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Holding A Ghost
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Holding A Ghost |
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icequeen Senior Member
since 2001-12-09
Posts 633FL USA 
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Holding a Ghost You removed your soul from my outstretched hands while still declaring your love for me I cling to the ghost wishing to feel even the vapor of just one more drop of the sincerity that fed my metamorphosis from Child of Fear to Woman of Fire You talk without a tongue as I sit at the foot of the pedestal where I keep you and I cry for the real wings you pledged me fingering the remnants of the paper ones you gave You don't see the stars fall from my eyes and singe the ground around me You bless me with your protection and deny me yourself …as if I wouldn't notice while you took your soul from my outstretched hands |
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bubblesleave Member
since 2006-03-04
Posts 197Bloomington, IN |
My, oh my: "from Child of Fear to Woman of Fire You talk without a tongue as I sit at the foot of the pedestal" A poet with a soul! "Bubbles" |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
icequeen What have you been eating to have such an aware soul. A delight to read. |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"You talk without a tongue as I sit at the foot of the pedestal where I keep you" Excellent writing. |
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icequeen Senior Member
since 2001-12-09
Posts 633FL USA |
oh my... thanks all.. I meant to put a note under the poem but forgot. This is actually a repost from - yes - Open Poetry #1!! I re-arranged it just a bit, but did not "tweak" too much, as my niece said I should not. I gratefully took the advice of a 15 year old, for whom else would know best about this sort of dramatic angst? LOL Seymour - I am on a diet, my darling. hehehe  He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
(: -<>-~-<>-~-<>- |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
"this sort of dramatic angst" or not, I think it is beautiful. - Owl |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
caroline A wonderful outpouring from your vibrant soul!  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
A very apt title. I understand how it feels to hold the ghost of a man. Thank goodness the man that I now hold (and who holds me!  ) is altogether with me and in the here and now!Your closing lines were especially moving ~ and effective! "and deny me yourself …as if I wouldn't notice while you took your soul from my outstretched hands" ~ May you be loved as you do love! Linda |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
you are writing me wow! |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
this is the kind of change that we can all do without...although sometimes inevidable, it surely doesn't make it any easier... well done, from beginning to end, this had my eyes glued to the screen. |
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