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Caliban's Kiss
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Caliban's Kiss |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631
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One night, and then another, and another, hauled reluctantly by love on fluent haunches, quivering over an almond dream, I lean barefoot into this, my pilgrimage through the black jaguar paths of November, the body crouched with butterflies headlong on their branches, fading like the kisses you gave me, exhaled into the dark, hard at its task, the body, a hinge over the paths we have cast like shadows in a shallow garden of squalor, masked under the blood-caul of absences, the soft soul, bays, it footsoles tied in sinews under a bonfire of azaleas, sacrosanct these are not the paths you knew me by, once upon a dream, innocence weaned from fairytales with pockets full of licorice, we hoard faith, safe, in a fossil, bunch our fists over this grave earth, relinquished to the tricks of radiance, opening the veins between us, to kiss and kiss and kiss the slick, dreamy heads of grass, night-thick, the midsummer wild with its tree frogs calling in another season, my soul too weary, now, these are not the paths you knew me by, one night, and then another and another, count me among the almonds, drink from my mouth, in dream, dying, dying, softly, softly…for me.  ...from The Caliban Ballads... |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
love this....as I did the whole of the Caliban series.. and the honor of writing with you on some... |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
~~the book....Chief...is one of my dearest treasures~ love you~ ~baby  [This message has been edited by bel1e (08-14-2007 07:27 PM).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
amazing...how you take each word one step at a time, into a deeply rooted heartfelt story... like the kisses you gave me, exhaled into the dark, hard at its task, the body, a hinge over the paths we have cast like shadows in a shallow garden of squalor, and we pine impatients under a tree which grows a might spine...soft, but prickly, at times, while moon thoughts bend and ricochet, back and forth...like eyes, warm with excitement..and joy for it comes to us poorly, and leaves lucrativly shining.... now look what you inspired BabyGirl...sounds very familiar....did you once write in Starlite Cafe, or perhaps another poetry page? I've seen you before? Hugs, Lee J. |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
thank you, James~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LeeJ~ lord..did I move all that in you? (((thank you, for being open to me)))....that is awesome... The Caliban poems are posted only on 2 other poetry Boards...one is an EZ Board....the other...Algonquin's Table...which I'm sure you might have read it there...I published the entire series of poems using LULU and it is available thru them....along with many beautiful poems by PIP's own CPat HAIR and quite a few of our collabs on the topic.... The hardcover edition is truly my most treasured book... I don't know if it's allowed to post a link to it here, but the search item # for it is 632587...at LULU.com..it is published under the Title, The Caliban Ballads by beLLe  Thank you, again...for the beautiful reply. ~Mari~~ |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
I enjoy reading you (where ever it is that I might find your words)but I must say I don't recall this beauty. (could be that old age thing setting in.  )Belle, this is simply put AWESOME!!  |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
My Gentle friend~ ((thank you, love))~ hugs~ |
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