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Wendy
Junior Member

since 1999-09-10

Posts 16
Vermont

0 posted 1999-09-10 02:32 PM

As when the softly undulating
Gently puckering
Iridescent school of herring
Suddenly bank to the left en masse,
Leaving a startled cloud of perfect bubbles;

It's something like that, but not quite.

Or similar to the taut pink swell
Of maternal abdomen,
A rosy glow like warm windblown cheeks,
That feathery tissue nest wrapped in pulsing coils,
Baking fulfillment at body temperature.

It's kind of like that, only more so.

Then there's the gastronomical success
Of the flawless meal,
Those varying distinct tastes, the sweet
And sour, tangy and mellow that waltz
As consecutive partners on our tongues.

Or a snowflake suspended in time on a mitten,
Temporary as a breath, cool glass lace
Flawless for an instant,
More poignant than an artist's pen,
More lasting in memory than a photograph.

It's, well, something like that.

Pepper
Member Elite

since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

1 posted 1999-09-10 03:51 PM

Wendy, thought filling comparisons leaving the reader wonder..."something like"..what?!....really thought provoking....I love this piece....

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 1999-09-10 04:21 PM

Wonderful, as always, Wendy. Nice to see you on this side of the tracks.

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

3 posted 1999-09-10 05:50 PM

Hey 2Lips
This is wunnerful.........
I like herring - and the startled bubbles - I like the rest too.........
We wish you were here in DC with us...

caroline
Senior Member

since 1999-08-16

Posts 1218
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4 posted 1999-09-10 07:46 PM

This is most excellent Wendy!!

Enjoyed the read.

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The only man worth your tears will never make you cry...

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2004-12-24 11:03 AM

lovely yes

*Alli4000*

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since 2004-03-21

Posts 3188
The World of Poetry

6 posted 2004-12-24 07:35 PM

Great write Wendy! Enjoyed~

~Alli~

Happy Holidays!

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