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bel1e
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since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

0 posted 2010-06-21 06:58 AM

by morning,
there's an enclave lost in my hair,

a tinge of grenadine, of jasmine,
an entire narrative of ladybirds
loosening their buttons,
falling in with thieves,

say what you want
but this door inside me,
drawn with a stick of chalk,
opens onto a catwalk, a murder,

repeat my name in the mirror. seven times.
and wait to disappear.

if you extract the bones from my ears,
you may build a cupola, a reliquary
where I stumble, am misled
by curvature, by cotton,

at noon, I empty all the rooms
to stop them from reeling, burn
the berber to kill the rot,

something about the shape of my face disquiets you,

my anxiety has a house and a fence,
and a tremulous white doe in the yard,
an entire habitat, teeming,
a plague of starlings.

on Friday,
I'll begin to rip the stitiches
from everything I have ever sewn,
keep them underwing, close-bodied,
in the incorrigible synapse of memory,

moonlight splits the Mahogany dresser open,
and at least two dozen butterflies swarm in air,

give me a window to climb into
or out of, so I can dream of peacocks
and dark fish swimming in my ear,

repeat my name seven times,
and wait to disappear.

there's just nothing left you can say to me.

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2010-06-21 07:37 AM

Some depths to plumb.... and some things unsaid to listen to....
as always Ma'am.... you amaze me with the heart that lies beneath the ribs..

and as there is nothing I can say to do justice to your words or the heart..
I will bit nod....

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

2 posted 2010-06-21 09:22 AM

just a little bit of vertigo in this, Chief~~~

no worries~

~love you~
xoxoxoxox

Amaryllis
Senior Member

since 2010-05-20

Posts 1306
Mi now

3 posted 2010-06-21 01:01 PM

Bel1e, this is lovely.. you blend in so many fascinating elements and images.. your poetry is deep, multi-layered and never boring! Alive with texture and metaphor.. enjoyed

~Amaryllis

Eldest
Member

since 2010-06-15

Posts 177
Alabama

4 posted 2010-06-21 01:24 PM

"a narrative of ladybirds loosening their buttons" I love that line!

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

5 posted 2010-06-21 01:40 PM

~Thank you, kindly, Amaryllis ~ I'm so pleased you are enjoying it

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

6 posted 2010-06-21 01:41 PM

Eldest~

ladybirds are the least yucky of all insects ! LOL Glad you liked the poem

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2010-06-21 04:36 PM

I marvel at the depth of your
imagination...only wish you could
bottle it up and send me some.

Seriously!!

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

8 posted 2010-06-21 05:48 PM

thank you, my dear Sunshine~

xoxoxox

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

9 posted 2010-06-22 12:59 PM

Sometimes, I am left not wanting to say anything at all after I read a poem. This is one of those times. I am just going to step away and soak it up for a bit.

A

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

10 posted 2010-06-22 05:19 AM

Hey Alison~

thanks so much for stopping by~

xoxox

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

11 posted 2010-06-22 11:34 AM

wow

amazing work!

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

12 posted 2010-06-22 12:05 PM

thank you, passing shadows~

I am so pleased you enjoyed reading this!

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

13 posted 2010-06-22 12:25 PM

I have a hell of a time keeping up with my enclaves too hunnie.....hate it when that happens, don't you?

I enjoyed the write, takes alot of thought to write the way you do. (Also, I love looking at your sexy picture, gives me alot of thoughts too).

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

14 posted 2010-06-22 02:04 PM

LOL Thanxxxx Mr. Rag~

icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

15 posted 2010-06-22 10:38 PM

"a tinge of grenadine, of jasmine,
an entire narrative of ladybirds
loosening their buttons,
falling in with thieves,"

I LOVE this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bel1e
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since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

16 posted 2010-06-23 05:17 PM

thanx so much icebox !

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