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aziza
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0 posted 2006-07-15 01:36 AM


Whispered Secrets of Glacial Waters

Looking up at a sky of blue clarity white clouds pushed by the wind
rock cliffs rising vertically from the swift currents of the river
as logs and branches sailed and bobbed by, traveling to the Sound
small flowers of pinks and blues pushed from cracks in the schist
and the silt sang against the bottom of the boat
It whispered secrets of what lies beneath the glacial waters
and hummed against the worn metal, etching its mark on old paint
fishermen tied to the steep rocks, spidermen seeking salmon
knotted to the rock against their backs, cradling them
offering an escape from the proximity of the treacherous currents
eddies and whirlpools danced in a rhythm, singing an invitation
~ come join us! Fall into our world and lets us take you away ~
Mesmerized and entranced with the danger of their beckoning call
water pushing the boat against rock out crops, slamming and banging
fish swimming with ruthless intensity below a surface smashed by winds
buffeting the water into waves and spray, creating a life of its own
And above it all, the white jagged peak of Spirit Mountain
catching the sun's last rays, pure white becoming prom dress pink
Serving to remind of the beauty, and the need to live evident in raw wilderness
The rampant river curtained with a brown blanket that caresses all in its path
while the watchful keeper of the mountainous peaks, patiently waits for me to return ...
... again.

aziza


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OwlSA
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1 posted 2006-07-15 03:02 AM


Oh, this is so rrrrrrrrich with beauty.  I am there, and will be again and again.

- Owl

XOx Uriah xOX
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2 posted 2006-07-15 03:30 AM


Ah   Spectacular !  

When I was younger...it called to me.  It always called.    I spent many years living wild.  If I was not in the forest...my destinations were from tree line to tree line.
I never did reach the heart of what pulsated within me and I am too long in the tooth and broken up now to attempt it.  Cold nights are spent reading Robert Service by a warm fire. ::smiles::    Thank you for this !

iliana
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3 posted 2006-07-15 03:40 AM


WOW!
elisalie16
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4 posted 2006-07-15 04:03 AM




i thought this was incredibly beautiful, and your words painted a very pretty picture in my head

Martie
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5 posted 2006-07-15 11:24 AM


aziza

Breathtaking in imagery with much meaning behind it.  Big welcomes to Passions and thank you for your replies to me...made my day!  

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6 posted 2006-07-15 11:44 AM


A most beautiful write!
Indeed a keeper for my library!
Hugs~Nancy

For it was not into my ear you whispered
But into my heart..
It was not my lips you kissed
But my soul.

aziza
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Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!
7 posted 2006-07-15 05:03 PM


You know, I almost didn't post this.  It is one of my favorites, but it was like posting a chld out there for people to scrutinize.  

Thank you for loving my baby.

aziza

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