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Liz Sinclair
Member

since 2006-05-06

Posts 93
Atlantis

0 posted 2006-05-07 12:21 PM

An Astral Fantasy

Lazy waves wash over
the chipped porcelain lip
of the old claw-foot tub
as I ease myself into a bubbly retreat
of much needed silence.

A pile of denim lies over my discarded shirt,
soaking up the rose scented water.
The midnight blue stain grows
with every drop surrendered.
The radio echoes behind me,
softly cooing aromatic classics
in vibrant hues of audible pleasure.

Random thoughts run freely,
as my mind drifts closer and closer
to an unconscious freefall.
My eyelids flutter, close and
relax with each deliberate breath.

The music slowly retreats to the real,
as I retreat to the place that only exist
behind the thoughts that animate me.

Farther and Farther I drift,
until I am standing at the edge of the
desert sands and I know I have come
to the realm of the spirits.

I smile. I am free here. My thoughts,
my movements become lucid as my
spirit forgets the confinements of my body
and it remembers the beauty and
sanctity of being truly alive.

I can only stay awhile as the real beckons;
its purpose strong and willful--

I succumb.

The real secludes me once again
and I remain here its slave, its abandonment
of truth.

~Liz, Carpe Diem...
02-16-06

poettothecars
Senior Member

since 2006-02-10

Posts 1093
New Zealand

1 posted 2006-05-07 05:45 AM

adsorbing - is my thoughts after finding myself in tranquil waters indeed
pure Atlantis

a poet who cares

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

2 posted 2006-05-07 08:54 AM

Liz...my favorite place to be (I have one of those tubs...and it is my safe haven)

loved it

M

Klassy Lassy
Member Elite

since 2005-06-28

Posts 2187
Oregon

3 posted 2006-05-07 10:42 AM

I am envious--those old claw foot tubs were the best. And that quiet time to renew the spirit, mind, and body is pure resuscitation! That is just a dream around my house. LOL Great poem!

~ Klassy

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

4 posted 2006-05-07 04:45 PM

It's simply delightful Liz. I love the way you eased yourself from the tub to your desert.

Welcome!

Liz Sinclair
Member

since 2006-05-06

Posts 93
Atlantis

5 posted 2006-05-07 11:05 PM

I thank you all for your generous commentary. ~Liz...Carpe Diem

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

6 posted 2006-05-08 07:17 PM

welcome to Passions!

Devious Intellectual
Member

since 2006-05-08

Posts 112

7 posted 2006-05-08 07:27 PM

kind of a random at first...but i love random ha...yea this was smooth and nice...def a nice read

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

8 posted 2006-05-08 07:32 PM

Welcome to Passions Liz...
I very much enjoyed your first post.

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