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Walking Between Worlds (revisited) |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows 
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Sleep eludes me, hiding in mists, within dark abyss, in shadow splintered clouds of faces, places, memories chaotic swirling water's edge of dreams, tendrils of dragon's breath beckon me to sleep that I may see disjointed thoughts caught in knotted skeins of time taunting me with flashing half imagined half remembered scenes of you. Six times this night I lay my body down to sleep to loose entangled threads of harsh reality, to be set free to drift to swim in supple seas that beckon me, dreams’ translucent lotus petals sailing free on gentle waves, on currents soft with scented possibilities, warming visions just beyond the reach of clarity, I sense the cleansing purity of you. Six times as I begin to slip away into safe sheltered harbor of your soul, to seek warm welcomed grasp of love's swift undertow, my body and my brain are jolted out of sleep, out of timeless reverie and I am tossed back, unwanted driftwood left disheveled and abandoned on the beachhead of my life. I am this night in search of peace yet each attempt meets cold futility; some years on rare occasions, in late September when moon and tides are right, on beaches not so far from where I live today I've learned I can smell Africa lightly on the breeze as taste that lingers in the mind without my body being there. My brain then adds hours to a clock that tells me when you’re sleeping, if only I can reach a place within the soft parade of dreams you may be keeping, I might join you in brief endless woven moments of hopeful shared awareness and delight, but not this night, this night you are taste that lingers in the mind when I am hungry. ©2003, 2015 by Icebox |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Wonderful thoughts expressed the "icebox" way makes this tale of sleeplessness and wanting one I completely relate to, as I guess a few others will also. The sadness that can happen to a love which was once strong and heartfelt is difficult, very difficult to overcome. Yes, I have spent many sleepless nights with someone dear to me on my thoughts. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I think Jer has it pegged. many of us will relate to suffering through a sleepless night with but one thing on the mind... the one person who could possibly soothe the tension. I've had more than my share I know. Michael |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
enjoyed the tasting from your feral pen mister... *lightin' a candle for ya, this just penetrates and resonates with strong flavor much longer than the read, relating here! ~d Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Charly as sad as this is, it is also one of the sweetest love scenes I have ever read. May more bitter sweet dreams come to you, because as sorry and sad they may be, they gave you cause to remember. JO |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada |
images though sad are so vivid, I can almost imagine them running through my mind as I read it. love this. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
This is one of my favorites!~L |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Way, way, way beyond beautiful, Charly - and everything latearrival said too. |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Thank you all for the gift of your time and for your kind comments. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Aren't we all just blessed by your sleeplessness, dear Charly!! This is totally awesome, one to keep and savor more than once. I am so glad you shared it, a true gift. Margherita |
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AmyMichelle Junior Member Posts 21 Charlotte, NC |
This was by far one of the most beautiful and amazing pieces of writing I've ever read. Your imagery in this is exquisite. I felt as if I was the one having the sleepless night thinking of the one who has my heart. Just poetic genius in my opinion. Excellent! True love always waits. |
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