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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Night is stroking my head with soft, velvet fingers as I float in her inky pool. But I have cast a thought into the water and the ripples are spreading. Sleep should have embraced me hours ago But my mind is sorting out possible impossibilities. Ida Werrett |
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ebonygirl Member Elite
since 2011-07-14
Posts 2000California U.S.A |
It's the, "Possible impossibilities" that keep me awake too. I like that phrase, Ida. Your poetry draws such vivid scenes, I feel like I'm in the room. Love your poetry, E |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Fantastic rendering of your nightly experience, dear Ida. Meditation, relaxation while mentally observing those ripples will allow your mind to sort out things independently of your consciousness, on a subconscious level and in the morning you will feel not only refreshed but also you will see things with more clarity. Your first step is just perfect, that launching of the thought in the pond ... now allow yourself to let go, to dwell in a place where everything has already been sorted out, sleep will then embrace you and bring you solutions. It sounds easy, it may not be easy, but it can be learned. I just felt like speaking from my own experience, because your words had such a strong impact. Hugs. Margherita |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Some nights are that way, Ida. The mind will not cooperate insofar as sleep is concerned. In other words your mind has a mind of its own. Heh.Heh ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I so can relate to the ripples of thought here... endless quantities to sift and sort through. Nights like that I usually just forego sleep all together and pick up the pen. Enjoyed, and fully understand, your ponderings. Michael |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia |
"But I have cast a thought into the water and the ripples are spreading." I like these lines! It's so true ) |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Ida! You struck gold again! Wonderful piece I'm sure everyone can relate to Lori  |
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Lady Goodman Member
since 2012-10-04
Posts 193 |
You keep this up and I will start your fan club! I love the way your mind works. |
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EmmaRose Senior Member
since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376Midwest |
'Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow.' The Dead of course and your own bubble in a brook of plenty |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
"been there ... done that ... WAY too many times! an introspective reality well captured ! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. I am sure there are many restless minds out there who can relate to this. Ida |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Whilst I could sleep at the drop of a hat, standing on one leg in the middle of the busiest city street, on the last shopping day before Christmas, your poem was so beautifully tapestried, that I lived every word of it completely, Ida - and pondering possibilities is what I immerse myself in. I read every Ida-poem, I find. Owl |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
A pleasure to read...James |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
I always enjoy your poetry and the many thoughts you provoke...Your ending is perfect. |
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