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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2004-04-06 09:39 PM

That Elusive Breath

Sensed a breath in the air,
a taste of you,
but like so many ripples in the wind,
it came and went.
Like you
it was gone as it arrived,
a touch, a smell, a taste
that left me wanting,
cherishing,
remembering ,
lifting my face to the breeze,
seeking that elusive breath,
that wonderful taste,
of you.

w. james beard, jr.
(c) April 2004

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2004-04-06 09:46 PM

I'm often struck silent at how close love poetry is to spiritual poetry...

this could be about a love (or lover) or about that sacred moment's peace that disappears the second one acknowledges it.

Either way, it shows your gentle heart, j.

Beautiful.

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

2 posted 2004-04-06 09:48 PM

Always a rich read from your heart.
TD

Greeneyes

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

3 posted 2004-04-06 09:51 PM

this is laced in pure gold!

~~**~~
The sound of silence calls,
I hear your voice and suddenly
I'm falling, lost in a dream
The echo of our souls meet
~~**~~

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

4 posted 2004-04-06 10:32 PM

so soft so sweet so sad

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2004-04-07 03:26 AM

beautifully sad

muted

Member Elite

since 2004-01-15

Posts 2949
Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving

6 posted 2004-04-10 02:00 PM

very nice, dont know how i managed to miss it!

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

7 posted 2004-04-10 02:05 PM

Awwwwwww, you captured that moment so truely. Such a tender write!

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2004-04-10 06:25 PM

JWesley~
You are such a versatile poet ... I enjoy each read~

Happy Easter celebration to you and yours~
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

[email protected]

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

9 posted 2004-04-10 06:43 PM

jwesley
Well done, enjoyed the read.

Grover
Senior Member

since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

10 posted 2004-04-10 07:41 PM

Truly, a great write!

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

11 posted 2004-04-10 07:48 PM

Beautiful Jimmy!
May you and yours have a Happy Easter !
hugs, Chris

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

12 posted 2004-04-10 07:53 PM

Wonderful Jimmy...have a blessed Easter!
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

To have lived the dream of a love so true...
is to have seen a glimpse of heaven.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

13 posted 2004-04-10 08:03 PM

Nice...James

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

14 posted 2004-04-11 02:42 PM

ah...the moments

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

15 posted 2004-04-11 08:01 PM

enjoyed

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