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Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

0 posted 2004-04-25 08:10 AM

Blood rush

Yesterday
came to me as I verged
up
and out
from beneath
coverlets of warm quilting in the
early morning gloam,
scrutinizing,
of all things,
upside down memories…

between that time of
slender adolescence and teen, that tweak
of instance when all is possible,
when I had triangulated my head
to the palms of my hands, down there,
on the carpet

triangle, triangle for balance

then, placing scabby knees to bony
elbows

balance, balance

drawing the string of invisible rope from hip to heel,
feeling the pull, then pushing thigh to leg to feet up

wiggling toes high over head
and feeling the

blood rush

remembering…

there was no one to spot me
or spot me,
so, in the quiet, just me, the carpet,
the upside down stance,
the blood rush

the beat of heart felt in the top of my head
and the bottom of my soul

my bare soles waving freely in splits of limb
with leggy length
to

balance, balance.

I remember thinking,

I shall stand on my head, always,
swoosh the air with bicycling limbs,
and feel this blood rush,
always,
for perspective

…

today,

between that time of
adult and aged, that tweak
of instance when all is possible,

I triangulated my head
to the palms of my hands, down there,
on the carpet

triangle, triangle for balance

then, placing creaking knees to fleshed
elbows

balance, balance

I realize that the shift and heft
of weight and time,
of past and present,
with some of my future behind me
and some tomorrow
still to lean toward…

I breath, deeply,

then, with the top of my head
to the carpet,

slowly, slowly

don’t break any bones

I edge my feet into the wintry air,
Blood rush….

Always!

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2004-04-25 08:16 AM

You tooooo!
This is absolutely gorgeous, dear Karilea.
A highly enjoyable read.
Love and ... blood rush!
Margherita

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

2 posted 2004-04-25 08:26 AM

WhoooHooo...she brought it back!!
I love this, Karilea. That "blood rush"
is good sometimes. And standing on the head
kind of gets everything where it's suppose to go. LOL

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

3 posted 2004-04-25 08:49 AM

Well if this doesn't make me want to go stand on my head!!

Love it and the remember.
Hugs~

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

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

4 posted 2004-04-25 01:36 PM

oh yeah....yeah

those were the days

Grover
Senior Member

since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

5 posted 2004-04-25 01:40 PM

Wow... what a great write. Can really picture this.

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

6 posted 2004-04-25 07:06 PM

even better than a sugar rush sometimes..
personally i love the swing, leaning back and letting my hair sweep the ground, works for me every time

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