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Richy
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0 posted 2011-03-07 09:26 PM



It got quiet all of a sudden.
I kind of like that.

The sky is the most beautiful clear
blue I’ve seen in a long time,
well except for a few little clouds
floating in a procession across
the horizon like a bunch of little
white piggies eating roast beef
on their wah wah home.

I wonder if indians
ever wrote poetry
with smoke signals
to their sweethearts?

I mean it is a form of language
right,
so say some guy named,
He who writes on sky,
who lived on the other side
of
forever
and six moons,
wanted to write to his gal named,
She who melts the stars,
who’s to say he couldn’t
write her a letter and send it
via Apache Air mail?

I mean at first it might look like simple puffs
of smoke to her
but as he twisted and turned his
writing blanket
the puffs would start to take on
these unique shapes,
that would make her
pause
and remember
when they were together
in their townhouse teepee.

Of course he could only write these love letters
when the winged horses were
traveling toward her
bringing her smiles, and goose bumps
that he was alright,
and that he was
thinking of her
right then,
sometimes reading these
notes on balmy summer evenings
under the lamp of the moon.

Sometimes maybe
the wind would make a special
delivery
and hang low to the ground
and the smoke and ashes
from the wood and wild flowers
that he had picked to write with
would fall gently on her mouth
kissing her lips
tenderly.

Maybe he didn’t just write with
sight and touch
but with scent
as well.

Maybe when she smelled the
fragrance of cedar
that meant that he missed her
dearly
and that he would,
see her,
soon.

Maybe the aroma of
cypress represented the
sigh
that they made
when they were
pressed
together
in love.

Maybe the smell of white fir meant that he
had some rabbit skins for her that were the color of
snowflakes
that he would make into a pair of mittens
to keep her soft hands warm
when he was gone.

Maybe the spicy smell of maple told her that
she was sweet
like the syrup of the forrest
that they would share together
on cold nights
when the sky was a water color painting
as a coyote called out long and lonely
for his mate that he missed as well.

Maybe the sweet bouquet of peach wood
meant that he missed her sweet and juicy fruits
and,
she probably missed that he missed them, too.

Maybe when she smelled the strong musk of redwood
that meant… well… I’ll let you figure that one out
on your own.

Maybe…
when she smelled her favorite incense
of olive wood over, and over, and over,
it meant,
olive you, olive you,
I love you,
forever.

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steavenr
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1 posted 2011-03-08 12:42 PM


my, my, my...you are the romantic, are you not?  ...wonderfully clever and image-laden write...as we use to say...smokin'
Richy
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2 posted 2011-03-08 12:50 PM



Smokin eh?

Well it was about smoke signals yes?

Thanks friend for always having a kind word, I so appreciate that!

Richard

Nareena
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since 2011-02-17
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3 posted 2011-03-08 11:28 PM


This was an absolute PLEASURE to read! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this and bringing a smile to my face!
Richy
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4 posted 2011-03-09 12:33 PM



Thanks so much Nareena for all the kind replies, you really are too kind!  

latearrival
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5 posted 2011-03-09 12:15 PM


I love where your mind wanders and how it brings on such nice writings. jo
Richy
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6 posted 2011-03-09 12:33 PM



Oh then heck Jo you'd love me all the time, I don't even know where my mind is right now it's wandered off somewhere...

Thanks dear friend you are very sweet.

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