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Bones, Belief, and Dream
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Bones, Belief, and Dream |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I found the bleached skull of mouse Beneath the azaleas planted as they are In straight and narrow row to define the boundaries And buried it quickly in a shallow hole Before the clouds should see and come so low That they devoured the late bloom of Lilies Or I forgot that facing it west might bring thunder. Smoothing the earth with fingers I felt a stone And remembered the smooth of river’s bones That too had bleached in sun till white And always felt warm beneath bare feet When the month of heat came to own the sky. Archaically I longed to travel her lengths Again with slow crowning eye and quiet heart. She still runs among the hills. But, I have not seen her nor felt her close And my bones croon a soft chant in call for her. As once, when the journey was young, She filled me with an abandon that left me numb And the marrow of my soul was reborn Among the white oak and sycamore paths Where I followed once to meet her. But my shins have forgotten how the brambles pulled With sharp thick thorn at skin. I have forgotten how to bleed and be washed clean In the depths and currents that came With the lay of her closer than the moon’s passing Or how she felt when over me. The fire bush murmured softly to me So I quickly brushed the earth to conceal The shallow resting place then glanced above To see if the clouds had yet discovered. They remained in steady file and ponderously Moved towards the south without a sound Deigning not to look below, as yet the sky was new. So I stepped away from their shadow and the damp Then thought of her again And wondered at the passing years and all the Murmured songs still sung among the willow ends And could but bow my head To love and dreams |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
the boy/man discovery and isitwrongbetterhideit feeling as if the sky were god coming to another eden.. very cool stuff |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
haunting & lovely~my love~ |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
DS... kind words, many thanks m'friend. Belle... as always you are too generous and far too kind, but I thank you for the eyes on this.. |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Such a path you take me on, especially as I've been picking wild raspberries and had forgotten to take measures against the thorns--too eager for the fruits of labor, I guess! Like the layering of this... A pleasure to read, misC |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Wonderful piece my friend...I very much enjoyed. j. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Misce.... thank you ma'am, for dropping in on my bit of madness. You always have to watch the thorns... you're eyes on this are greatly appreciated. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
jwesly... very kind of you sir, thank you m'friend for dropping in. |
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Sunkissed Senior Member
since 2002-12-03
Posts 610 |
Simply amazing. Indeed you should be published. ~Sunkissed  |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
too kind... far too kind ma'am... but I thank you for the nice thoughts |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
I tend to agree with sunkissed... ~Amaryllis |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Amaryllis very kind words... thank you... |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
I really adored how you styled this poem. -Juju -Juju |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Juju... thank you,I am pleased there was something in the words that pleased you |
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