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Open Poetry #49

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Bluesy Socrateaser
Member Elite

since 2002-11-07

Posts 2417
In The Mirror

0 posted 2014-02-26 07:52 AM

seeing the oil for the very first time
and the woman it so graciously formed
led me to stare for hours on end
her face, my heart and soul warmed

the hands of the artist inspired by love
had created her image of beauty
a gift reserved for another, not I
a soldier; that was my duty

years have passed, my wounds have healed
though in time I would return
to the land that claimed a part of me
and the woman for whom I still yearn

the oil, you see, is forever young
but for you and I my friend
each sunrise brings another day
which we follow to its end

and so I close, I've made my peace
where I go she may not join me
to a place where paintings do not hang
only miseries of war surrounding

...just bein' Bluesy

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2014-02-26 07:55 AM

Nightmares in the making.

~*~ It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2014-02-26 08:43 AM

Beautiful tribute Max! Uniquely done.

Lori

Richy
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 3050

3 posted 2014-02-26 08:50 PM

yes, very sweet Max

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2014-02-27 07:05 PM

fine writing...James

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2014-03-01 04:23 AM

Achingly sad, Bluesy . . . the road neither prescribed, nor taken . . .

Owl

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

6 posted 2014-03-01 08:54 AM

simply superb slice-of-life 'write!' ...

KentAshbyKorb
Member

since 2013-05-05

Posts 99
Nc USA

7 posted 2014-03-01 08:56 AM

Nice!

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