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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2002-04-27 03:17 PM

The art of silence – From the Soddy, 1872

I would be in company of good conversation,
yea, assuredly so,

but if you find me lacking when you
look to me to fill this void,
think not that I have forsaken
the art of listening,

nay,

I stand before you here, in the wind

my skirts whipped about in
playful jest as air sprites
tug and lift

I raise my hand that your eye might
follow the whispering to be
heard

and I would speak to you with
only my eyes,

so that you might hear the silent thoughts
coming to greet yours

let others fill the air with words
of commonality

we shall hear the leaves speak
and grasses sing

you and I
shall let our souls converse ~
for that, I hope you shall feel as affluent
as that which is all I can
give to you

for all that you have given me.

~*~

©Karilea Rilling Jungel
27 April 2002

Magnus

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1 posted 2002-04-27 03:33 PM

Sun of our day....

YOU are really really good at this...

Perfection is the understatement..

Without exception!

Logan
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2 posted 2002-04-27 04:30 PM

Ahhh, Sissie, you can make one smell the air and hear the leaves rustle in these..excellent as always...very gentle smile

ecrivan
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3 posted 2002-04-27 04:54 PM

"let others fill the air with words
of commonality

we shall hear the leaves speak
and grasses sing"

here's to a natural way of being original!Bravo

JamesMichael
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4 posted 2002-04-27 05:22 PM

Sunshine I enjoyed the beautiful flow of thoughts touching me...one of my favorites...James

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5 posted 2002-04-27 05:27 PM

Karilea this is so beautiful, Now I know what I missed being away, Great write, Lovely work. floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

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Canada eh.

6 posted 2002-04-27 08:27 PM

I stand before you here, in the wind

my skirts whipped about in
playful jest as air sprites
tug and lift
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And...this m'dear made me smile my biggest smile of the day!
What wonderful images this conjured up in my mind this evening.
Love this piece Karilea,
As I do all from the Soddy Series.
~special hugs~

[This message has been edited by Enchantress (04-27-2002 08:29 PM).]

Martie

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7 posted 2002-04-27 08:37 PM

Karilea

Wonderfully painted, felt an evesdropper on the scene.

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8 posted 2002-04-27 08:42 PM

"you and I
shall let our souls converse ~
for that, I hope you shall feel as affluent
as that which is all I can
give to you

for all that you have given me."

BRAVO!!! I just love this series, sweet friend, you should put all these journal entries together and publish a book: "The Soddy Journal Sessions" or something like that! (big huggsssss) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Karilea, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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9 posted 2002-04-27 08:47 PM

I raise my hand that your eye might
follow the whispering to be
heard

and I would speak to you with
only my eyes,

so that you might hear the silent thoughts
coming to greet yours

let others fill the air with words
of commonality

we shall hear the leaves speak
and grasses sing

you and I
shall let our souls converse ~
for that, I hope you shall feel as affluent
as that which is all I can
give to you

for all that you have given me.
====================================

your whispers upon the wind take flight in this poetess of the warm....this breeze carries much more than leaves...this breeze bestows butterfly promises

very very cool...thats some muse ya got there girlie

... and I don't know why ...
Why should love come down and just sweep me away
I want to fly ... but there are so many things in my way.

J Browne

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10 posted 2002-04-27 08:52 PM

Your poetic paintbrush sketches in ways few can when you write like this.....

I'm sure you could say more with your eyes than many could say speaking volumes.

Wonderful writing, shining one

suthern

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11 posted 2002-04-29 09:37 AM

How very beautiful!!!! How glad I am I opened the art of Sunshine. *S*

vandana

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12 posted 2002-04-29 11:50 AM

enjoyed

Interloper

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Deep in the heart

13 posted 2002-04-30 05:43 PM

Awesome!

bsquirrel

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14 posted 2002-04-30 06:51 PM

Wow!

VAS
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15 posted 2002-04-30 07:56 PM

Lovely, lovely, lovely. Especially the section Janet Marie included in her response.

I got a little stuck in that last segment of what she included...but I really think it's just me. It might be worth taking another look at in a few days. I don't know.

I love considering the eyes, the leaves and the grass talking, not the mouth, and yet the perfect message being conveyed. Lovely!

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

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