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A List of Memories |
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CountSin New Member
since 2001-03-02
Posts 6Rochester, NY USA |
List of Memories There was a time when stillness meant nothing to me. Once silence meant lack of sound; Fall came once a year. I danced, redcheeked, each year's first snow, tongue out to taste each flake's welcome sting. I laughed, distinct from nature's cycles, a scrap of wonder floating in a torrent of sorrow I couldn't grasp. That laugh, mouth open, sums up my past. I craved fulfillment, to shallow to know I could never be fully filled. A sound associated with silence delicately etches the seconds as they fly past, snowflakes of lost bliss that drift into a list of memories. The white hush of rushing blood carves it seamless tears in blank empty spaces that echo silence where beginnings come to an end; I speak of the hissing silences of sorrow that trap hollowness in sound. This liquid whisper is the music of the realm I dwell in. This is the answer to all questions not said-- and so much has been left inexpressed. The certainties of yesterday twist like smoke into laughter. I am a shooting star-- whispering through the atmosphere; I am a snake-- slithering through the musty depths of yesterday's passions; I will answer the questions you never asked Memories refuse me a moment's quiet. You know the rest. You saw the pleasure sent scintillating through my nerves as passion eroded resolve, and I offered yourself to me in the twisted reason of convenience. The wordless joys you squeezed out without question blessed our pleasures then-- but when embers blink out, the darkness resumes. by Jason Paul Fox dozens more poems by me are at: http://www.geocities.com/countsin/HTML/29_Poems_by_Jason_Paul_Fox.html |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Well, well well...this is more than interesting....many great lines here...but loved the "memories refuse me" (I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS) but seriously, this is intricate weave of thought--enjoyed it much. Welcome to Passions! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
CountSin~ A very interesting weave. I made a quick visit to your web site - I M P R E S S I V E ! Will return for a close, pleasurable read !  Welcome to Passions family of poets and friends, Jason. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
CountSin, Welcome to passions. I don't know why but I got the strangest sense of de ja vu when I read your work. Still I enjoyed it. write on Kethry Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
CountSin...a very intriguing first post at Passions! I hope you enjoy this site, and all of the personalities that make for interesting reading! Check your e-mail for a special greeting! Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Welcome to Passions! Like your style of writing! Corinne |
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Celeste Senior Member
since 2000-11-11
Posts 597 |
Welcome! You show a very individual writing style that I really like. 3 lines into the poem and I was hooked! I applaud. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Hello there. You certainly have a powerful way of writing. May I say that I cannot find words for this except that I LOVED it? There are poems once in a while that I can just feel, and this was one of those. I'm looking forward to more of your work. |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
Wow I read this as if they were my own thoughts, nice work. The world doesn't stop for you, but you can stop for the world. |
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