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Wrapped in Wild Linen

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Under your terrifying hands

and tender searchings

far too deep

to fathom,

tragedies were lost,




forgotten within the fragility

of moments and memories


etched

in ancient dust,


whirling tides whispered

by your torrential touch.



Underneath this skin

are indentations left

by your delicate laughter,

echoes of time and space,

our own
only



through beauty's bravery,

faith in knowledge shared -


fertile soil seeded

in anticipation

of abundant harvest.



Beyond the greedy grasp

of passing years,

I remain surrounded

by your subtle songs

of quiet rapture,



surrendering

to the indelible,

incredible sunsets





resting softly

inside your eyes...




Author notes



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Third contest prompt: Silver & I WANT TO WIN


First contest prompt: "the garage of your mind"


Hey, some people keep pretty cool stuff in their garages. lol


Second contest prompt:


"Eight"

By Rod McKuen

clouds are not the cheeks of angels you know
they're only clouds.
Friendly sometimes
but you can never be sure.
if I had longer arms
I'd push the clouds away
or make them hang above the water somewhere else,
But I'm just a man
who needs and wants,
mostly things he'll never have.
looking for that thing that's hardest to find.

I've been going a long time now
along the way I've learned some things.
You have to make the good times yourself
take the little times and make them into big ones
and save the times that are all right
for the ones that aren't so good.

I've never been able
to push the clouds away by myself.
Help me
Please?


Third contest prompt: Silver & I WANT TO WIN






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  • liquidmindforever
    May 17

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    Lovely imagery

    Beyond the greedy grasp
    of passing years,
    I remain surrounded
    by your subtle songs
    of quiet rapture,
    surrendering
    to the indelible,

    ...sunsets
    resting softly

    inside your eyes...

    Dear Poet,

    Thank you for entering my contest: PREWRITES
    FOR BRONZE & SILVER WINNERS, ONLY.

    Wishig you the best

    Until then,
    stay

    liquid





  • Pamela A Lamppa silver member
    December 30, 2008

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    Congratulations on winning a beautiful silver trophy in this contest. A gem to read and enjoy. Truly award winning work - as always. ~Pamela


  • ageofdarkpoets
    September 29, 2008

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    This is a great write and because of that I have tentatively added you as a finalist. Be sure to complete the requirements of the contest to ensure your chance at the gold.


  • Demington
    September 29, 2008

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    This was nicely put together, the structure spacing things out, giving your numerous abstractions a more ethereal quality.

    My own personal taste for concrete imagery was addequately satisfied. You weaved your words quite well and ended with a wonderful idea. This is definitely one to keep around and work on some more.

    A KEEPER! Sweet. It was great, awesome, way cool...

    Blessings,

    C (AODP)

  • Leland Masters
    September 9, 2008
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    Very nice. Certainly intense.


  • DogFish silver member
    September 8, 2008
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    "the garage of your mind"?...
    you keep a rare, vintage European car in your garage!?

  • mimiagatha
    August 31, 2008

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    even if i stopped after reading just the title... this is pure poetry my friend


  • ariazephyrzoe gold member
    August 25, 2008

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    oh What a beautiful garage...and yes wrapped in wild linen.

    I'd like to have that wild linen...

    Anna Lee


  • transcendental baby gold member
    August 25, 2008

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    Yeah, you surenuf keep some pretty cool treasures in your garage This is just one of those masterpiece you have hidden behind the oil cans and Christmas lights ... beautiful dear girl


  • HpWICKEDangel
    August 24, 2008

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    I remain surrounded
    by your subtle song
    of quiet rapture,"
    wow.... this piece took my breathe away.
    you had me from begining to end. the silent raptures of your words.... *sigh*
    thanks for sharing.


  • arafura gold member
    August 24, 2008

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    "I remain surrounded
    by your subtle songs
    of quiet rapture..."

    Intense and beautiful. Food for the memories.


  • CarolDesjarlais silver member
    August 24, 2008
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    Oh man, incredible penning dear heart.


  • Rovingone gold member
    August 24, 2008

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    Ah, what a fine piece. Brings up all sorts of fond memories to me. This sort of thing is what Nostalgia does for the mind's eye of the lover. How sweet, Swanee, you get four stars. ****!

  • Bad Bill
    August 24, 2008

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    A very beautiful poem, Wanda, written with grace and delicacy, and the concluding lines are perfect.

    Excellent work,
    Bill


  • Nicolette gold member
    August 24, 2008

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    You have some beautiful, sensual stuff in that garage of yours, Vlindertjie!! Loved this one.... a sigh poem this is!! Loved the title too...hmmmm "wild linen"....



    ~ Nicolette


  • kaibab silver member
    August 24, 2008

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    Well don't be quick to sell at bargain, thiese memories of sacred bonding...for there are winters yet to come when fire's glow will grow to repture


  • Salt Therapy
    August 24, 2008
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    gorgeous wanda... just amazing.


  • Jonathan ROBIN
    August 24, 2008

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    Promise...sing

    Beyond the greedy grasp of passing years
    imagination compensates for tears
    turned tragedy that now must never be -
    perhaps price paid for timeless harmony ?

  • Eusebius
    August 24, 2008

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    Ah, mysterious, highly evocative, and very, very lovely! a marvelous, exquisite write! loved it... bravo...


  • marc creamore
    August 24, 2008

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    If this is what you keep in the garage of your mind then I wanna live there, lost inside the delicate beauty of a tossed away milk carton or discarded cigarette butt . . . this is truly beautifarkle my friend!!!

    Marc

  • Rowan gold member
    August 24, 2008

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    Yes, you do. Mine is much, much dirtier... lol.
    As beautacious as you hon.

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