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Honeybunch
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0 posted 2009-08-22 01:12 AM


‘tis neutral shades that rule the day
like women who are known to be
without, within, and round about
the dictates of a mortal life.  

The colour swatch of passion, grief,
awaits a willingness to be
pushed and pulled and swung around
the totem pole of happenings.

There is no wish to ride the wave
of wanting, needing, wishing for
a better “this", a grander “that”
and a love not meant to be.

And neutral welcomes in the night
to sleep within that state of mind
but soon the dawn cancels all
and colour is again the norm.

Neutral prays, indeed it does,
to stay within the colour wheel
but in the field of all it feels
to not be tainted by the world.

The world, the world, the thief of love,
and taker of essential grace,
show your colours but desist
from imbuing the unique!

Helen / 22 August 2009

[This message has been edited by Honeybunch (08-22-2009 04:00 AM).]

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Alison
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1 posted 2009-08-22 04:33 PM


This is one of those "I wish I could write like that" poems to me.  You go some place in your poetry that is far beyond what I write.  I appreciate that in you - and it makes me seek out your poems.

Alison

Honeybunch
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2 posted 2009-08-23 12:40 PM


Thank you so much, Alison.  I really do appreciate your kind comment and when I understand why it is and how it is that I "go some place" I'll be ... I actually don't know what I'll be except to perhaps be truly myself.

Helen    

Dark Star
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3 posted 2009-08-23 02:17 PM


I read it twice, really nicely done honey

Lana

Earth Angel
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4 posted 2009-08-23 02:23 PM


Hi, Honey!

It's one thing to write poetry and it's another to think in poetry. You manage to do both, quite nicely!



Linda

Oklahoma Rose
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5 posted 2009-08-23 03:56 PM


I truly admire the way you write, Honeybunch. Thank you for sharing with me.
Artic Wind
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6 posted 2009-08-23 08:29 PM


Wonderful read dearest bunches of honey. This really captures the readers in your thoughts. Shades of any kinds have their positives and negatives.


ARCTIC WIND

Honeybunch
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7 posted 2009-08-24 12:50 PM


Thank you, dear poet friends. I'll be gone for a while again as I relocate.  My best to you all.

Helen

Margherita
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8 posted 2009-08-26 04:00 PM


Dear Helen, it has been a while! And now again you will be away, I wish you all the best with relocation!

Enjoyed reading your insightful poem, masterfully written as always!

Love and hugs.
Margherita

Writ_Upon_Emotion
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9 posted 2009-08-26 04:04 PM


Simply wow. The world has no better things than those with such creative talent x
BluesSerenade
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10 posted 2009-08-29 11:15 PM


Helen, this is uniquely you, in every sense of the word.

Truth be told, I'm seeing what I want to see, that being the softer side of pastel.

Hugs, you~

Honeybunch
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11 posted 2009-08-30 05:18 AM


Thanks everyone!  I'm now "livable" but "thinking in poetry" must wait for a bit - too busy listening to my youngest son writing songs - and then I cry because they're so ... "deep" (and him only 25).


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