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Daughter of the Wilds |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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https://soundcloud.com/diana-van-den-berg-2/daughter-of-the-wilds The sky was a splash of orange and the shadows long-legged and bordered with quivering gold, and a silence surged over her as she felt the centuries unravel down her spine. Eggshell memories of nameless ancestors crept into her unhurried mind and she met herself in them, brushed into flickering silhouettes, fire-dancing in the dying gasps of the waning day. The sun’s final glance released her into loss, and she turned and faded into the grieving night, a world away, at fingertip-touch. Owl |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
nice writing...james |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
so beautiful, loved he imagery  Love is the life of the soul... |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you James and Tracie. Owl |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Lovely thoughts.Memories are sometimes strange and mixed with stories long ago told.I have been bless by this crazy internet and have found many relatives on the white pages of Facebook.I have been gifted photos from long before my time on earth and have had the beautiful gift of meeting the 62 year old daughter of my mother's cousin.I had met her family long before she was born.In fact at age fifteen I had a wicked school girl crush on her father. She is traveling in a nice van with her dog and stopped by on two occasions and I was able to hand her photos of some she had never heard of.Then my son and I picked her up at the last stop which was close to us and had a nice breakfast together in a restaurant facing the ocean. She is still on the road making stops along the way.What a great was given to me. Enjoying life any way it is handed to me. Love to you Diana, Jo |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Martyjo, for your kind words about my poem and your delightful recent memories swirled into distant ones. I love the fact that the daughter of your mother's cousin is travelling with her dog. Owl |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
You speak of the "grieving night" in this peace, yet I draw out a much deeper sense of peace and acceptance for the individual passing through it, as if the grieving itself is behind her.  Michael |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
You are extremely perceptive Michael, and you are so right about the first half in that she/I was wrapped in peace and acceptance of all before/around/in her/me. However the grieving is being done by the (literal) night because the (literal) sun has gone, and is a world away, although it just a finger touch away at the moment of transition from day to night. And just as much as she/I was part of the setting sun and the centuries behind her/me and the ancestors, is/am she/I part of the night, and so she/I is/am part of the grieving by the night of the sun's setting. In other words, she/I is/am part of the wilds of nature. Owl |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
this is a very beautiful poem, diana, specially the images of skies and the mirrorring on state of mind, thanks yann |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you for your lovely reply, Yann! |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Your imagery here is inspiring. (that is a polite way of saying I wish I had written that!) I love this piece! ~L |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Giggles, Lori! Thank you, lol! Owl |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Parts of the puzzle. They all bring something to the table don't they. Like Jo, the internet has led me to many discoveries. Love this, Diana. Ida |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Ida, for your kind words. Owl |
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