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Skyfyre
Senior Member

since 1999-08-15

Posts 1906
Sitting in Michael's Lap

0 posted 2000-05-10 01:32 AM

We wandered,
Never in silence long, for you
Were full of
                       questions;
Or, one question, rather,
Asked too much --

And I, smiling and secret,
Equipped with only two answers:
                        truth,
And one other, less precarious,
That I chose to supply ...

Below us, the earth was yielding,
Fertile,
                        painted
In purple hue and gold that waved
Brightly, above breathing canvas,
Rolled in hills of gentle green ...

We wandered,
Between the fossils towered,
                          tumbled,
Tossed, as though their bulk was only
Sand and starlight.
Shadow-cold, sun-warmed,
                          stretched
Contemplative, between extremes,
In wonder, and wondering,
Dreaming, perhaps ...

The river raged below,
And yet it only seemed
A louder
                        whisper,
Lulling, inviting, seductive --

Now, in distance,
                        haunting --
For with eyes closed, I feel
The warmth of sun, and
Of you.

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Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made,
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange...

--William Shakespeare, from The Tempest

[This message has been edited by Skyfyre (edited 05-10-2000).]

SEA

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

1 posted 2000-05-10 01:44 AM

Skyfyre~ this is stunning!

-SEA

Lucius Cade
Member

since 2000-03-23

Posts 235
Saskatchewan

2 posted 2000-05-10 01:59 AM

Amazing, awesome, I love it. The way you wrote it, my eyes just jumped down the page, opening wider with ever piece.

Lucidity is the answer to all problems

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

3 posted 2000-05-10 04:24 PM

Excellent Kess. . .

The journey starts with that first step. . .but sometimes, it's who you journey with that makes all the difference too. . .

Superb as always. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl

Christopher

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

Posts 8296
Purgatorial Incarceration

4 posted 2000-05-11 12:34 PM

I don't know whether to laugh or what. This sounds like turbulent serenity to me. Just exactly the kind of trip I'd like to make. Romance, laughter, nature...sigh. Sounds wonderful to me.

David2
Member

since 2000-03-22

Posts 407

5 posted 2000-05-11 02:31 PM

Skyfyre,
I always enjoy reading your work. Thank you.
David2

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