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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2011-01-19 07:08 AM

TONIGHT
November 1999

Tonight my wide African sky
whispered its greeting to me
in an artist’s palette of multitudinous blues and greys;
and infinity ebbed into
my breathing,
my thinking,
my being,
like the serene voices of monks at evensong;
and the clouds carried my reply
to my brother,
the sky.

Owl

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

1 posted 2011-01-19 08:17 AM

It must be a beautiful night sky, Diana

M

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2011-01-19 08:41 AM

I love the indiginous feel of this...to me it expresses the spirit of many native cultures...something that is lost in modern society. Very much enjoyed.
Lori

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

3 posted 2011-01-19 08:41 AM

Beautifully rendered, Owl. To give your thoughts to the heavens above is tantamount to bliss incarnate.

~ Clones are people two ~

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2011-01-19 10:40 AM

Thank you, Maureen.  Perhaps African sunsets are no different to anywhere else, but it feels to me as though they are.

Thank you, Lori.  There are so many people for whom Africa won’t ever be more than a magical dream.  There are others who live on the continent of Africa, but for whom it could just as well be anywhere else.  I am so very lucky as I have the best of both – I live on the continent of Africa, and I am constantly aware of its magic.

Thank you, Jerry for your kind words.  Your exquisite reply is a poem in itself and a mystical truth.

Owl

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

5 posted 2011-01-19 10:42 AM

another beauty...excellent poem!

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2011-01-19 11:01 AM

Thank you, Faith. You are very kind.

Owl

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

7 posted 2011-01-19 04:06 PM

this is such a penetrating and captivating write...to the heart and soul of the reader...so enjoyed

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

8 posted 2011-01-19 04:08 PM

Beautiful! I can just picture it.

Eric

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

9 posted 2011-01-19 05:54 PM

It is a true gift be able to appreciate your world the way you do and  to be gifted enough to share your enthusiasm with others,
Diana.
                                   Ida

Spiros Zafiris
Senior Member

since 2002-10-20

Posts 982
Canada

10 posted 2011-01-19 11:34 PM

..i must say it's quite pleasing
reading your poems..>>spiros

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

11 posted 2011-01-20 12:19 PM

Thank you, Steaven for your touching words.

Thank you, Eric.  I’m so glad you can, because the scene was very enchanting.

Thank you, Ida.  Again, you honour me and warm the cockles of my heart and make my day!

Thank you Spiros.  I am glad you like them.

Owl

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