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Martie

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0 posted 2003-04-20 11:53 PM

To Dream of Honeyed Clover

I walked on callused road
following a curling thought
and I was drenched
my breath a torch
for I knew where I was going
thus far and my faith leaped
across the precipice
and then caught me firm and growing

How tall I seemed
so wrapped in the moon
and then kneeling
into the dirt of meadow
shimmering with fragility
caught in questioning
one small blade of grass

and indeed there were enchants
a heaven of diaphanous clouds
and one of them holding a rainbow
so dainty and perfectly colored
with no beginning or end
only this pure now

and still I chased some majesty
that called my name
and it was filled with words like stars
and it dripped sound
that found me and pierced my thirst
with honeyed clover
and spread me out
and I let it have its way with me
and plant this fertile place
with ancient harmony

and I thought this is the place
where I was born and will die
and then I was awake
and so caught in this delicious memory
that on my hands I held the fragrance
of the dark and loamy earth.

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May, 2000

Ringo

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1 posted 2003-04-20 11:55 PM

and I thought this is the place
where I was born and will die
and then I was awake
and so caught in this delicious memory
that on my hands I held the fragrance
of the dark and loamy earth.

The fact taht these words were written 3 years ago just goes to show how timeless your writing truly is.

When the morning cries and you don't know why...

Ratleader

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2 posted 2003-04-21 01:14 AM

We plod the earth -- Martie dances ahead of us, across a meadow of her own devising.

Thanks for letting us watch for a while.

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
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3 posted 2003-04-21 03:02 AM

You manage to take, what I would normally think a cliche' and give them so much depth and meaning---

I just went to topic review
to illustrate what I said backed by your words, but yes, the entire poem, does just that.

YOU are a beauty queen of poetry Marite. (see? I did that freudian typo again...)
just totally left me with that..."Oh..."

that's what I feel when someone expresses me inside out so completely I have nothing left to say.

just "OH...."

you are magick.

JamesMichael
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4 posted 2003-04-21 03:57 AM

Nice...James

Dark Angel
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5 posted 2003-04-21 05:21 AM

Beautiful Martie!

Miss you m'friend

Maree

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6 posted 2003-04-21 07:32 AM

Oh, Martie, would it be that we could all taste of the honeyed clover, and feel the loamy earth 'neath our nails! What a great write, and perfect in every way!!!

Accept these small gifts from my gypsy heart ~~S~~

Janet Marie
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7 posted 2003-04-21 07:51 AM

How tall I seemed
so wrapped in the moon
and then kneeling
into the dirt of meadow
shimmering with fragility
caught in questioning
one small blade of grass

and indeed there were enchants
a heaven of diaphanous clouds
and one of them holding a rainbow
so dainty and perfectly colored
with no beginning or end
only this pure now

and still I chased some majesty
that called my name
and it was filled with words like stars
and it dripped sound
that found me and pierced my thirst
with honeyed clover
and spread me out
and I let it have its way with me
and plant this fertile place
with ancient harmony
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archived treasures...our poetici pleasures...
you have soooo many beautys in your pens library. Have I mentioned I wanna write like this when I grow up

You're the best I've ever felt ...
it's so wrong not to be with you.
It's getting harder to stay away,
it stops my heart just to be with you.

SH

Sunshine

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8 posted 2003-04-21 08:35 AM

I remember...
and the lines that entranced me then...
are, for some reason,
even better now...

better than better...

Goodknight
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9 posted 2003-04-21 09:09 AM

wonderful imagery and thoughts and I loved it all - your poems are something!!! Paul

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Canada eh.

10 posted 2003-04-21 09:38 AM

Beautiful dear Martie...simply amazing imagery.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Nightshade

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just out of reach

11 posted 2003-04-21 09:40 AM

Martie, I just came back in from putting my pinwheel back up in my garden as it was blown over from a sudden rain storm yesterday, and I was elated by the scent of damp earth and spring blossoms. When I read your poem.....yes....I was still wrapped in that scent..and will be all day. Thankyou for this. hugs, Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

Seymour Tabin
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12 posted 2003-04-21 10:11 AM

Martie
You always amaze me love Sy

Marge Tindal

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13 posted 2003-04-21 01:22 PM

MartieSis~

'I walked on callused road
following a curling thought
and I was drenched'

This curling thought caught all my senses in aware ...
my heart simply followed~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Patricia
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Missouri

14 posted 2003-04-21 06:18 PM

Your images nearly knocked me off of my chair.  This is poetry, pure and sweet, from the soul.  I, myself, am learning so much from the poets here.  I will be seeking out your poems as I have much to learn from you.

I also want to thank you for commenting on my poem.  You are so right about angels never being average.  I edited my poem to explain why I used that word "average."  It is something between to the two of us(the person I wrote this poem for and me.)  I included a sort of preface in the poem now to explain this.  I was apprehensive about titling the poem this way, but it does have special meaning for this person. Again, I thank you, and I look forward to savoring more of your verses.

-Patricia

littlewing
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New York

15 posted 2003-04-22 09:54 AM

Martie:

caught in questioning
one small blade of grass

to quote one of the finest:

"To see the world in a grain of sand
And heaven in a wildflower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour . . ."

William Blake

astounding xxoo

suthern

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16 posted 2003-04-23 02:46 PM

and indeed there were enchants
a heaven of diaphanous clouds
and one of them holding a rainbow
so dainty and perfectly colored
with no beginning or end
only this pure now

*sigh*... it doesn't get any better than this. *S* Unless, of course, it's that last verse. *S* Absolutely wonderful! *S*

Cpat Hair

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17 posted 2003-04-23 02:51 PM

walked on callused road
following a curling thought
and I was drenched
my breath a torch
for I knew where I was going
thus far and my faith leaped
across the precipice
and then caught me firm and growing

love the way you begin a poem.. and the way you weave the words into such a tapestry of both thoughts and feelings...

Mistletoe Angel

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18 posted 2003-04-24 08:55 PM

(smiles) Oh Martie, this is beautiful, sweet friend, keep dreaming of this special paradise in your heart and you are bound to find butterflies and cherubs of all types flittering around! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, this is precious, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Martie, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

And that's the most wonderful thing about creating. It will always be a mystery.

***Shakira***

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19 posted 2003-04-24 09:05 PM

Oh Martie,

Imagery, your phrasing, the creativity here a joy to read. There is no second guessing what comes next. Your mind a wonder and thank you for sharing it with us....

Enjoyed so much, Hugs, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

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