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Alwye
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In the space between moments

0 posted 2004-05-18 12:46 PM


Verdant fingers, lush with life
close in a canopy
creating cavernous calm
the solace seeps
by way of shimmered rills
richly teardrop fed

The dark loam is soft
like the memory of loves
washed clean by time
here I can rest my dreams
where shadows expand
and moments elongate
as the dark season approaches

I hang musings from branches
thick with amber-turning leaves
but bury trust beneath roots
to decay and fade away
In the deep wells of Earth
my heart will remain.

The looming of oak trees
and sweet curve of saplings
define the edges of my world
an emerald embrace is all I need
I can no longer feel
the apathy of concrete or
the judgment of friends
just the sympathetic touch
of pine needles and breeze.

~*Krista Lee Knutson*~

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
~Rabindranath Tagore


© Copyright 2004 Krista Botterill - All Rights Reserved
iliana
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1 posted 2004-05-18 01:12 AM


"I can no longer feel
the apathy of concrete or
the judgment of friends
just the sympathetic touch
of pine needles and breeze."

Alwye -- this was a really lovely poem and I especially liked this last stanza.  We all need to 'hug a tree' every now and then.   ....jo

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2 posted 2004-05-18 03:03 AM


The dark loam is soft
like the memory of loves
washed clean by time
here I can rest my dreams
where shadows expand
and moments elongate
as the dark season approaches

I hang musings from branches
thick with amber-turning leaves
but bury trust beneath roots
to decay and fade away
In the deep wells of Earth
my heart will remain.


Oh, but it is SO good to read your poetry again.  I agree with Iliana - hugging a tree is a very good thing

Honeybunch
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3 posted 2004-05-18 03:10 AM


Beautiful poem!  I can relate.
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4 posted 2004-05-18 03:16 AM


now this is an incredible piece!
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5 posted 2004-05-18 04:20 AM


"I hang musings from branches
thick with amber-turning leaves
but bury trust beneath roots
to decay and fade away
In the deep wells of Earth
my heart will remain."

oh my, this took my breath away....in a good way
beautiful

ThisDiamond
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6 posted 2004-05-18 09:42 AM


Excellent write.
Enjoyed every passage
TD

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7 posted 2004-05-18 09:46 AM


Krista~
You know how pleased I am to see you here~

'I hang musings from branches
thick with amber-turning leaves
but bury trust beneath roots
to decay and fade away
In the deep wells of Earth
my heart will remain.'


So many know these feelings, dear~
Your penning intensifies the remember of those times~
Love ya'
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

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Margherita
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8 posted 2004-05-18 11:02 AM


This is totally after my heart.
Very very beautiful and magical!
Love, Margherita

Alwye
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In the space between moments
9 posted 2004-05-18 10:37 PM


Thank you all for all the kind words and comments.  You make me .  *hugs to all*

~*Krista Lee Knutson*~

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
~Rabindranath Tagore


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