How to Start … [Konrad’s Illumination]

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Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2004-06-11 11:11 PM

How to Start … [Konrad’s Illumination]

Candlelight, it’s existence as
what a single flame is meant for,
to draw in
beauty to warmth.

I saw the moth
circle repeatedly,
closing in
toward its golden flame,
circling in gyrations
that only moths dance,
and she did, so well,
then flitted, singed, fluttering
onto the blank sheet of paper
below me.

The slightest feathering
of moth wing dust
leaving gray impressions
on an otherwise sparse layer
of linen, waiting.

Moth left me something of
herself,
as if telling me,
I had to leave something, too.

I started her poem
below the dust.

My mouth, still dry,
started filling
from the fount,
laying in wait,
waiting for words,
that were beginning to well
from within.

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

1 posted 2004-06-11 11:17 PM

The slightest feathering
of moth wing dust
leaving gray impressions
on an otherwise sparse layer
of linen, waiting.

Awesome Karilea! hugs, Chris

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.
Hans Christian Anderson

Duncan
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since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

2 posted 2004-06-12 12:02 PM

"I saw the moth
circle repeatedly,
closing in
toward its golden flame,
circling in gyrations
that only moths dance,
and she did, so well,
then flitted, singed, fluttering
onto the blank sheet of paper
below me.

The slightest feathering
of moth wing dust
leaving gray impressions
on an otherwise sparse layer
of linen, waiting.

Moth left me something of
herself,
as if telling me,
I had to leave something, too."

Oh cool...this is gonna be good!!

Don't keep me waiting too long Kari, you know my (lack of) patience...

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

3 posted 2004-06-12 12:11 PM

The gracefulness of your pen touches this page much like that bit of moth dust....you, Sunshine, are an inspiration!

....jo

Sadelite
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since 2003-10-11

Posts 2519

4 posted 2004-06-12 12:11 PM

so even a moth can help us reflect what is inside, waiting to get out...
I really enjoyed this, Sunshine. I could picture the moth dust on the linen paper!

Sadelite

Spiros Zafiris
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since 2002-10-20

Posts 982
Canada

5 posted 2004-06-12 07:52 AM

..ahhhh, another Sunshine song is refreshing us..so pleased i am..

spiros

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kayjay
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since 2002-06-24

Posts 2015
Oregon

6 posted 2004-06-12 08:36 AM

I liken the orbits of that moth,
circling toward the certainty of light,
to each day being our orbits,
bringing us to dust.

The beauty of your phrasing
draws us, as a flame does a moth,
to your writing.

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

7 posted 2004-06-12 07:40 PM

You know how much I enjoy the Konrad series, and this Karilea doesn't disappoint.

Absolutely fabulous Karilea..as always

Maree.

The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change.
~Stevie Nicks~

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

8 posted 2004-06-12 10:41 PM

Moth left me something of
herself,
as if telling me,
I had to leave something, too.

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the moth and the flame, are often one and the same.

(thanks for the keeper)
now this moth flits off to the next one.
to quote Sen....
gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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