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Auguste

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since 2000-02-16

Posts 3953
By the sea

0 posted 2001-11-20 05:59 PM

Quilt of Darkness

by Michael

Darkness wraps itself around me
as a quilt,
but one that provides
no warmth.

Those burning pinpricks of evening
stare stupidly down
on lives
that walk and are sometimes forced to crawl
upon this earth.

The moon,
nothing more than a dead orb,
caught
in this planet's gravitational pull,
foolishly circling
a dying world.

The sun rises, I throw off the quilt
and once again pretend that all is well.

Michael Auguste~
There is more depth to the heart than the mind can comprehend and it only has boundaries when we choose to fence it in.

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2001-11-20 06:00 PM

ah...know the feel this conveys... gets worse for me as winter settles in...

Nicely done... I enjoyed

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2001-11-20 07:07 PM

The cold darkness of winter can indeed feel like a quilt that provides no warmth. Yet even in the darkest of nights, I find the beauty of starlight and moonbeams dancing on the trees and the fences, and somehow, it warms my heart.

Glad to see you posting, and I enjoyed this one very much, Michael.

rosepetals25

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since 2000-05-31

Posts 3076
PA

3 posted 2001-11-20 08:29 PM

Michael,

Hugs ss to you my friend. I worry about you do you know that? Always know you have me to lean on...

Big warm hugs,
Tara

"My heart is like an open book, for the whole world to read"
- Motley Crue, Home Sweet Home

Lone Wolf
Member Ascendant

since 2000-03-16

Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA

4 posted 2001-11-20 08:33 PM

Very profound write, Michael. I wonder how many people do this very same thing day in and day out. I know I too have been guilty.

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

5 posted 2001-11-20 08:37 PM

Michael--The chill in the night air has reached this poem..I can feel it ...like chattering teeth. I'll build you a fire..okay? Hugs!!

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

6 posted 2001-11-20 09:08 PM

Sad thoughts Michael, but beautifully written. It’s all in how you see life. You can see the darkness around, or choose to see the light. I prefer the light myself, I hope you will one day too my friend.

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

RosePetal

Member Elite

since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

7 posted 2001-11-20 09:12 PM

Hey Auguste

I know exactly what you mean, but let a little warm crisp sunshine in once in a while
*WINK

<3
RP

catalinamoon

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

8 posted 2001-11-20 09:44 PM

OK Michael, this sounds like a sad day for you. I must request a smile now..
This is good though, very well describing the feeing.
Sandra

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