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Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

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South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2006-05-08 09:13 PM

The turn of a wheel, laboring
against the clear turbulence of
waters chilled by mountain snows.

The arid sands, bathed by searing
heats of a sun that no longer smiles.

Each in want of the other....the cooling
stream asking for warmth and the
arid sands wanting waters that have not
flowed for an age of eons.

Life, in want of just another breath,
another moment of sight, a sigh that
does not signal the end of what was.

Wishing for a sip of the chilled waters,
for the comfort of a deserts warmth on
a cool night as a distant howl chills the
spine’s shiver and widens the heavy lid
of a wary eye....waiting....

Will the billboard’s words be a final
epitaph for a lone stranger shuffling
dust and waiting for that gentle tap
on a shoulder, just before time
stopped and the lights dimmed...
A single word on a darkened screen...
“FINIS”

[This message has been edited by Magnus (05-08-2006 10:26 PM).]

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2006-05-08 09:15 PM

well done, Magnus
and I fear the FINI shall be
written in our own blood

juj1
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since 2006-05-08

Posts 22
Laval Quebec Ca

2 posted 2006-05-08 10:00 PM

A great read indeed

"fini" is french right? lol

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

3 posted 2006-05-08 10:15 PM

A most excellent write Barry!
Well done.
~Hugs, Nancy~

~ Trace my body with your words,
in doing so, you touch my heart ~

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

4 posted 2006-05-08 10:31 PM

actually, I screwed it up....."Finis" is the
proper word....it is middle english, derived
from Latin....means effectively "the end"...

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2006-05-09 05:15 AM

an excellent write!

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

6 posted 2006-05-09 09:40 AM

"Life, in want of just another breath,
another moment of sight, a sigh that
does not signal the end of what was"

Barry I love this in it's entirety...made me want to leave my office job and go work on a dude ranch...Meet different people all the time and ride horses...now if that could happen on a tropical island I would have found my paradise.

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

Klassy Lassy
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since 2005-06-28

Posts 2187
Oregon

7 posted 2006-05-09 12:18 PM

The timing of your poem coincides with my thoughts, Magnus. I felt a bit sad reading this because Life goes by so fast and often with more cold turbulence or heat than seems reasonable, one extreme to the next, highs and lows, beauty and rubble, joy and grief...the list goes on. It is more than nature, those challenges in life, and one can only hope for a hand that touches gently on the shoulder, to love and not walk through life in isolation. It seems like an analogy of love...not necessarily it's definition, but it's lessons.

We all seek the places where it comes together in harmony, nes pas?

~Klassy

Klassy Lassy
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since 2005-06-28

Posts 2187
Oregon

8 posted 2006-05-09 12:23 PM

And yes, this is a beautiful write. I always look forward to your posts.

Martie

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California

9 posted 2006-05-09 12:34 PM

Barry, my very friend...a wonderful write!

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