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    Narratophilia

    Speak to meWords insight and exciteSpeak to meCradle me in actionSpeak to meTell me the nuance of your touchSpeak to meI overflow in anticipationSpeak to meLet it be rough and rawSpeak to metake me in the dark so I...

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  • opposites

    You can't know onewithout knowing the other.No cold without warm.No dark without light.No skinny without fat.No wet without dry.No ugly without pretty.No big without small.Nature doesn't make opposites.It just iswhole and unbroken.The mountain doesn’t name itself tall,the tide doesn’t...

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    • It seems that we need them both to see each other’s point of view.

    • Thanks for your considered comment.
      I only put the political line in to highlight the point that one exists because of the other.
      My politics are on the left because that’s where I see less selfishness but in truth there is only a bees dick between most political parties.
      Business runs the show.

      And on a whim.
      I think I like you 😜

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    Obsession

    Obsession     My life stings with your lost shadow, it used to drape across my heart. Unworthy of a cool drink and the feel of spring water I relent to your ever probing kiss pulling me into deeper darkness. Oh, my blood thirsty princess don’t you know I was...

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    • I remember this song well. Tremendous work. You nailed it.

    • She was “tasty”…er… perhaps I should have kept that to myself. ;0) In the end, though, she was the one who consumed me. Isn’t this the way all ‘obsessions’ end?!!

      Mary, searching for and posting this older poem, was worth getting the comment you left. I’m glad you “loved everything about it.”

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    Howling to A Wolf Moon

    Howling To A Wolf Moon     Early this morning, the sun still hidden by its Eastern arc, I sat on the back porch thinking about what I would do today. Fill the bird feeder, till the garden, feel the coolness of the earth beneath my feet.   There is something mystical, magickal, as...

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    • This is a beautiful portrayal of Native American culture. I love the part where she bestowed wisdom to him.

      • Thank you Fia! My Grandmother taught me that in order to learn, to find beauty, I had to listen. I am glad you saw the beauty, Fia.

    • Most people don’t know the ugly history of the US. They do not know of the ‘Trail of Tears’ and the forced march suffered by Native American peoples. And some think it was only the Cherokee on this ‘trail’. It included the Cree, Seminole, and Miccosukee, and other Tribes. Many thousands died along the way. This horror is part of what they want to erase from the history books.

      My ancestors (a long ago Grandmother on my father’s side), were slaughtered by the Dutch. She was Lenape.

      Thank you Mary, for sharing, it means a lot to me.

    • I love Native America, Native America tales, wisdom, music and wolves, their howls and cries. and like expected of their music, the one you’ve shared holds sadness within its layers. I amdire your poem for the simplicity yet the depth it has, normally longer poems don’t keep me along the reading, but here it’s different, I read it all with no pressure, it feels like home, the Native America home… the burnt sage caught me because it’s in my culture too.
      the sheer wisdom and magnificence of the final two verses are for real something else. True loves comes when You find your own whole self, when You win your spiritual test and yes finds the home in You (how I love this phrase!) You don’t need someone to complete You, You want someone to share it with You. yet, even that the broken hearted wolf knows this truth, he also knows that sometimes You must feel it all to be able to let it go or pass to the new stage. a truly brilliant piece my friend ✨

      • Hi Light, I think your comment is better than my poem. Thank you! And yes, true love is sharing, not dominating, not completing, not two becomes one, but seeing each other with mutual respect and equals.

        In the new year, I am submitting a manuscript for a book of many of my Native American poems. It is still to be determined whether it well be accepted. But if it is it will be my 5th book of poetry. The book is titled “Poems Caught In My Dreamcatcher”. I will announce its publication here at SR.

        • “Poems Caught In My Dreamcatcher” a captivating title… I wish You all the best in your new book, we will be waiting for the good news🙏🏻

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    Love Sonnet LXIII

    Love Sonnet LXIII     Capturing the rhythms of love is not easy since it often come up against emotions that find time and space stacked against   it. I would love putting my hands in your dark soil, play gleefully with the feel of earth on my fingers as...

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    • That’s a beautiful expression of hope and yearning! The central metaphor of the garden, particularly the image of “putting my hands in your dark soil,” really captures a deep desire for creation and connection, even when starting “late in life.”

      • I think RomaJ, there is always the need for and desire for connections, perhaps even love. I love to garden for real . I have two gardens one where I live and another at my son’s house. Both have had good harvests this year. But as a metaphor, gardens can hold special meaning, and I can remember a time when this metaphor was alive, as was I.

        RomaJ your comments have been a delight for me, and they are appreciated by me more than you know. THANK YOU!!!

    • AWWW Valuptas, your are making me blush. I was going to go food shopping this morning but now I can’t, my face is too red. What will the neighbors think?? They will ask questions and then laugh. At some point, my face will return to normal, but until then, THANK YOU so much for being “pulled in”. OMG, I’m still blushing…. HELP!!! ;0)

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