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VAS
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-03-31 11:55 AM


Appealing to Your Senses
Virginia Salter

I’d love the words I weave
to reach deep inside of you
as deep as the deepest ocean
and the most iridescent blue

I’d love to touch your heart
and wring out tears of glee
or poignant, tempered feelings
in the power of what you see

I’d love to cause your actions
benign or malignant to the max
by the strength of what you’ve read
by how I’ve stated facts

Are these too grand of aspirations
should I not aim my goals so high
would it be better to only wish
that what I’ve said should merely make you sigh?

Oh, that is something that would give me joy as well
if you should sigh from tenderness in my words that cast a spell
or if a tear might leak from the corner of your eye
and spill upon your page of life before my words should die

©March 30, 2000

[This message has been edited by VAS (edited 04-01-2001).]

© Copyright 2001 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
Packratmike
Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632
California, USA
1 posted 2001-03-31 12:22 PM


Vas.....a very nice poem.

                       "Oh, that is something that would give me joy as well
                    if you should sigh from tenderness in my words that cast a
                                                      spell
                         or if a tear might leak from the corner of your eye
                    and spill upon your page of life before my words should die"

My feeling is that it should have stopped here.  It had more of an impact on me at this point and the last two stanzas seemed pull me away from it. Or maybe even placing the last two stanzas before this???  I'm not sure, I just seems that the above quote is very powerful and deserves the final word.

A wonderful read, nevertheless.

Mike

[This message has been edited by Packratmike (edited 03-31-2001).]

VAS
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450
Oregon
2 posted 2001-03-31 12:27 PM


You know, Patratmike, I agree.  That particular stanza is my favorite, too.  Thank you for helping me see that it should be last.  I do think I might omit those last two, but I need to take a peek at them again.
sans38
Member
since 2001-03-03
Posts 117
Westland, Michigan
3 posted 2001-03-31 01:09 PM


This was so beautiful! I loved it!
Irish Rose
Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263

4 posted 2001-03-31 02:58 PM


This has a sensual quality to it!!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee


Packratmike
Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632
California, USA
5 posted 2001-04-01 12:00 PM


Thank YOU... VAS.

Great job!

"HEY, DON'T THROW THAT AWAY, I MIGHT NEED IT SOMEDAY!!!" Packratmike

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