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Ascent

I endeavored to inhale
each ambered shade
that blesses newborn dawn

(‘till soul arose
far above torn cloaks
of earthen greys and muddled love)

and found in freedom’s updraft,
that every color
laid upon morning’s wind

was a perfect yet fleeting dream

Brian

Last seen on Nov 1 7:20 AM. Member since April 3, 2007.
I'm a tigereye texture poet for 1,225 comments.
I am a 40 year old man from Kentucky (United States)
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I have 1,225 comments, 24 contests, 2 columns, 90 poems

My Poetry

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Instrument

arrows spent in war
naked bowstrings drawn to ear

51 lines, 18 comments, January 17
Approach

Leather holds me
sucked down into the folds

63 lines, 16 comments, January 9
No Man's Land

It was the curve of dunes
stretched beneath the endless blue–

80 lines, 20 comments, December 21, 2008
Phillies, One A.M.

City is empty.
Walkways gather in street spotlights

57 lines, 13 comments, December 13, 2008

My other items

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Column: Garlic And Hot Oil at allpoetry
There is a moment. A moment when the garlic hits heated olive oil. In that moment there is a micro-Big-Bang. Worlds are released in the sound of the sizzle, and galaxies in my olfactory sense. I just want to take it in–experience its glory–be lost in
Column: Writing Effective Metaphors: Using Logical Noun/ Verb Relationships at allpoetry
Learn to make you metaphors more effective. Every metaphor has its own logic. Understanding this logic can make you poetry more vivid and meaningful.

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Iliad Keys on October 19

Greetings, had to add you as a favorite after reading Tenchi. It was a fantastic piece, and kind that you wrote it for TenThousandCicadas.
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