To Blossom (Inspired by Anais Nin)

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Aenimal
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since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

0 posted 2002-12-17 10:40 PM

The days fold into years
as I wither and bend
in winds of hesitation
here upon the branches
of a rootless tree

But cloudbreaks reveal
a glimmering sun
who's warmth I feel
upon tired petals
and I think to myself

This could be the day......

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight
in a bud was more painful than the risk it took
to blossom"
~Anais Nin~

[This message has been edited by Aenimal (12-17-2002 11:19 PM).]

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

1 posted 2002-12-17 10:58 PM

this is sad,uplifting, and erotic all at once...
and very pertinent right now.hitting home,
u rule too,

Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

2 posted 2002-12-17 11:10 PM

Thanks inked our conversations definitely brought it but the words weren't coming.
As fate would have it I just found this quote and it just flowed out of my hands on onto the page. Though I'm only beginning to discover her many writings I greatly admire Anais Nin. She's an absolutely brilliant woman.

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2002-12-18 01:35 AM

a good way to keep a positive attitude! Nice stuff!

Sandpiper
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since 2002-06-15

Posts 738
land of flora and fauna

4 posted 2002-12-18 04:29 AM

enjoyed the "truth" of this!!

"And it was at that age...Poetry arrived in search of me...And something started in my soul."
Pablo Neruda

Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

5 posted 2002-12-18 02:04 PM

Thanks passing I know most of my poetry is darker but I do see the light occasional.

Thanks sandpiper for the kind words, and I'm glad you like the truth too

Alicia
Member

since 2002-03-22

Posts 279

6 posted 2004-09-23 11:00 PM

and it's true. as i learn, or attempt to accept this myself.
i love your days 'fold[ing]' into years and how i find this.

this quote is the background? on my pc, or well, somehow i have it a little different ('greater' in place of 'more painful') though the message remains,...how i admire the woman's ability to see and write/express or even breathe what is around her. even her letters, her /desire/ to write and how writing was her.
i am something of a pull toy tonight, who's string is nearly collected fully and i promise will stop soon.
crawling around your library here.

muted

Member Elite

since 2004-01-15

Posts 2949
Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving

7 posted 2004-09-23 11:46 PM

im glad alicia brought this back up, gives me a chance to enjoy it too.

...this is what i see...

and to quote anais nin:
"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. "

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

8 posted 2007-10-28 11:32 AM

enjoyed

ARCTIC WIND

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