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The Silence of Words
April 30th, last day of
Poetry Month, arrives
with showers, grey skies,
and sadness. Fitting I
suppose referring to
the old saying, ‘April showers,
May flowers’, those Springtime
colors designed to bring joy,
happiness, and the feeling of
self-worth, of being whole
and seen, alive in wonder.
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Hi Willow, I really appreciate your comment on this poem. I think your are right about the ‘filter’ of how words land with someone. It’s hard at times, even in real, face to face conversation, but here or on any social media website, it’s even harder. And yes, words are powerful and dangerous. It’s one reason I think, that we write poetry. Thank…Read More
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Love Sonnet LXXXVI
For some reason April 29th
hung in the air like a full
moon, its beams finding you
through the open window, andtickled your skin as you
slept. I watched you
breathing, breasts rising and
falling as the moon beamsfrolicked their enthusiasm,
causing you to awaken slightly,
roll on your side,And settle…Read More
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Endings and Beginnings
It was April 28th, a Tuesday, situated
two days closer to May. Something
unclear, vague, shifted just beyond
my sight.Perhaps it was my over worked
imagination, a mind focused
entirely on the abstraction of
reality, or the discord of a
symphony that was playing
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Read MoreAn Autumn Moon Night “Gonna get into it baby down where it’s tangled and dark... When we get through it baby you’re gonna give up your heart. Gonna get a little risky baby Oh, that’s my favorite part.” ~~Bonnie Raitt oooo When I first saw you the moon was...
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Is this a song? It’s cool. I like it
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First, Thank You, Fia. I’m glad you liked this poem. Second, I am not sure it’s a ‘song’. I think to make it a song there would have to be a lot of editing, along with some experimentation. I am not sure I would know how to do this. The poem was written as I was listening to this Bonnie Raitt song, so besides quoting some of the lines found in that song, I think some of the rhythm of the song did find its way into the poem. But to be truthful, this was more an accident than intended.
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A KISS #4
“Let’s not speak falsely now
the hour is getting late.”
(Song/poem ‘Along The Watch Tower’, written and sung
by Bob Dylan. But in this case think/imagine this song
sung/played by Jimi Hendrix, the Live Version)“Excuse me while I kiss the sky”
-Jimi Hendrix, ‘Purple Haze’Th…Read More
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I’ve found that more often than not, people translate words through whatever filter they’re currently struggling with. It may not have anything to do with us even. But our words have impact, not always how we meant them, and their responses have an equal impact. Words are powerful and because of that, can be dangerous. Even if unintended. I feel this one