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Open Poetry #21

Flight Twixt Dark and Dawn

RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2002-08-07 11:41 PM

Between sleeping and waking I dreamt
that I had loosed my madness;

it's form that of an ostrich

bulging eyes, wedge shaped head
wanting to escape it's body

stretching far above the bulbous bulk,

dangerous dinosaur legs kicking off
to nowhere at sixty miles per hour.

Between sleeping and waking I dreamt
that I had dodged death's grip;

a turkey vulture whose gaze

caused no wince and worn
by my smirk took flight.

Between sleeping and waking I dreamt
that I had flung my past;

a belted kingfisher who'd taken

too quick the easy catch in hurried
hovering in water's shallow.

Between sleeping and waking I dreamt
that I had launched our Love;

it's form the blue rock pigeon

so common it's flight nearly went unnoticed
but it's absence left me feeling all alone.

Between sleeping and waking I dreamt
that I had sprung desire;

a seizing taloned falcon

whose large and focused eyes guide a blunt
but hungering beak like a knife.

On waking I discovered

that the blue rock pigeon was released
too quickly fore the falcon flew

and that next time I'll be patient

till a pure dove comes along.

"Happy people have no history" - French Proverb

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

1 posted 2002-08-08 10:08 AM

strong images of love and strong analogies.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2002-08-08 10:09 AM

Fantastic metaphor, and here I was
thinking of becoming a tumbling pigeon
so wrapped was I in the warp of this...

vandana

Member Patricius

since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

3 posted 2002-08-08 10:23 AM

enjoy

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

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4 posted 2002-08-08 11:10 AM

Richard

"that the blue rock pigeon was released
too quickly fore the falcon flew

and that next time I'll be patient

till a pure dove comes along."

Some leasons really hurt to learn. Great poem!

Diane Coway
Member

since 2002-08-01

Posts 61
USA

5 posted 2002-08-08 11:38 AM

Yes, I agree, a great poem. The images you can picture. Loved the read.
Coway

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