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ma miller
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0 posted 2000-07-27 09:05 AM


CELEBRATION OF SENSES ...

Auditory Instinct ...
Savior of sightless sense, to hear melodic reflex;
Our ears primed for symphony and song;
Bells chiming in far distance towers;
Stream's calm trickles down narrows of long;
Strings in unison with voice and percussion;
Think of these as your own to care;
Think of these as your own to share.

Aromatic Waves ...
Scented memories linger longest;
Without its talents, taste be gone;
Spray of ocean on curled surf's break;
Warm baked bread on oven top to set;
Newborn's breath, come home at last;
Think of these as your own to care;
Think of these as your own to share.

Epicurean's Elixir ...
Life's finest found in wine and feast;
Save shelter, basic to every soul's need;
Thanksgiving's bounty all should receive;
Spring water, some lips will never touch;
May fruit of our lives be ever so sweet;
Think of these as your own to care;
Think of these as your own to share.

Sensitive Skin ...
Pleasure and pain, relatives not too distant;
Yet extreme of one, becomes absence of the other;
Lamb's wool to feel, heavenly soft;
Flame holds us captive 'til the burn;
Love's result, never forgotten once had;
Think of these as your own to care;
Think of these as your own to share.

Image Complete ...
Vivid in dreams and in day's wake;
Entrance and exit for our souls;
Peering deep into dark skies at night;
Lover's gaze becomes impressions for life;
From mountain top, to scope out over the world;
Think of these as your own to care;
Think of these as your own to share.

Existence of the 6th ...
When do we give thanks for the least of these;
For without, we may not miss, but for granted we take;
Extra sensory perceptions, long thought the 6th;
Grounded in simplicity, other possibilities exist;
Be aware and celebrate senses one through five;
Our devotion to these, incomplete in our lives.


M.A. Miller
05.13.00



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Sudhir Iyer
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since 2000-04-26
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Mumbai, India : now in Belgium
1 posted 2000-07-27 09:10 AM


MA Miller,
Sir,
Why do I feel that each time I read you, you have outdone yourself and set a new standard....

Excellent poetry...
Such a poem can be read time and time again... that what makes you a unique poet...

regards,
sudhir.

Mark Bohannan
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since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song
2 posted 2000-07-27 09:15 AM


WOW---must be the season for the poetry olympics.  You are no doubt the one carrying our flag in the parade are you not.  I agree with Sudhir....you have really raised the bar a few notches with this one.  
ma miller
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since 2000-07-11
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3 posted 2000-07-27 10:52 PM


thanks for reading Sudhir and Mark B. ... a subject to often ignored (IMHO) ...
passing shadows
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4 posted 2005-04-22 07:56 PM


excellent!!
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