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The Comfort of Darkness
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The Comfort of Darkness |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal 
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Darkness brings his comfort With the fall of night Upon the hem of twilight Sheltering the moon and stars In his blanket of black velvet Wrapping the harried soul In his soothing hush of quiet And bidding the heart to rest Darkness whispers sweet love sounds Upon the breeze that carries The caress of his tenderness As the shadows fall in kisses Of cherished dew drop diamonds Laying ‘cross the conscience In gem colored bliss Darkness enfolds the weary Gifting sweet reprieve From days too long exposed Laying cross me upon Egyptian woven As I am open to his presence Wishing to be swallowed in his mist To end the ache of lonliness s.a.t. |
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lovejunkie Member
since 2003-12-31
Posts 93Indiana |
Darkness is a frequent concept that occupies a persons mind. I think you did a good job expressing it. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Darkness enfolds the weary Gifting sweet reprieve From days too long exposed Laying cross me upon Egyptian woven As I am open to his presence Wishing to be swallowed in his mist To end the ache of lonliness Susan I know this ache all to well my friend...tis not easily ended.... feeling this one with you... HUGS. The greatest beauty on earth, is |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Thank you lovejunkie - appreciated  Donna, I am sorry that you too know the lonliness, hugs to you lovely lady -  Susan Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
I can remember being in this place...it was indeed as you describe...thank you for such a view...through your words...wishing you great hope and care from those around you who love you....I've oft wondered if it is the way of things as with nature...to fully reap, we must experience to appreicate what we have. Hugs and best wishes |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Ah, LeeJ - it is truth that we must experience the dark to know the light - and sometimes - in the darkness, we find reprieve from over exposure - thanks for feeling with me, my friend - Hugs - Susan Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
You write so well Susan.. at times I am at a loss for the right words.. this is one of those times. Heart Hugs~ ~Autumn..the year's last, loveliest smile.~ |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Nancy - thank you so much - your warmth means a great deal to me - hugs dear lady - Susanbtw - it helps to have such loving interactions with other poets of such talent here - keeps the well springs flowing - and I admit to being muse inspired  Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Susan, So well done. Thank you.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
in delivery and in pace.. the piece does indeed seem to carry the reader to the same tempo as the thoughts..which for me, drift closer and closer just like shadows themselves, to devour perhaps the hope there is anything else but this.. and then... on a totally different level I can read it as a very sedcutive offering..to one or to some part of one who holds that darkness you crave... nicely done ma'am.. |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Thank you, Larry - much appreciated CPat - yes, there are layers here - and yes, there is seduction and love - but it is as it reads on the first level as well - thank you - hugs - Susan Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
(chuckling)... yes ma'am.. it does... and some levels are there to be enjoyed in private.. pardon me if I intruded |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice words |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
got dark? ness mmmm may I be the knight of night you dance with here if just til the morning three weeks from a dozen sundays enjoyed this ms |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Susan, you penned the mood of this poem extremely well. One can sense the longing and the wait, the silence and softness and a mystical feel. Good write.. |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Cpat - no intrusion, I like that you saw the layers - that's a compliment - Dark - Mmmmmmmmm - if you are dark chocolate, then color me there Barry - you're a sweetie - thank you Hugs all - Susan Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
Du Dunkelheit, aus der ich stamme You, darkness, of whom I am born— I love you more than the flame that limits the world to the circle it illumines and excludes all the rest. But the dark embraces everything: shapes and shadows, creatures and me, people, nations—just as they are. It lets me imagine a great presence stirring beside me. I believe in the night. Rilke |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing Susan...darkness does give us comfort in a resting place...James |
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EvocativeVerse2 Senior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 1279 |
Hey Susan. I would say this is a nice piece...but I would not give lonliness undue acclamation. However I will say this is a well crafted poem and I enjoyed the read. Your buddy - Kevin. Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history! |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Your name, attached, drew me in, and as ever, I'm never disappointed at the end of the words. jwesley |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Susan, I used to be afraid of the dark. Now I hate to lose its comfort. I couldn't help but read your response, imagining we've had the same feeling. "it is truth that we must experience the dark to know the light - and sometimes - in the darkness, we find reprieve from over exposure" Well put, Friend Susan! cathy |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Huan Yi - I love the verse of your reply - thank you James - thank you for your kindness Kevin - lonliness should not be heralded - but sometimes it must be written - and yet, sometimes too, the darkness is the comfort sought - thank you for your thoughtful reply - jwesley - most kind, thank you so - cathy - ah, a kindred spirit in understanding, thank you - Hugs all - SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Susan, this is so thick, I adore it completely. I BELONG to the night . . . |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
thank you littlewing - I am happy you enjoyed - SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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