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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2005-06-04 01:34 AM



Stir the pots and scrub the spots
from linens soiled

stand up and spin
summer is in

and rhyme means nothing
when the timing is off

so what if silence
IS
just silence?

it still hurts like hell
when it comes from you

who knew?

the rainbow still rises
after rain washes blue skies
and even jaded eyes will open
to gaze upon ephemeral beauties

~the rose knows~

scents of love’s caress
await the wondering nose

but who knows where
rainbow colors might lay
themselves down
within bands of love
on a brilliant sunny day?

© Copyright 2005 Kathleen Kacy Stafford - All Rights Reserved
Margherita
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1 posted 2005-06-04 04:13 AM


Even upon a first quick read this poem stirs a feeling of awe deep inside, dear Kacy.

A keeper.

... for our human awareness the timing may be off, but the Now holds everything. The song and the silence, the blooming rose and the falling petals.

Thank you dear Kacy, this is a beauty.

Love, Margherita

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2 posted 2005-06-04 08:33 AM


thank you Margherita, for your lovely thoughtful reply
ice
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3 posted 2005-06-04 09:52 AM


"the rainbow still rises
after rain washes blue skies
and even jaded eyes will open
to gaze upon ephemeral beauties"

This is it, this is the answer....all things are ephmeral..including beauty, if viewed in the physical...But in oneness all things remain constant...The rainbow always rises, even when the skies clear...but the eyes of the jaded, most times, cannot see it, even though it is still there...

Poems such as these are a paradoxical (sp?)
I love to read them

enjoyed
----------ice/ford
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4 posted 2005-06-04 09:58 AM


thanks, Ford
and the original line read
"jaded eyes might open"
so you read me well  
should I have left it as 'might'?

ice
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5 posted 2005-06-04 10:16 AM



Kacy
"jaded eyes might open" does look better...imo

Sheesh! I think I read it that way in the first place...

Sometimes my brain moves ahead too fast I guess...

Nice work....

-----------ice/ford
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6 posted 2005-06-04 08:27 PM


The type of silence you describe does ache, dear friend.

silence screams when it's the voice of absent love.


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7 posted 2005-06-04 08:41 PM


Kacy, I deem this a ! You surely must know by now, that I'm a big fan of your natural metaphors!


Linda

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8 posted 2005-06-04 10:52 PM


complex
intriguing

Enjoyed!

And agreed, silence from the one you loved is a special kind of "hollow" hell and the emptiness burns so hot!

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9 posted 2005-06-05 12:57 PM


yep..silence does scream, sister Serenity
thanks for that vote of confidence, Linda
and dear wandering glider...have I ever told you I love that pen name?
thanks for reading and offering your feedback

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10 posted 2005-06-05 02:00 AM


Hi Kacy!  Well, the timing "may" be off...but this poem sure isn't.  Library awaits its arrival.   ......jo
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11 posted 2005-06-05 11:38 AM


hey, thanks Jo! good to see you here, have missed you
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12 posted 2005-06-05 01:21 PM


yay, after the thunderstorm is over, the rays of light will illuminate and it's time to go out and live!

nice message of optimism and hope. sometimes, that's all we need to carry on...

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13 posted 2005-06-05 01:33 PM


Oh yes, silence does scream,  far more
loudly than anything else...particularly
when the silence is something we wish not
to have or experience...  Nice Seeing you!
thanx for the pic!

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14 posted 2005-06-05 06:57 PM


Sometimes I am at a loss for words...this is such an occasion.  I don't know what to say...believe me if I could say anything it would be positive...don't worry.

Yv-Goddess of Her Domain. Symbol of Truth Passion Pain. Let Her Smile Rain on the Hearts of the Innocent.

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15 posted 2005-06-05 07:00 PM




a nod in understanding on how loud silence can be.....

I keep a fragrance bottle my
muse gave me when I met him
in endless winter and he
settled me into remembering
who I am.

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16 posted 2005-06-06 01:28 AM


you guys always make me smile,
even when my timing and rhyming is horrid

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17 posted 2005-06-07 09:37 AM


The rainbow colors lie themselves
quietly among coneflower and ash.

A refraction of light
sends their souls, screaming
and sometimes, if you listen closely
you can hear them singing.

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18 posted 2005-06-07 04:53 PM


timing... is everything they say..

nicely done m'friend... it comes from someplace deeper...and sits well on the page..

I enjoyed

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