~the inspiration gained from nightcaps and moonbeams~

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~the inspiration gained from nightcaps and moonbeams~

Red Letter
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since 1999-05-24

Posts 85
Allentown, PA

0 posted 1999-06-15 12:06 PM

~the inspiration gained from nightcaps and moonbeams~

do you know the treasures
that yet lie inside my fingertips,
that the choir in my chest might be revealed,
the loneliness that punishes within these silent halls?
I've curled against the straight edge of a ruler,
beneath the frightened sheets of a child,
sliding into dementia's vision borrowed from alcohol -
strange, the songs that lie between eyelashes
floating on pools of precious angels;
I lift myself in vulgar resurrection
requesting this resolution
that my hands might somehow touch,
encircle their sorrow,
and scratch it down once again.

thursdayschild
Member

since 1999-07-01

Posts 169
Houston, Tx.

1 posted 1999-07-05 02:26 AM

Completely beautiful. Love this poem, glad
I looked back.... The title pulled me in, and
what a wonderful journey through these words.

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

2 posted 1999-07-05 10:41 PM

Borrowing dementia from alcohol is really a great line, Red.......

Christina Myers
Member

since 1999-06-21

Posts 159

3 posted 1999-07-05 10:43 PM

I got lost in the emotion of this poem... great job at expressing the moment.. and wonderful title...

Bravo.

Christina

jfreak
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since 1999-06-17

Posts 306
Yuma, AZ, USA

4 posted 1999-07-06 01:27 AM

red, it is good to see you. Great poem as always.

Jfreak

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