Darkness touches,
turning sharp shadow edges
to soft watercolor paints.
I hear leaves rustle
and the murmur of abating rain
in nature’s voice,
the language of poetry.
With the sudden silence
hovering night scatters over the skies.
It talks to me and I answer
with the only language I know,
my words slide your way,
like a crystal indigo river,
I kiss the stones and sand
of your everlasting shores.
Before the breeze turns to wind,
I am told of the secret of birds.
Their gently attuned voices
carry between the branches of wet bushes
while a grey, late summer day waits
for the red dragon to turn the light on,
to set its eternal sconce ablaze
against the walls of a cerulean sky.
My skin shivers
of wonder,
of love.
In a list
A contest entry
- To Live ~ Or To REALLY Live by CarolDesjarlais.
900 points, ended January 3, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Outstanding
I kiss the stones and sand
of your everlasting shores.
This poem is a tapestry of rich imagery and is full of strong metaphors that give it strength and depth. Your poetry never ceases to amaze me. Congratulations on the trophy.
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Oh, I am told the secrets of the birds..... skin shivering indeed....what oets have entered this contest... unbelievable talent and soul stipples the pages within. Ty so much for entering and making this an incredibly difficult contest to judge.
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If dawn
is awakening, then day should be life, but it is love that nurtures both dawn and day! Best to you. Frans
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"my words slide your way,
like a crystal indigo river,
I kiss the stones and sand
of your everlasting shores."
this is such a beautiful poem -- love it!
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SO SOOTHING AND SWEET!!!
Ah, the awesome beauty of nature and a love true and honest, these are two of the most beautiful things in the world.'s
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Beautiful poetry! You do know the language of love and the nature of love so very well and my, how beautifully you write it!
A happy new year filled with love and life and poetry, my friend.
~ Nicolette
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