Ceremonies Surrounding the Death of Tommy Sullivan in 1966 (redux)

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Ceremonies Surrounding the Death of Tommy Sullivan in 1966 (redux)

icebox
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since 2003-05-03

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in the shadows

0 posted 2009-05-24 04:33 PM

Sandy brought me flowers in Winter;
like children sharing an imagined song
we danced, forgetting tears and sympathy
for friend and lover blown away in war;
we were released from worrying if he was safe,
secure in knowing where he is and how
he'll never change, never age, become infirm
or crazy, like the squirrel eyed shopping bagger
sleeping on the stairs below us
just inside the cracked, wind rattled door.

Later,
on a memory crowded bed we loved believing,
with our bodies and our souls entwined,
death and all the twisting mysteries of fate
swirling down the endless corridors of time
would pass our doorway harmlessly
mistaking us for shadows.

©1966, 2003, 2005, 2009 by icebox

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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2009-05-24 06:58 PM

Thank you, sir, for bringing this back for
this memorable day. I can ascribe to the
knowing, and hurt with all others over the
terribles losses.

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

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By the Seaside

2 posted 2009-05-24 11:27 PM

You touch a nerve in such a way, it hurts and yet I nod at the memory,
he'll never age, he'll never change... and we are safe. The irony!!!

Bless you, icebox~

Midnitesun

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Gaia

3 posted 2009-05-27 04:44 PM

This touches deep heart-wounds.
Thank you, for delving gently into the dark.

Kaoru

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since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

4 posted 2009-05-31 02:28 AM

I went to highlight my favorite parts of this work, and realized I was copying the whole thing. Very much loved this piece..so here's a bump.

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

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Eternity

5 posted 2009-06-01 01:09 PM

A breathtaking write, where the sharp edge of painful memories leans into the warm of two who share the now.

Masterful and extremely poignant.

Love,
Margherita

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