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Yoinn Senior Member
since 2007-08-16
Posts 649Michigan 
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Swordsman Body and mind, together, I rise and stretch. A 30 minute routine for a lifetime. Now fully awake, I take you from the stand and stir loose your dreams of battle. I tie you to me and at my side you swing, a comforting weight there. With each step you bump me, begging for release. My bare feet lightly shuffle to the hard packed dirt of my ground of training, a quiet clearing in the cool morning air. I kneel and focus myself to the art. With a soft whisper, I draw your smile out. You gleam at me as you always do, demanding the respect that I freely give. Calloused hands, with a loose grip, hold you. The only touch you have ever known. Just for me you were born, in a far away land. Given and taken with honor. Slowly I begin our dance, large beautiful arcs gleaming in the sun. My spirit begins to move as the pace quickens. Muscles tighten and respond. A slow dance no longer, but a whirling edge of violence and danger. Lunging, slicing, leaping. We are lovers who urge each other to our greatest limits. When the intensity peaks, and the world is a blur reflecting off your shinning edge, my soul speaks with a scream, Kiaaaaaa! Birds take to wing in this small grove and my spirit soars with them. My breathing labored and body quivering, I kneel and return you to your peace. I sit and calm myself, eyes closed and heart slowing. I am so alive. Yoin |
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brneyedgrly Senior Member
since 2009-06-08
Posts 1125nowhere and everywhere |
yo, yo... ~whew~ that was a workout! my heart beat faster as i read all the action...good job! With a soft whisper, I draw your smile out. You gleam at me as you always do, demanding the respect that I freely give. ~love how you described the sword as a smile... there was also a lover's quality in the relationship between (you?) and the swordplay. loved it, berney  |
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Clang Member
since 2005-12-15
Posts 222 |
Since you've been laid off I think you have watched one too many Kill Bill movies (no metaphor intended). Maybe you should take up a hobby like remote viewing...never mind, that's more along my lines, besides it doesn't work... Just kidding. Great imagry in this poem. you truly are a (s)wordsman. |
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Yoinn Senior Member
since 2007-08-16
Posts 649Michigan |
yo berney (hehe I can't help it )I did study Kendo for a few years and it was the inspiration for this piece. The poem is fiction with the true feelings mixed in. Thanks for reply berneysan lol Yoin |
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Yoinn Senior Member
since 2007-08-16
Posts 649Michigan |
LMAO ! Clang that was too funny, gave me a laugh this morning I had to set my coffee down. I loved the Kill Bill movies and have both. See ya (view?) later Yoin |
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