  
Margherita
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14 posted 2009-06-13 07:03 PM


quote:
indigo and cobalt,
stratified hues,
intermittent sky,
life in blue.



This flows very nicely down the page and I love the quoted stanza best.

Love,
Margherita


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15 posted 2009-06-14 01:02 AM


I like your poetry more and more - everytime I read another ... I like your writing lots.

Alison

Oklahoma Rose
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16 posted 2009-06-14 06:43 AM


A beautiful poem, Brneyedgrly.
steavenr
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17 posted 2009-06-16 10:44 AM


this one seems to tell as much about you as it does your subject -- I can almost see you standing before the canvas, brush in hand, paint board in your mind, as the colors flow from your thoughts to your brush to the work--thanks for allowing your readers to look over your shoulder...masterpiece...
viking_metal
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18 posted 2009-06-16 10:54 AM


Yo brown eyed chica...

Yer purty. So's yah poe-um.

-P

Everyone deserves to be loved, even you.

ctowen
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19 posted 2009-06-16 01:39 PM


ahhhh ...
things I almost have forgot.

   Words of ease upon me ....

              Ct

Chalmette Guy
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20 posted 2009-06-16 02:33 PM


This was cool, and looked like fun to write.

Still enjoying everything you write.

brneyedgrly
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21 posted 2009-06-16 07:22 PM


~'rita...thank you, i like that stanza best, too, but the last one probably holds the most meaning for me

~A...thanks, girly...love your writing, too!

~rose...thank you, darlin'

~steve...'masterpiece'...WOW!  tku!

~metal...you cute lil' flirt  : )

~ct...your words were ease upon ME...thanks

~guy...always glad you're in my audience


~Everyone...i've went from no one seeing my writing to sharing it fearlessly with all of you wonderful, supportive people...thanks for giving me such a gentle place to land...love to all, shellie


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