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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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It’s a long time now since the night said hello sort of slow like a sigh as it builds up inside with neither a storm nor a whisper of wind to hasten its journey to the other side. Impatient at best it hangs silent in air with the promise of all I’ve yet to believe like a rock on the edge of love’s rippling brook immobile remains to suffer and grieve. I keep night there at the edge of my bed and see how it darkens then lightens again as if its own shadow has left to discover the means and the way of bearing the pain. Withdrawn from the centre of happiness awake but asleep to the answers I seek night pulls and I shuffle into a dream state a prisoner released from the jail of defeat. Enclosed in night’s arms of unrivaled might I’m free to believe in the absence of strife! Helen |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Enclosed in night’s arms of unrivaled might I’m free to believe in the absence of strife! Yes! I am feeling like this too at times. Beautiful write about the night! Love, Margherita |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Helen...such a sad feeling comes to me from reading this, you write so well of things human and spirit centered.  |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
So wonderful in your heartfelt words the ashes of such sorrow. Past, and kept to the ridge of ache. TD |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
It’s a long time now since the night said hello sort of slow like a sigh as it builds up inside with neither a storm nor a whisper of wind to hasten its journey to the other side. It's like you're reading my mind, and you just know. Your poetry does indeed pull at me~ Big hugs, Helen dear~ |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
"Enclosed in night’s arms of unrivaled might I’m free to believe in the absence of strife! " Amen! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
What an ode to the night! Enjoyed, Honeybunch! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you all so much for reading and commenting! It's somewhat disturbing when one can't sleep because then one remembers. Dear Martie, I do like your words "of things human and spirit centered". Perhaps a good title for my book if you don't mind. Hi Bluesy, I guess we're all caught up in the same thing called "life" but sometimes I find myself looking for the exit - frantically looking. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 Amen! |
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