Soft-Edged Silhouette (from Boyhood Tales)

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Open Poetry #46

Soft-Edged Silhouette (from Boyhood Tales)

jwesley
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since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2010-05-24 10:05 PM

Soft-Edged Silhouette
(from Boyhood Tales)

She came out of the sun
a soft-edged silhouette
almost hidden in bright, white light,
a door to heaven through which she passed;
a silhouette that grew larger, more clear,
as the sun shrank behind her,
until suddenly she was a 3d, living color, goddess,
walking down the beach towards me.
Breathless,
unabashedly staring ,
silent footsteps leaving images of her passing in the sand,
I watched her pass,
followed her with my eyes
as she became smaller and smaller with distance.
I blinked . . . she was gone,
and my soul was touched –
Forever.
.
©wesley james beard, jr.
may 2010

[This message has been edited by jwesley (05-25-2010 01:35 PM).]

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2010-05-25 05:30 PM

Fantastic, dear Jimmy! Your emotions created really great imagery here.

Love,
Margherita

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2010-05-25 06:55 PM

Nice way to put it...splendid...one of your best...James

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2010-05-25 11:39 PM

Excellent write, Jimmy.
Ida

threadbear
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since 2008-07-10

Posts 817
Indy

4 posted 2010-05-26 12:03 PM

Jimmy,
the lasting impression your eyes made
were etched into your poem
with great clarity. Tip o the hat!
Jeff

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

5 posted 2010-05-26 12:35 PM

nice

Alison

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since 2008-01-27

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6 posted 2010-05-30 12:24 PM

Jimmy,

I feel like you took me with you in this memory of yours. Thank you for the journey and the ride-along.

A

Bastet
Member

since 2010-05-07

Posts 246

7 posted 2010-05-30 12:47 PM

A beautiful portrait with an instantaneous, snapshot quality. I love "almost hidden by the bright,white light." This poem has a roundness of its own -- a self-contained unit. Bravo for lovely language and structure.

Amaryllis
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since 2010-05-20

Posts 1306
Mi now

8 posted 2010-05-30 01:41 AM

Simply beautiful... it has a sun-drenched, dreamy feel.. well written

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