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Richy
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since 2003-05-03

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0 posted 2009-01-10 01:41 PM

It was through
a honey cloud mist
where I saw her,

grinding gold nuggets
into powder
against,
the belly button,
of a rock.

Her skirt was
the color,
of lagoon
and her hair,
dark,
like a raven’s,
soul.

Pouring water
from a brown earth jug,
she mixed it,
with the
powdered sun,
and formed life cakes
with her hands,
as her toes
laid bare,
and tickled,
in the sand,
all the while,
wearing dear skin
and peace,

for a smile.

Placing these circles
of power and birth
on a burning
mesquite bed,
covered by an ancient,
flat stone,
they sprung back to life,

like a resurrection,
empowered,
by dancing fires
of truth and mystery.

As the savor,
of this alimony
along with the spice
of her semblance
wafted onto the lips

of my tongue,
she looked my way,
as her hail stones
for eyes,
melted,
and bled green
for my spirit,
as she now,
would be,

my river of
dream
my mother world,
my friend
of light,
my lover,

of souls.

As I began to awake,
her catcher of dreams
held me back,
covering me with
the woven blanket
of her desire,
the radiance
of all our fate and
destiny,
bringing us where

we were born,
to aspire.

As the lady of night
climbed on top of the sun
being chased by the howl

of the moon, across skies,

where the clouds stood still,
and the winds grew hush,
in the path of skin,

and sighs.

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

1 posted 2009-01-10 01:45 PM

Richy - a most beautiful writing, flowed just great, and told a charming story. Well done...

BC

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2009-01-10 08:24 PM

quote:
as her hail stones
for eyes,
melted,
and bled green
for my spirit,
as she now,
would be,

my river of
dream
my mother world,
my friend
of light,
my lover,

of souls.

Amazing imagery, dear Richy. You weave dreams into highly captivating poems.

Love,
Margherita

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

3 posted 2009-01-10 09:26 PM

Richy, I have never read a poem of yours that has not captivated me and swept me away to the world of which you are writing.
I feel them. I dream them. I see them. ~ I experience them. You are a masterful weaver of poetic tapestry.

You have a gift and I'm thankful that you share it with us.

Love and an appreciative hug,
Linda

Burk28
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since 2009-01-08

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Michigan USA

4 posted 2009-01-10 11:04 PM

Excellently written piece here, bravo

Peace of mind can only be achieved when we find peace with self

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia

5 posted 2009-01-10 11:25 PM

*sighs*... oh Richy!! I could read you all day! wonderful writing as always my lovely friend..

RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

Richy
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Posts 3050

6 posted 2009-01-11 12:47 PM

Dear Bill I can't tell you how much I appreciate you always being there with a postive and uplifting message.

You are what this place is all about my dear friend.

Thank you,
Richy

Richy
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7 posted 2009-01-11 01:24 AM

My dear Margherita its alway so nice to hear from you! Thanks for coming by and leaving such a nice reply I so appreciate it!

Richy

Richy
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8 posted 2009-01-11 01:34 AM

My dearest Linda, I'm just glad that you are here to share them with. It would be that much harder to come back if you were not here.

Giant Hugs,
Richy

Richy
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9 posted 2009-01-11 01:41 AM

Thank you Burk, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Welcome to our home!

Richy

Richy
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10 posted 2009-01-11 02:03 AM

My dear Roneice how I love having your eyes rub onto my words, all day long.

I wish I had the ability to thank you for all the wonderful support you've gifted me over the years.

(((((((((((((((Giant hugs for Roneice!))))))

Richy

Ratleader

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since 2003-01-23

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Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

11 posted 2009-01-13 08:31 PM

I seldom even read long poems, because they so often seem forced and over-written, or they lose focus and drift from theme to theme.....but I have learned that yours are a delightful exception.

Yes, delightful, and I pretty much ~needed~ to read a poem like this one just at this particular moment.

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amusemi
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since 2001-12-08

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A State of Disarray

12 posted 2009-01-14 03:00 AM

Absolutely loved the images this conjured. Great job!!

ethome
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since 2000-05-14

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New Brunswick Canada

13 posted 2009-01-14 03:07 AM

Man! What a good choice, beautiful lover and RICH for Richy.....
Grinding gold nuggets against the belly of a rock.....You are so lucky, you've got it all, I'm jealous!

Eric

inkedgoddess
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since 2002-11-19

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Ohio

14 posted 2009-01-14 08:22 AM

you dream my same dream
its as if you captured it and wrote it with the male slant to it, most beautifully

Richy
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15 posted 2009-01-14 08:31 AM

Thanks Ratleader, I'm glad you found the right words when you needed them. That has happened to me here many times as well.

Happy New Year Friend!

Richy
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16 posted 2009-01-14 08:34 AM

Amusemi, thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it. I love your name. It reminds me of Joe Pesci in, Goodfellas for some reason.

Richy
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17 posted 2009-01-14 08:37 AM

Well Eric, not so much rich in the monetary sense, since the gold nuggetts she was grinding was dried yellow corn, but rich, in dreams, nevertheless. And sometimes I guess, that's enough.

Thanks Friend!

Richy
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18 posted 2009-01-14 09:01 AM

You know Michelle, there's someone who looks just like you in my sleep. My dreams are usally kind of hazy though and right at that special moment when things are just about focused... I wake up. (Don't you hate it when that happens?) If you ever see me, wandering around with this kinda dumb look on my face, yell out, or better yet, whisper. I'm dying to share one of those stone ground tortillas with you as we sit along, this river of dream.

threadbear
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since 2008-07-10

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Indy

19 posted 2009-01-14 12:32 PM

When it comes to love
the act of surrender
is pure strength.

The rhythm and pace and writing of "catcher of dreams" is done extremely well, Richy!
J

steavenr
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Posts 4058

20 posted 2009-01-15 12:36 PM

wow...neat piece...leaves me sighing...big-time sighs, at that...so picturesque

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

21 posted 2009-01-15 02:05 AM

You are truly a catcher of beautiful dreams, Rich.
Ida

ethome
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since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

22 posted 2009-01-15 03:24 AM

I was just kiddin, you know, I really do love the metaphorical beauties in your writing.

That love making at the end is exceptionally romantic in a warm physical sense. Takes the reader right into the scene.

Keep up the good work!

Lookin forward to the next one.....Have a good day.

Eric

Richy
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23 posted 2009-01-23 09:08 AM

Thanks so much Threadbare for the kind comment!

Richy
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24 posted 2009-01-23 09:10 AM

Thank you much Steven, sighs are good,

sighs are good...

Richy
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25 posted 2009-01-23 09:12 AM

Thank you Ida, but their kind of easy to catch, their stuck inside my head.

Richy
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26 posted 2009-01-23 09:14 AM

Thanks Eric buddy, I hope the new year is going fine for you!

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