Open Poetry #41 |
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Transience |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! ![]() |
Transience Soft sunset-grey clouds tipped in salmon and azure The sound of rocks striking rocks in an empty canyon Water flowing into the mist Shades dancing with shadows and sunbeams through the Winter forest poet-dreams of a ‘different world’... One thinks of all the things that ultimately leave no traces No more ‘real’ than a mirage reflected in a mirror… empty form form in emptiness as frost and lightning all is flux… ('enlightenment' follows in the wake of transience) cling to nothing! |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
SHDP- You know, when ever i read your poems, you put soooooooooo much thought and time into these poems, (not saying that everyone isn't!) LOL but you put, such nice descriptions in your poems, i can see it perfectly! ![]() ARCTIC WIND |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I agree with Arctic Wind, you create such lovely, real images. Ida |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
yep....it's like getting to walk through a painting... ![]() |
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ArtSolstice Member
since 2007-03-18
Posts 498 |
Poet, this writing of yours makes me think of Freud's Requiem, by Von Unwerth -- it explores a walk and a friendship (that never occurred) while contemplating transience of existence as though it were all a dream. Freud’s essay, “On Transience”, recalls a leisurely summer afternoon in 1913 in the company of a poet assumed to be Rilke. Rilke and Freud discuss beauty and transience; Rilke admires beauty, troubled by its impermanence, while Freud believes beauty’s transience increases its value. What a fine poem you have here, greatly enjoyed! [This message has been edited by ArtSolstice (11-29-2007 11:19 AM).] |
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TomMark Member Elite
since 2007-07-27
Posts 2133LA,CA |
where doth exist a vast emptiness provide the broad space for you to paint freely the beauty of enchanted blink of your charming dreams? ah!!!!!!! Tomtoo [This message has been edited by TomMark (11-28-2007 11:46 PM).] |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
"cling to nothing" That's what they say--the seers and prophets and such anyhow. Falling or flying? It's hard to tell in mid-air. (I've got a thousand of these axioms if we ever get our emails straight.) ![]() Enjoyed this one and hope to see more. ![]() (I'm around, just hit and miss lately.) |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
masterful art and imagery SHDP. Nicely done, much enjoyed. |
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ArtSolstice Member
since 2007-03-18
Posts 498 |
We read this in the studio this morning, and you received a full round of applause. |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
I enjoyed this one. Cling to nothing---maybe so. It's a philosophical concept I've toyed with from time to time. And it's true that growth comes only in change, and the ephemera of life speak to us of eternity. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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Hypatia Junior Member
since 2004-03-22
Posts 18 |
speaking of transience...check your mail? ![]() Nice work here, fella! ![]() |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
A joy to read...James |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665 |
This certainly isnt transient, it resonates with truths and deep thought...thank you for the scenes.. Goldenrose. Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, ring out the old, ring in the new,ring out the false, ring in the true..A Lord Tennyson |
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Xillus_Xavier Member
since 2007-10-05
Posts 72Alabama |
The imagery of this piece is vividly put into the readers mind. Well done. |
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ArtSolstice Member
since 2007-03-18
Posts 498 |
Very well said, Xillus_Xavier. I also agree with Goldenrose. Good point. |
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Snowflake From Hell Senior Member
since 2003-07-10
Posts 777My own little Icey Oblivion |
very well said indeed violence may not be the answer, but it does make good headway |
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