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Margherita
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Eternity

0 posted 2009-07-27 05:34 PM

***

Longing like this

***

When my longing
is a howling wolf
and tears spill shamelessly
without permission,
the moon blinks
in silent empathy,
while frantic neurons
spread red alarm
all over my brain
to signal the risks
of an emotional storm.

When the nearest wall
is just the right place
to lean onto and
to glide down to the floor
in utter need to assume
the womb position
where intimate peace
is a natural condition,
loving arms of light
stretch across the ether
to wrap me tight.

When my eyes
close in sudden desire
to carve indelible
heart laser designs
upon my thousand and one
night dream notepad,
I climb peaks of delight
within the frames of your mind,
discovering new itineraries
along cosmic fields of unity
where our footprints coincide
pointing to eternity.

When I knowingly mirror
the faultless image
of your divine soul
and sip at the chalice
of your love scented
sacred essence,
your multiple layers of being
softly absorb me
and welcome me
under your skin,
where I stop instantly
to writhe and to howl,
for distance is no more
as we breathe as one
eager to sing
our very own song.

***

Indigo
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since 2001-05-17

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1 posted 2009-07-27 05:49 PM

I knowingly mirror
the faultless image
of your divine soul
and sip at the chalice
of your love scented
sacred essence,
your multiple layers of being
softly absorb me
and welcome me
under your skin..

Superbly crafted, Margherita. For me, this stanza captures the essence of your title!

Indigo

Margherita
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Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2009-07-27 05:56 PM

What a pleasant surprise to find you here, dear Indigo, and with such a loving comment. Thank you! You were missed!

Love,
M

Chalmette Guy
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since 2009-03-11

Posts 1257
Louisiana

3 posted 2009-07-27 06:20 PM

Longing like this...I like to read.

And these lines

softly absorb me
and welcome me
under your skin,

...are way cool. The longing leaps off the page, or screen as the case may be.

Heart2Heart
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since 2009-05-15

Posts 738
Scotland/Norway

4 posted 2009-07-27 06:48 PM

OMG, all your work is truly wondeful Margherita, but this one stands out as very special and I do declare dear lady you have a thing about roses too, your images are always so hauntingly beautiful. But this evening it's your words that make imprints in my heart and mind. Decidedly delicious and passionate.
Love
Katriona

unboundpoetess
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since 2008-05-24

Posts 477

5 posted 2009-07-27 08:32 PM

You always blow me away with the most delicate breath of kiss...

Love,
H

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2009-07-27 08:44 PM

Yo dear Margherita,

This is very romantic.

Love Bobby

brneyedgrly
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since 2009-06-08

Posts 1125
nowhere and everywhere

7 posted 2009-07-27 09:12 PM

dearest lady

you just blew me away with this

I can feel your longing clear through to my bones

I was really feeling this today:

When the nearest wall
is just the right place
to lean onto and
to glide down to the floor
in utter need to assume
the womb position
where intimate peace
is a natural condition

I always enjoy the ride you take me on

love you,

shellie

LindsayP
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since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

8 posted 2009-07-27 10:41 PM

Margherita my dear friend you have excelled

yourself again, a great post from a great lady with a beautiful rose to boot. Love

Lindsay

viking_metal
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since 2007-02-02

Posts 1337
In a Jeep, Minnesota.

9 posted 2009-07-27 10:55 PM

You present such normal things

in the most wonderful way.

I am sad that you are sad.

Smile tomorrow.

I love my dog, and my truck. It's that simple, really.

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

10 posted 2009-07-28 10:19 AM

Thank you, dear J., for reading and leaving such a kind comment.

Thank you so much, dear Katriona! I had a choice of three pictures that would have matched the words, but I choose this rose, because I thought she represents the longing, as fulfillment in her case would be to be in the light with her colors fully emphasized.

Dear Heather, you bring smiles. I will send you a steadying hug.

Thank you so much for your appreciation.

Dear Bobby, I am glad that you did enjoy my romantic outpour. Thank you!

Dear Shellie, it felt so good to see you select those words, because I was almost
going to cut them. Glad I left them there. Thank you, girl.

Dear Lindsay, always your generous comments bring smiles. Thank you from my heart.

Dear Paul, I am smiling, you see

. So nice that you jumped in here and left such a tender comment.

Love to all.
Margherita

Klassy Lassy
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Oregon

11 posted 2009-07-28 05:03 PM

I am an echo here in these lines, waiting for the wailing wall to absorb all the fight in me and I'm freed of the turmoil we all must experience when life is less than kind. It's strange, when I have no words to translate the inner terror and anguish that sometimes occur, something like this incredible poem comes before me and I'm blessed for the love and hope expressed by one who knows this langauge we often cannot speak.

Thank you, Margherita, for sharing the strength of divine soul as well as kindred spirit.

~ Karen

shortsleeves
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since 2008-10-19

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Franklin Tennessee

12 posted 2009-07-28 09:55 PM

Your work pulsates with clarity and form as well as formlessness.
A wonderful expression of love.
Love,
Hal

The Lady
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since 2005-12-26

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The Southwest

13 posted 2009-07-29 02:18 PM

breathless Margherita
it leaves me breathless

Kaoru

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where the wild flowers grow

14 posted 2009-07-29 02:52 PM

"and tears spill shamelessly
without permission,"

Simply put, this is beautiful..just stunning work.

