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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2003-12-12 07:05 AM

Walk With Me – Faces of the White City

Merida streets are narrow, reminding me
of a brief visit to the French Quarter.
Never sure if Konrad was in
front of me or behind me,
his face never really seen,
only in my mind, but still, a proffered
invisible hand behind me
to hurry out of traffic,

on to the next site with/in/sight…

our guide is one with his White City,
his community, talking artistically
with hands articulate,
a bird in flight, a butterfly in touch,
revealing books of knowledge
via his own history,
and when he did not know an answer,
he would inquire in a language
that danced in the air,
so we would then know,
this, or that.

After several visits from
here to there, the Governor’s palace,
a museum, while Konrad whispered
feel the cobble through your shoes,
we were guided to a Franciscan Church,
as a hush silenced our steps
for a funeral was alive, to allow a fleeting of a face
we had never laid eyes on,
only realizing in this very moment,
a soul was in passing, as we stood on markers
in the back of the church, where names were carved,
ancestors of ancestors,
and life swung, in the flicker of an eye, unseen.

Doors away from the accepted poverty of one,
stood the Catholic church,
as opposite from its brethren as possible,
ornate and still under shadows of a
visit from Pope John Paul only a decade [blink] ago…
and here stood in strange, unseemly ways,
faces that the church would never want us
to notice, as if two eyes, a gaping awe
of the land’s natives were somehow
carved in a hidden way, visible only to
those in search…
and Konrad whispered
feel the eyes
and know that all forgiven souls
dance

The plaza beckoned tapping feet,
we walked stones and watched traffic,
we saw faces, and shook our head “no”
as displays of craft rewarded our sight;
we fended our say and plied our way through squares
and stood in timeless regard
of a White City
and its way with the rest
of the world.

Then Konrad spoke, again…

Do not turn your back, do not say goodbye.
although Later is acceptable `~
so blow a kiss to the green of your gaze,
to realize a return
in sunlit days.

I nodded.

I had heard the promise of
another tomorrow.

~*~
...to be continued

[This message has been edited by Sunshine (12-12-2003 04:34 PM).]

LeeJ
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1 posted 2003-12-12 07:34 AM

Sunshine, you are beautiful...inside and out...what a wonderful journey you have taken us on...simply stunning...you are one very lucky lady. Many thanks for sharing.

Love your picture...your smile is beatifully written across the face of life...stunning!

Seymour Tabin
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2 posted 2003-12-12 08:14 AM

Sunshine
The sun outshone the sun, wonderful write and pictures.

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

3 posted 2003-12-12 09:19 AM

"Do not turn your back, do not say goodbye.
although Later is acceptable `~
so blow a kiss to the green of your gaze,
to realize a return
in sunlit days."

Love the words and the pictures Karilea..
Konrad is an excellent tour guide!

Hugs~

~ Let peace begin with me...

Nightshade

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just out of reach

4 posted 2003-12-12 12:39 PM

Lovely....sighing here. hugs, Chris

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."
-Plato

garysgirl

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5 posted 2003-12-12 03:29 PM

Karilea, this is so beautiful. I love it all,
the pictures, the words, with Konrad talking to you,
all of it is beautiful, my friend.

And, SunshineyOne, I forgot to mention it yesterday,
but I love your beautiful new picture. You truly
are a bright ray of Sunshine...
Hugs,

Ethel

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6 posted 2003-12-12 03:49 PM

Hi Karilea, welcome back (hmmm...I think I missed your arrival!) It seems and looks as though you had a fantastic journey. Ah, the warmth of the sun to warm chilled mid-western bones.

May the warmth last all winter.
Huggles, Marti

'You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.'
PEACE!!!
Indira Gandhi

Charisma

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7 posted 2003-12-12 04:33 PM

Stunning penned.....enjoyed your journey very much

Charisma

ThisDiamond
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8 posted 2003-12-12 07:31 PM

"Do not turn your back, do not say goodbye.
although Later is acceptable `~
so blow a kiss to the green of your gaze,
to realize a return
in sunlit days."

Such an elegant arrangement of art here Kari,
and this line took my breath away.

What a wonder you are my dear.
TD

Dark Angel
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9 posted 2003-12-13 01:17 AM

Wow, what a journey!

Can't wait for the next part Karilea.

Maree

fate is not just
whose cooking smells good
but which way the wind blows

(Ani DiFranco)

passing shadows
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10 posted 2003-12-13 04:12 AM

I am enjoying your journey...very much

a beautiful sharing

Patricia
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11 posted 2003-12-13 08:28 AM

Just beautiful, Karilea. I love the visuals presented and the images in your words.

Patricia

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12 posted 2003-12-13 09:22 AM

Sweet. This touched me right to the middle.

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vandana

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13 posted 2003-12-13 10:01 AM

very nice

Greeneyes

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14 posted 2003-12-13 12:24 PM

A beautiful journey....I felt as though I were right there.....hugsssss lady
Lauren~

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Antonio_L
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15 posted 2003-12-13 12:37 PM

What an astonishingly descriptive journey. I loved seeing that place through your eyes Sunshine.

Tony J

Martie

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16 posted 2003-12-13 08:28 PM

Karilea....You have taken me there and for a minute I felt like I was listening to Konrad whisper...what a muse he has turned out to be!

Duncan
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17 posted 2003-12-14 05:07 PM

"Merida streets are narrow, reminding me
of a brief visit to the French Quarter.
Never sure if Konrad was in
front of me or behind me,
his face never really seen,
only in my mind, but still, a proffered
invisible hand behind me
to hurry out of traffic,

on to the next site with/in/sight…

our guide is one with his White City,
his community, talking artistically
with hands articulate,
a bird in flight, a butterfly in touch,
revealing books of knowledge
via his own history,
and when he did not know an answer,
he would inquire in a language
that danced in the air,
so we would then know,
this, or that."

Love the way you walked around with Konrad there, beside you. His touch, his voice...yep.

Janet Marie
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18 posted 2003-12-15 09:18 AM

carved in a hidden way, visible only to
those in search
and Konrad whispered
feel the eyes
and know that all forgiven souls
dance
=====================

As I read this...I could see you, going about the city, in awe of all that you came upon, all the while feeling the anticipation of things to come, and hearing your muse...and always there was a smile on your face..and a spark in those green eyes........

LngJhnAg
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19 posted 2003-12-15 10:37 AM

You are incredible, Karilea. Beautiful sums up your poem and you.

EvocativeVerse2
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20 posted 2003-12-15 11:36 AM

Darn! Love this. I felt like I was there. The pictures and the words blend together so well I could see the city in my minds' eye. Wonderful piece Sunshine. Enjoyed this very much.

Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history!

SEA

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21 posted 2003-12-16 10:31 PM

"we were guided to a Franciscan Church,
as a hush silenced our steps
for a funeral was alive, to allow a fleeting of a face
we had never laid eyes on,
only realizing in this very moment,
a soul was in passing, as we stood on markers
in the back of the church, where names were carved,
ancestors of ancestors,
and life swung, in the flicker of an eye, unseen."

wow, you know I think I like this one the best....so far that is....I do believe I have two more to read

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