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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2011-08-22 08:57 PM

SOURCES
22 August 2011

Open smiling eyes
to philosophical horizons
that embrace the world.

Sing songs lower than Ivan Rebroff
and higher than a skylark flies
and caress the music
with primal understanding.

Gently stroke,
the exoskeleton
of a shongololo
for but a nanosecond,
so as not to frighten his little heart,
as all his little legs
perambulate his long beauty forward.

Inhale the sweet, hypnotic scent
of acacias’ little sungold puffballs,
looking ever upward,
adoring the shapes of azure infinity
between the long-thorned branches.

Savour the mountain-fresh waters
of a chattering stream
and meditate the moment into poetry.

Unleash your heart open-wide
and take off towards the sun
with abundant joy
and paint the skies wild
with colours
of which rainbows have not yet dreamed.

Owl

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

1 posted 2011-08-23 01:53 AM

Wow! now this is my kind of poem. Beautiful!

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2011-08-23 03:26 AM

Such magical imagery and tunes, dear Owl!

It might be the first time that a shongololo is treated with such deep tenderness in the poetic world!

Love,
Margherita

Prasad Nataraj
Senior Member

since 2008-05-29

Posts 1149
Bangalore,India

3 posted 2011-08-23 03:58 AM

"and paint the skies wild
with colours
of which rainbows have not yet dreamed"

Its a joy reading through this write, fine writing.

"The secret behind survival of mankind is kindness and love within our hearts"

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

4 posted 2011-08-23 06:33 AM

"Inhale the sweet, hypnotic scent
of acacias’ little sungold puffballs,
looking ever upward,
adoring the shapes of azure infinity
between the long-thorned branches.

Savour the mountain-fresh waters
of a chattering stream
and meditate the moment into poetry.

Unleash your heart open-wide
and take off towards the sun
with abundant joy
and paint the skies wild
with colours
of which rainbows have not yet dreamed."

Holy-smokin' catfish!
This is really an excellent write.
Love these three verses, all of it is good but these reached out and grabbed me.

JL

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2011-08-23 01:59 PM

Thanks, Ida for your spontaneous appreciation.  Smiles.  Mine too!

Thanks, Margherita, for your kind words.  Actually, not the first – at least the second time –
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Smiles.

Thank you, Prasad.  You picked out exactly my favourite part too.

Giggles at the “holy smoking catfish!”, JL.  Thank you!

Owl

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

6 posted 2011-08-26 03:49 PM

meditate the moment into poetry

The whole poem is beautiful... but I love this description of what you do so well... I'm so glad you do it!

ebonygirl
Member Elite

since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

7 posted 2011-08-26 10:07 PM

Beautiful!
Ms. E

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

8 posted 2011-08-27 09:23 AM

Ruth, you say the most wonderful things - things that warm the cockles of my heart. Thank you.

Thank you, eg.

Owl

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