Greeneyes

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In Your Poetic Mind

15 posted 2009-07-29 03:23 PM

such a sweet dance of love and longing you spill....lovely this, lovely you

~~**~~
I never let one moment define me,
I define myself by all moments and how they teach and touch me......02

Earth Angel
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Realms of Light

16 posted 2009-07-29 03:41 PM

Dolphina, your pour roiling emotion down the page like sap running down the sides of a sugar maple during a spring thaw. Not a drop should be wasted.

Woman, they name is "Poetess". :angel"

LAT

jbstillwater
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since 2009-07-03

Posts 216
Albuquerque, New Mexico

17 posted 2009-07-29 03:46 PM

An existential moment in love making that I truly enjoyed, Margie, those are just the best! You have captured this so well. Now, quick, I need to go find my hand-fan! (lol)

Jan

Bill Charles
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Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

18 posted 2009-07-29 05:23 PM

Margherita - a most beautiful white rose, and a most beautiful poem of feelings...

BC

Margherita
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Eternity

19 posted 2009-07-30 08:52 AM

Dear Karen, I am glad that you found something that spoke to you in this. Thank you so much for your most kind reply.

Dear Hal, you always stimulate my brain, even with your replies. And you bring smiles too, thank you!

Dear Kate, thank you so much, for stopping by. Catch your breath and write and share ... please!

Thank you, dear Kaoru, it's so nice that you came in to read and comment so kindly.

Dear Lauren, I love it when your spectacular green eyes land on the pip pages of blue and even come in to honor with such kind words my thread of longing ...

Dearest Linda Angelo Terrestre, that is a wonderfully poetic and flattering reply! Thank you! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL!

Dear Janet, thank you for your warm comment. Ah, those "wolf howling" moments of longing are indeed something!

Thank you, dear Bill, for enjoying this rendering of feelings!

Love and hugs to all.
Margherita

Alwye

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In the space between moments

20 posted 2009-08-01 04:27 PM

Excellently crafted! I much enjoyed the juxtaposition of pain and love.

Rick
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Posts 2903
Victoria, Australia

21 posted 2009-08-02 02:34 PM

Dear Margherita, just loved what you have written here, it took me to places i have not been before and left me in wonder and much ponder. Great work my friend.

Rick

Martie

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California

22 posted 2009-08-02 04:40 PM

Margherita....I could feel this from the wall you leaned against to the vibration of longing that opened a door to another less earthly dimension. Lovely!

Oklahoma Rose
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since 2008-02-28

Posts 1586
Oklahoma USA

23 posted 2009-08-02 06:14 PM

Margherita, this is a gorgeous rose. Perfect for the this beautiful poem.

latearrival
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since 2003-03-21

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Florida

24 posted 2009-08-05 01:13 PM

Margherita, How to say it? Your passion and love for all things lovely are always showing through your words. Thank you for being. You teach love through your poetry without even knowing it.

latearrival

D.Lester Young
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since 2001-12-08

Posts 1219
Austin, Tx

25 posted 2009-08-05 02:33 PM

The womb of a woman verse giving love its feminine glow of resonance in singing words, very nice.

Margherita
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Eternity

26 posted 2009-08-06 04:22 AM

Thank you, my dear Poet friends, I am touched by your generous and loving replies.

See you at the end of August!

Enjoy your summertime!

Love,
Margherita

Laverne Pacquire
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since 2009-11-15

Posts 96

27 posted 2009-11-21 06:01 PM

Wonderful read. Adorable

Osprey
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28 posted 2009-11-21 07:24 PM

Well, I'll just leave one word for this poem: PASSION.

shalisadefa
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since 2009-08-13

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29 posted 2009-11-22 11:37 AM

What exceptional talent you have. With every line my admiration grows more and more and I absorb every word which you have so delicately crafted onto paper.

"When the nearest wall
is just the right place
to lean onto and
to glide down to the floor
in utter need to assume
the womb position"

need I say more?

Bravo!

Cindy

Margherita
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Eternity

30 posted 2009-11-23 05:42 AM

Dear Laverne, dear Osprey, dear Shalisadefa, I am blessed by your reads and heartwarming comments. Thank you all so much.
Have a wonderful week and be inspired!
Love,
Margherita

Klassy Lassy
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31 posted 2009-11-24 12:05 PM

I had to come back and read again....such exquisite poetry of the innermost heart!

Karen

Marchmadness
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So. El Monte, California

32 posted 2009-11-24 02:06 PM

The rose is just what was needed for this perfect expression of love.
Ida

Bill Charles
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highways, & byways, for now

33 posted 2009-11-24 03:40 PM

Margherita - this is one of your best writes, and it has everything. What more can be said...

BC

miscellanea
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34 posted 2009-12-14 08:47 PM

Wow, Margherita, the first line was so powerful, so easy to relate to such a longing.
I like the way you turned the longing around to
the positive, "where our footprints coincide
pointing to eternity".

I really enjoyed your writing, as I always do when I stop here. HOpe you have a terrific week!

~hugs
misce

Margherita
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Eternity

35 posted 2009-12-15 06:30 AM

Thank you so much, dear Karen, Ida, Bill and Misc, for your wonderful and generous comments!

Love,
Margherita

"Love is the One who masters all things;
I am mastered totally by Love."
(Rumi)

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

36 posted 2009-12-15 12:54 PM

Sometimes I find a poem and can't believe I missed it so long... this is one. *S*

Beautiful work!!!

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