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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
The billowing curtains On the third floor Blow back from the window Into the shadowy room Wind comming through On gusts and a bit of a whim Ruffling the crisp new pillow case Puffed on the four poster bed Sunshine pouring through Along with the strong breeze Making itself at home Warming the cherry wood floor Scuffed from the scraping of an old rocker Placed by the window by the bed With a woman of age grown old That once sat, eyes focused so hard, into the future That seemed to her, to live in the sky outside the window Now the woman is gone Now an empty spot by the open pane Now the chair rocks on its own. Billowing curtains blow in Accompianed by the sun The shadows reflect what has been JOY |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Joy, this is so beautiful! I could see it just as clearly as if I were there! Well done!  Denise And slight is the sting of his trouble Whose winnings are less than his worth; For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.~~~Alice Cary, ~Nobility~ |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
I too could see this, as I wrote it. It was like I was sitting by that window in that room and I could look outside into the tree branches and sunshine. Imagination has to be there for me to write poetry like this! I just enjoyed writing this becuase of the pure imagery of it! JOY |
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Little_Spyro Senior Member
since 2000-01-09
Posts 659San Diego, CA, USA |
Great poem, Joy! Reminds me of my grandma--she's gone now...but I do remember her in that rocker, and just watching everything through the window... She is the one that gave me my PlayStation and one game--which got me spinning on the whole Little_Spyro thing lol Again, great poem Joy! "There are meters and miles, billions of them, light years, even different worlds and universes...but the greatest distance you can cross is age." -Lawrence P. "Goldie" Goldman "The Artisan's Gate" "Weird?! No, 'weird' is when you apply your human rules to where they shouldn't be applied. That's why it seems strange to you." --Ttark |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
The imagary in this is so lovely and a loving feeling sure shines through as well. In the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (ee cummings) |
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Majestic Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 264houston, tx. |
I can still see that old rocker; rockin in the wind by itself...great imagery.... |
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Broken_Winged_Angel Senior Member
since 2000-04-06
Posts 994Small Town, Somewhere |
Great imagery... Makes my mind wander back to when my Grandmother was alive... MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU, MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK MAY THE SUN SHINE UPON YOUR FACE THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS AND, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND Irish Blessing |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
This is wonderful!! It is so so vivid...WOW!! Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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