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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2001-11-12 12:59 PM

(a repost...it is dark and dreary in my little corner of the world today, and I would bring forth a little light...)

Carnaubian Memories

there were some,
decorative,
pretty,
pinks and
greens, reds
and whites,
beige and
light blues, but
curiously innocuous
in that some time
back then,

however, not in
the recent,
because
"safety comes first"
so there is no glow
of love vis a vis
the flame

sometimes I wonder
if I went to Brazil
for the real thing
perhaps it would
bring around
the ring of
truth but
instead
there
is
just a
ring of
promise and
commitment so
he holds me to it
and I wonder if he
really wants to be
here and if I
really want to
be here,

or there…

he keeps
me on a pedestal
like a fine candle itself

even though I
am safe he does
not let me burn

so I only ask
if he will take
me off the
pedestal
once in
a while
to dust
me

today the marketplace
holds the fragrance
of the candle's wax
as if a treasure
fit for a king,
and as a queen,
I would pick it up,
breathe it in but
why go to the expense
when we won't even
go to the trouble of
lighting the flame
which might
bring about
the times
he would
like to
know
again

someday

one day

I
am
going
to do as
I've seen done
in the movies,

draw a long bath ~
scent it
with vanilla,
light candles and then
some more candles and
then one more candle ~

for the past, and
the present, and
my lonesome
but growsome
future, and
I will look
at the reflection
in the mirror,
and I shall
bathe myself
alone
in carnaubian memories.

23 December 2000

Martie

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California

1 posted 2001-11-12 02:02 PM

Karilea--Growsome...what a wonderful word!! I hope the lady had her bath with candles...feel good is best when it comes from within.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2001-11-12 03:29 PM

Did you have that bath Sunshine...how was it...perhaps time for another...James

Denise

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3 posted 2001-11-12 08:52 PM

Very beautifully done, Karilea. (((HUGS))) May a thousand candles light your world!

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

4 posted 2001-11-12 09:01 PM

'Growsome'..love it Karilea!
What a great word and a terrific poem.
Makes me feel like a candle scented bath about now.
Loved the piece and the presentation.
~hugs, Nancy~

~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~

mirror man
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since 2001-01-08

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5 posted 2001-11-12 10:32 PM

I like this too. Very good.

Midnitesun

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Gaia

6 posted 2001-11-13 01:43 AM

And did this poem light up your night as it did mine? I love the visual impact of this presentation, like softly dripping candle wax, like the flow of years passing by, falling to a puddle and leaving only the nearly bare wick behind. But comforting nonetheless.

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2001-11-13 01:50 AM

SweetKarilea~
I loved it the first time round ...
and even more on this spin~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Startime
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since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

8 posted 2001-11-13 03:51 PM

*sigh* absolutely stunning. I love it. This one is a keeper.

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

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