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icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

0 posted 2006-10-14 06:02 AM

In the high darkness on a canyon wall,
moon fading past the rim of time,
a small fire burned
and in its sheltered glimmer
shimmered safety's sad illusions;
so very long ago,
we learned to capture energy
until we could set it free
to chase away the terrors
and keep at bay the hungry demons of the night.

On the high darkness of a fortress wall,
built around a life fading into time,
a small candle burns
within a window cut through the yearning stone
in a room turned to face an endless sight;
so very long ago,
I learned to focus memory
until I could set it free
to chase away the longings
and keep at bay the empty shadows of the night.

Anyone,
who thinks it is better to have loved and lost
than never to have loved at all,
has never really feasted at love's banquet
besotted on its true elation,
only to survive to face the cost,
and having outlived all given reason
has never stood at despair's edge
where life's only shriven choice
is the bottomless fall,
where emptiness is a hunger
far beyond the pain of mere starvation.

©2006 by icebox

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iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

1 posted 2006-10-14 06:19 AM

"where emptiness is a hunger
far beyond the pain of mere starvation."

And I got to read this for free...but the understanding....well....that costs.

I will read it again and again, Mr. C.

.....jo

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

2 posted 2006-10-14 09:59 AM

I see your point

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

3 posted 2006-10-14 11:04 AM

Words from heart are beautiful *hug*

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

4 posted 2006-10-14 08:05 PM

this aches me so
and yet
I cannot leave it alone

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

5 posted 2006-10-14 08:50 PM

They who do not know have no idea of the
feelings...both high and low...

And I don't think much has changed over
the years...

CastleGuard
Senior Member

since 2003-04-30

Posts 760
Alberta, Canada

6 posted 2006-10-16 10:25 AM

You make a good point, icebox.

I suppose the answer
lies in
would one do anything
different
knowing what one knows
now...

CG

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

7 posted 2006-10-16 03:20 PM

Sadly beautiful--this aches.

And I have, unknowingly, been debating it myself.

But I think if I have my druthers, I'd druther ante up again. I'm going for broke, for sure.

But I gotta fill up all this nuthin' with somethin'.

Your poetry is always a sure thing though.

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