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The Sanguine Light of November
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The Sanguine Light of November |
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Robert Edward Levin Junior Member
since 2006-06-01
Posts 45can't remember. somewhere in midwest |
The Sanguine Light of November The sanguine light over Puget Sound rises to undress the restless soul of November, while I open my front door, a shadow still grazing on the dust of midnight dreams, and slip into the day unnoticed. The street is long, narrow, a cobblestone place-setting for the stir of nomadic echoes, and I am, at once, a child again; flush with anticipation, daunted by uncertainty, I walk as I have always walked, white-laced, empty-handed; this steel gray dawn hanging by the tattered threads of windswept clouds. Along the waterfront the face of afternoon drifts quietly, its eyes marking the path its body will soon reach; so I sit, hungry for its promise to land upon my shoulders, and wait; content to remain in the sobering embrace of an indifferent breeze, while slivers of blue glass break over my fingers, and rigid, ocher sands, whisper and moan under my shifting weight; standing, withdrawing, only when the mountains, perched high and leaning, are lost behind shrouds of salted mist. Dusk seeps in from every corner, the resin of its pallid fingers drawing dark curtains around the shoulders of tall, pale-faced buildings. Streetlights blink to life, harried voices, shuffling feet, skip across the pavement, beleaguered tokens of another day, and I move effortlessly, until the clarity of night pending is stained by the rueful smile of a friendship that could have been, a friendship that will never be, and I am, at once, a child again; flush with anticipation, daunted by uncertainty, I nod, then wander off, a friend unto myself. Robert Edward Levin |
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Frank W. Torres Member
since 2006-06-10
Posts 133 |
Very nice. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
You are a joy to read. Thank you for sharing one of my favourite pieces by you with Passions. Hugs~Nancy ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Robert~ This is amazing ... the penned clarity of such beautiful thoughts is a pleasure to this reader~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: This is very beautiful and wise! Love, Margherita |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"Along the waterfront the face of afternoon drifts quietly, its eyes marking the path its body will soon reach" I love the way you paint the scene, with bold palette knife strokes alongside gently sabled brushstokes. Vivid, 3D for me. Thanks for the new library addition. |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
You held me spellbound all the way . . . lagging on to the image behind, yet racing forward to the next . . . wanting to keep the aftertaste of it all for as long as I can . . . - Owl |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
A very visual poem, thanx for sharing it with us. |
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ChaoticHazeLight Member
since 2006-06-13
Posts 71California, U.S. |
Wow... - Haze |
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Robert Edward Levin Junior Member
since 2006-06-01
Posts 45can't remember. somewhere in midwest |
Thanks all for reading. 'Tis appreciated. R~ Robert Edward Levin |
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Liz Sinclair Member
since 2006-05-06
Posts 93Atlantis |
This is the perfect poem. It has all the right angles, and thoughts profound. ~L
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Robert Edward Levin Junior Member
since 2006-06-01
Posts 45can't remember. somewhere in midwest |
thanks, Liz. |
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