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bsquirrel
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0 posted 2000-07-29 03:56 PM


the man watched the bird
broken and bleeding in the street.
he stood on the curb,
absurd in his silence.

the bird's mouth opened;
cars erased its speech.
he shuddered in an innerness:
a memory of pain aware

he fingered a nickle in his pocket,
watched the sun staying where it was,
remembering death: a gold carnation,
plucked from her bouquet

he brought the flower home,
gave it a glass flute to lay in;
in the water it lived,
and made the room light.

time crept in
to dust her leaves--
and drank his love's elixir in.

nights with others, thrashed.
dirty sheets, skin aglow.
under too full moonlight,
the flower watched and withered.

and in that corner of the room,
the flower died
from clutch of heart

he opens his eyes,
stoops to the street,
places handwarmed nickle on robin's breast.
no coppers lay upon her eyes,
no instinct to return to nest...

sighing, he turns toward home:
an envelope of stems in a desk drawer,

and in a weathered rocking chair,
feathered pillows of remorse.

of course.


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Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

1 posted 2000-07-29 04:21 PM


he brought the flower home,
gave it a glass flute to lay in;
in the water it lived,
and made the room light.

time crept in
to dust her leaves--
and drank his love's elixir in.

nights with others, thrashed.
dirty sheets, skin aglow.
under too full moonlight,
the flower watched and withered.

and in that corner of the room,
the flower died
from clutch of heart

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and you two dance divinely ...
poetry in motion ...
butterfly slippers is smiling
awesome twosome
later-serene-squirrel-poets-gators  
me loves ya both
jm/bs

Janet Marie
Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

2 posted 2000-07-29 04:22 PM


ps...
its about damn time  
*kiss kiss*

bsquirrel
Deputy Moderator 5 Tours
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855

3 posted 2000-07-30 01:54 AM


J,
I c u liked my 'n' K's writing. I thought u would. Especially for u.  

M.

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

4 posted 2000-07-30 02:05 AM


JM--We wanted to surprise you...kisses...


Mike- I loved writing with you, and hope to do it again real soon. and kisses to you, too.

[This message has been edited by serenity (edited 07-30-2000).]

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