Open Poetry #39 |
The Ache Of Death And Destiny |
icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
...and so once more the full moon is upon us, the Hunter Moon, Moon of Blood and Harvest, Moon of the Dying Grass, and I have aged again as in every Autumn passed a year of hard time served with the rest of all the living; my private sentence for the brutal crime of my survival. It is in this time of year I feel you most, the elemental shining through the fire in your eyes, the gasp and grasp and clutch of you, in your precious French, "la petite mort" the little death, little practice for the big one, still I survive living on the knowledge that one day the hounds will chase the Autumn fox without me, and I will sleep again warmed in the fire of your soul. ©2006 by icebox |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Yep, by George, I think you have gone and done it!! Well written and thought out. A very good read. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
it's always this time of year...something about this time of year, yes does this to me too |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
I feel like I have just read a page torn out from your diary, or maybe the last draft of the most eloquent of love letters. This is definitely one of my very favorite poems of all time, really. And the title....perfecto. This squeezed my heart....jo |
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seraphin Senior Member
since 2000-09-24
Posts 1004Michigan |
So surreal and delicate for a subject that is cold and hard. I love this. Sandra |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
icebox I loved this...the life of it and after life...you touched me. *hug* |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
icebox - yes, the one sure reality of life is death but "dream" it well and so it will be, i.e. picture how you want your life to be then in every detail. Your words are always "substantial". Take care! Helen |
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CastleGuard Senior Member
since 2003-04-30
Posts 760Alberta, Canada |
This was excellent, icebox. I have read it a number of times, without any diminishing impact. CG |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
icebox Another flower in the sun. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
"If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character...Would you slow down? Or speed up?" I'm not even sure who I am quoting with that, but this is indeed the question your work always brings to mind. Just one question about that question.... is it rhetorical? Love you. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing...James |
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PouringJewels Member
since 2003-09-18
Posts 158Maryland |
I remember responding to a few of your writes over a year ago. I must click with your words, as I seldom find time for the computer. 'brutal crime of my survival' very well spoken |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Thank you all for the gift of your time and for the kindness of your thoughts. |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
missed reading you. always something to ponder. and Karen? "If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character...Would you slow down? Or speed up?" for me it would depend on the character I am playing, each and every time. "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Refugee Member
since 2006-08-04
Posts 97 |
Oh, yes, I enjoyed the idea and the darkness expressed here. I will definitely want to read more. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I expect nothing less than perfection from a master poet. Ida |
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