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Sunshine
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0 posted 2003-05-06 11:45 AM





Not often, no,
never plenteous
is the interval between
the extant prize

freedom

when most tiredness comes
from restlessness
of soul

when one's spirit
is bound by commitment

but there is a span of moment
when
the zealous soul
can take flight, if there comes
the dream

                                  come, dream

come swift the interval
of inbetween, after
the uneasiness
and lassitude lend
the expanse between
erratic sleep
and restless groan

and in Cimmerian
imagination

betwixt the eyelid
and penumbra of midnight

now, attend, and take flight with me

come take height with me

as then in the reverie
to see ourselves from without
and within

and you, in sheerest skin

take care, not to burst the bubble
vigilant as not to burst the dream

thus pathos steals over we
in the intent of dark's dream
of freedom

and as our arms lie quiescent,
serenely by our sides
through thought of mind only,
careful, take care not to burst the dream

might I through thought
raise we up, up, beyond
the limb of the tree, breath held,

up over the roof, careful not to
touch the tile, lest burst the
bubble of elevation, up, careful,
mental
image
up

and now, don't look, don't look
but by my side, as you have
traveled upward with me,
we might float over, and spy
on all below, the lights of the city
bright, blinking, telling we
to ascend
higher, higher

and we float,
so soft, and fly, so high
flighting higher, sighting skies
of firefly light
lightening bright

in thunderless night

and silken robes then grace our
form, and soft we feel
in all we are
warm

then to extend arms
to weave through
this night's time of symphony
of quiet, quiet, come
what may
in seamless dream
no flight delayed,

and the tingle of the skin
translucent in silvery flight
stretch your fingers and grasp
my hand
to tingle together in
paired delight

then to slow, now, in descent of
flight, shhhh,
stay quiet not to burst
this dream

to fall to earth
in restlessness
and tiredness as grows slight
the light,
on horizon's night,
ending now
this dream of flight

praise comes to you
for attending to me

as we skimmed toward
freedom of night

in flight through dream


© Copyright 2003 Karilea Rilling Jungel - All Rights Reserved
Sudhir Iyer
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1 posted 2003-05-06 12:13 PM


This is a most beautiful flight... really enjoyed... thank you for the read...

regards,
Sudhir

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2 posted 2003-05-06 12:38 PM


The beauty of this poem is in the way you brought together those images of dreams and flying away.  I began to think of personal freedom as, perhaps, the theme of your poem?  i began to think of you as the speaker wanting release from certain ties that bind.  I know this exact feeling.  What's important is how you set this poem in motion.  I picture maybe an ascension into something greater as the reader climbs higher, then higher with you as the guide.  Great job!
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just out of reach
3 posted 2003-05-06 01:48 PM


to fall to earth
in restlessness
and tiredness as grows slight
the light,
on horizon's night,
ending now
this dream of flight


Oh yes!! Perfection!! hugs, Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....
                  
                       -Emily Dickinson

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4 posted 2003-05-06 02:16 PM


Extraordinarily extraordinaire! Love it!

Sweet dreams!
EA

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5 posted 2003-05-06 04:04 PM


I love this...it's beautiful!
Wonderful dreamlike quality..
Very much enjoyed Karila.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Dark Angel
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6 posted 2003-05-06 05:38 PM


When's the next take off? Cause I wanna come too!

Beautiful Karilea.

Maree

p.s.  keeping this.

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7 posted 2003-05-07 01:31 AM


Oh Karilea what a beautiful flight. A gem for my library!

((hugs))
Charisma

JamesMichael
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8 posted 2003-05-07 05:47 AM


Very nice..James
Richy
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9 posted 2003-05-08 04:03 PM




Good Golly Miss Molly!

What an amazing writer you are!!!


Oh boy, what I have been missing...


A person could sit here all day and all night, discovering one gem after another...


Ahhh heck... sleep really is overrated...


Congratulations Sunshine, one of the best poems I've read!


Richy

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10 posted 2003-05-08 07:06 PM


nice
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