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OwlSA
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Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2006-01-20 03:17 PM


WASHED UP
To R

LOST
10 February 2001

Silence slips into moon shadows
and thought fish swim in shapeless circles
through forest coral
and the last firefly message is swallowed by black death
and emptiness pervades the darkness.

FORLORN
15 February 2001

The storm lily lies broken and forgotten
and the bootprints lead away, away …….
and the wind calls
and the rain haze caresses my eyelids
and I lift my face
into the underside of the green river stone.

GONE
15 February 2001
I look for you in my dark night trees,
I listen for your sleepy breathing next to me in the crickets’ song,
I reach for your warm arm embrace on your pillow in the frozen hours,
I hear your voice softly in my ear,
melodious and low
on the sunlit hill of long ago
or was it yesterday?
I touch your thoughts flowing through mine,
and the knife turns,
and I gasp and sit up,
but my legs won’t walk.

TALK
15 February 2001

… the river has stopped flowing …
… there are bootprints on my mind …
… and the blue mists on the hills have spread .…
… and the castle walls block out the sun …
and the talk has died.

REQUIEM
16 February 2001

I stand at my bedroom window
and gaze
into the secret life
of my night forest.
And my soul seeps deep
into the tree shapes dark,
and,
sadly and low,
I hear it
singing.

REGRET
16 February 2001

I wanted to give you the promise of newborn light
pouring in delicate streams into our early morning forest.

I wanted to give you the kiss of sparkling day branches
filled with the celebration of bird song from the heart.

I wanted to give you the golden glow
of late afternoon leaves bathed in glory.

But most of all I wanted to give you the peace
of moonlit trees standing guard over your sleeping form.

THE UNKNOWN
20 February 2001

Glimpses of hidden mysteries,
golden glow promised land,
lashing thunderstorms,
rush for a cave.
If you take my hand
we can face the wonder and the onslaught
together.

- Owl

[This message has been edited by OwlSA (01-21-2006 12:43 AM).]

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Martie
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1 posted 2006-01-20 03:42 PM


Owl...I loved these.  February is a very special time of year for me.  
OwlSA
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2 posted 2006-01-21 12:39 PM


Thanks, Martie.  This was a suite of poems about a relationship that ended in February 2001.

- Owl

Susan Caldwell
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3 posted 2006-01-25 11:59 AM


This needs to be 'ed.

An incredibly penned demise....

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

Earth Angel
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Realms of Light
4 posted 2006-01-25 12:11 PM


From out of the darkness came light ~ your poems! Each one is brilliant!!!!


EA


Edward Grim
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since 2005-12-18
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Greenville, South Carolina
5 posted 2006-01-25 12:18 PM


Owl, I haven't seen you in a while. Now I know why... you've been off writing more masterpieces. I swear, every poem you write is heavenly. Thank You    - Eddy

Momma says, "Life... is like a box full of chocolates, you never know when you're gonna get one with a nut in it".

OwlSA
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6 posted 2006-01-25 12:44 PM


Thanks, Susan, both for your praise and for bumping this!

Thanks Earth Angel for your very kind words and praise!

Thanks, and happy giggles, Edward!  Actually I have been champing at the bit, waiting for my telephone to be fixed!

- Owl

The Lady
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since 2005-12-26
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The Southwest
7 posted 2006-01-25 04:00 PM




dark night trees
newborn light
early morning forest
sparkling day branches


Oh my, I love the way you put your words together. Amazing poem.


OwlSA
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Durban, South Africa
8 posted 2006-01-25 10:55 PM


Thank you The Lady (Kate, I think.  I'm glad you enjoyed it.

- Owl

froggy
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since 2003-06-23
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9 posted 2006-01-26 01:24 AM


Wow! Is all that comes to me other than I must agree with those before me.

:-)

Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things,
man will not himself find peace."

Albert Schweitzer,
Nobel Peace Prize Wi

suthern
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10 posted 2006-01-26 09:14 AM


But most of all I wanted to give you the peace
of moonlit trees standing guard over your sleeping form.

Oh... I like these so much... I know they were borne of pain... but the beauty is lasting.

OwlSA
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Durban, South Africa
11 posted 2006-01-26 12:32 PM


Thank you so much froggy.

Thank you Suthern, for the understanding and the appreciation.  I am grateful for both.

- Owl

MUSEconnieSEconnie
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12 posted 2006-03-03 05:31 PM


FOR YOU SWEETY

THE OWL SITS CONTEMPLATING
BOTH EYES FORWARD
ALL THE WHILE
LOOKING BACK...

THIS WAS AN AMAZING SERIES OF POEMS


I AM BLIND/I POST IN CAPS. FORGIVE IF THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE. A VOICE READER HELPS ME READ POSTS.  MY SCR-NAME POSTED WRONG, IT IS MUSEconnieHUES

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa
13 posted 2006-03-03 05:55 PM


Thank you for my Owl poem.  That was so sweet of you.  What you said is clever and accurate.

Thank you also for enjoying and responding to my suite of poems.  

- Owl

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