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Lotus Blossoms Are Calling
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Lotus Blossoms Are Calling |
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EvocativeVerse2 Senior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 1279
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Lotus Blossoms Are Calling The storm-tossed breakers rumble so loudly, I can scarce hear my own thoughts in my head. What does it matter? In truth it does not. Let the surf roar with short-lived hardihood, it has more to say then I...it appears. Once I reached hungrily for new frontiers. Like these waves I wished to be understood, only my words were a Gordian knot, and much was lost in the weave of my thread. Can rhythm's pennon be flown proudly? Perhaps not! Yet in truth who really cares? There's a tempo in the crash of breakers. They resonate deep in terra firma, like a sledgehammer hitting an anvil. If you stand very still you can feel them. This watery waste is an opaque gem, yet these waves could carry me to Seville, or perhaps e'en to mythical Burma, where I could stroll her mountainous acres. Why can't these combers take me unawares? Where is my gateway to the Orient? I'm searching still for my lotus blossom, that sweet flower which I might call my own. I'll not find her on this barren seacoast. She's more exotic then America, her name's not commonplace like Erica, yet I'd follow her from pillar to post, for she's porcelain made from china stone. They say the power of love's awesome, but too often it does disorient. Still I would lie on a silken bedstead, if only once I could know its sweet kiss. It wears the fragrance of crushed rose petals, its lips are soft, voluptuous, and full. I wish to drown in the depths of love's eyes. The Orient does sensationalize! I've never known the touch of virgin wool, but I've felt the sting of savage nettles. I've drowned in an oceanic abyss, and I've tasted sugary raisin bread, yet lotus blossoms are calling to me, and I'll find them somewhere beyond this sea. Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"only my words were a Gordian knot, and much was lost in the weave of my thread." I just pulled out a line that really impressed me with its originality. There were so many good lines, I should have pulled the whole poem. This was very beautiful, carrying a wanderlust of the kind dreamers know. Just beautiful, Kevin!  ....jo |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
fascinating, yes |
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MGROVES
since 2004-02-01
Posts 3802california |
very nice  |
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froggy Senior Member
since 2003-06-23
Posts 1893Michigan |
Mmmmm my Dear Shakespeare such words you speak. This is WOW and I love it too. In the desktop folder it goes. Welcome home too. Amour Vous ;-) Always |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
At this very moment, I wish that I was a lotus blossum... But alas, I'm just an "angel"...  ~ May the lotus blossom worthy of such love and adoration, soon come your way. EA |
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Snow
since 2000-10-16
Posts 1170desert flower looking for rain |
 "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Great to read your poetry again, EV2! My, my! I could have copied the whole poem easily and shall! (Right into my library!) WOWOWOW! This is my favorite of your poetry to date. Ummmmm, good! miscellanea |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Can't believe I did it again! #1 Cathy, check the library box before submitting! #2 Submit Thanks again for the wonderful poetry, EV2 |
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froggy Senior Member
since 2003-06-23
Posts 1893Michigan |
Ahhhh! My Dearest needed to put this back to the top again. Love It Love It Love It Amour Vous ;-) Always |
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