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babygirlwlove
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since 2004-10-10

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0 posted 2005-10-28 07:23 AM

I

and so I turn
to the charred song
of the redwing for solace,

bathe
in Autumn’s shallow rain,
the frayed fabric
at my hem,
sheds its scorched
and papery husk
in tangles

headlong, the wind
is warped by cedar,
clenched in embers,
the amber fossil of Eros
dusts the zinc petals
of a rose poised
between cradle and crux,
the flesh is wed to bone,
as we bide our time, and write
with our fingers in the dust.

II

and so I turn
to the black sumac for shade,
as I bathe in the nude backwaters
of our sordid garden,
a wayward body, a vatic,
a nuance of stillness,
some momentary retreat
I keep drowned
in the sullen husks of silver,
‘neath a sickle moon,
the cicadas wrap
the baling wire of their chirr
around each hour,
I shed alone.

III

and the soul is honey
in our savage garden of hours,
thorns, husks, cloves,
my body devours its exile
from the Autumn garlands
of this ambergris redolence to dream,
a gypsum dream, seamed
to the aftermath
of our mudslides,

and trundled in bundles of myrrh,
my body bathed and cradled
in the radiant, red sumac
idleness of your own.
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LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

1 posted 2005-10-28 07:56 AM

astounding write, which grasps the eyes into a oneness with all that is...an understanding of sorts, that is not reconded with, but accepted

Marvelous and delightful read!

babygirlwlove
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2 posted 2005-10-28 08:09 AM

LEEJ~

Thank you, Lady....for the insight...

so much love,
~babygirL

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Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

3 posted 2005-10-28 08:58 AM

This is beautiful ... like a painting of words. hugs, Chris

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
~Carl Sandburg

babygirlwlove
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4 posted 2005-10-28 09:10 AM

Chris~

thanx so much for stopping in on this~

~babygirL

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Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

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Realms of Light

5 posted 2005-10-28 09:12 AM

A totally amazing write. You are a very fine poetess, my dear! Your poem is a full-bodied piece of poetry! ~ rich in visuals, emotion, depth, and meaning.

You just keep on getting better and better! In fact, I do not believe that there is any room left for improvement!

Love & Poet Light,
Linda

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

6 posted 2005-10-28 09:29 AM

Beautiful..simply beautiful!!
Hugs~Nancy

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me.~

Robert Frazier
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since 2003-02-06

Posts 1014

7 posted 2005-10-28 09:40 AM

discounting the fact i'm rummaging for a dictionary

, your reads, all, are breathtaking-emotional-intellectual adventures. Please post more!

Robert

babygirlwlove
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8 posted 2005-10-28 10:04 AM

(((Linda))) ((Nancy))

thank you both so much for stopping by to read~

((Robert))

lol....I should buy stock in dictionary.com...lol...I'm always there picking up cool words...

thanks for stopping in on my lunacy~

much love,
~babygirL~

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aujussy wolf

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Posts 1215
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9 posted 2005-10-28 10:15 PM

baby , i am moved , truly enchanted by your words ....part three attracted me lol
almost like a dream i have had before
the soft shade of the sumac
calmed my mind into a field of imagination
and i loved this part too.......

my body bathed and cradled
in the radiant, red sumac
idleness of your own.

catch ya later babygirl,
~wolfie
p.s. howlllll : )

babygirlwlove
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Posts 1180
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10 posted 2005-10-29 11:29 AM

Wolfman~

thanks for hitting this, love...I am so pleased it found something in you...

love that howwwwl...lol

~babygirL

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aujussy wolf

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11 posted 2005-10-29 02:04 PM

here is another then baby,

Hoooooowwwwwwlllllllll !
~the wolfman

babygirlwlove
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12 posted 2005-10-29 03:13 PM

lol~

thanks for your presence, Wolfman~
~babygirL~

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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

13 posted 2005-10-29 05:55 PM

...and the soul is honey...

~*~

You couldn't have finished this
on a sweeter note,
nor picture.

Perfect!

babygirlwlove
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14 posted 2005-10-30 10:20 AM

Sunshine~

so good to see you...thanks for stopping in on this~

much love~
~baby

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Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

15 posted 2005-10-30 01:03 PM

BabyGirl~
The welcoming mat of your title brought me in to find a word-treat that I was sure would be waiting~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*No matter what I search for ...
let me know when it is LOVE that I find*~ <))><

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DennisTheMenace
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since 2005-09-04

Posts 240

16 posted 2005-10-30 04:04 PM

wow
don't know much about trees
but who cares, love this

babygirlwlove
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Posts 1180
New York City

17 posted 2005-10-30 04:20 PM

Marge~

thank you for the wonderful reply...so pleased you enjoyed this...

Dennis~~~don't know much about trees eithter...lol...thanks for hitting this~

Paz~

~babygirL

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Constance
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since 2001-07-28

Posts 393
Ohio

18 posted 2005-10-30 04:55 PM

baby,

Absolutely astounding poem! It certainly is no shock that you have so many glowing responses---you deserve them.

awed smile,
biskit

babygirlwlove
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19 posted 2005-10-31 06:49 AM

bisket~

thank you for stopping in on this~

~babygirl

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Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

20 posted 2005-10-31 12:42 PM

Just me - collecting a smile for my brain.

You astound me with your talent as you know.

babygirlwlove
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Posts 1180
New York City

21 posted 2005-11-01 07:00 AM

Sharon!

Hi love~

Thanks so much for hitting this...so glad you likes~

~babygirL

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RMW
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since 2001-03-21

Posts 1424

22 posted 2005-11-01 08:40 AM

I agree with Robert Frazier's comments. But even without the dictionary this poem makes for a very enjoyable experience. RMW

babygirlwlove
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Posts 1180
New York City

23 posted 2005-11-01 10:38 AM

RMW~

I am so pleased you enjoyed this bit of my lunacy~

~babygirL

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