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Hinting of Familiarity












Light upon your face,
cascading down your shoulder,
shadowing gently,
then bolder and bolder,

not escaping easily
the eye of the beholder,
but penetrating deeply
to cause your soul to smolder.

Delving into depths of time
the light emerges colder,
spanning centuries and space
as light and you grow older.





Sound upon your mind,
pounding at your door,
unknown urgency
that you can't ignore,

channeling voices
not known before,
hinting of familiarity
whispering rising to a roar,

communicating with the past,
spirits set to soar
or future yet unborn,
you are known to the core.




Reason taunts your mind,
tickles creativity,
causes you to wonder
who sends this relativity.

Spirit words to guide you,
alert perceptivity;
past and future merge,
challenge your reality.

Who commands this power
to monitor accountability
to place your mind on high alert
to open you to possibility?





You need not question endlessly.
for it is I, your angel.





Author notes

...or it is I, your psyche, your inner self or your subconscious...

Prompt: written from the POV of the subject illustrated.

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  • Emerald Lass
    November 18
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    Ah, a poem with much to enjoy and contemplate! The lines lead to much appreciation of your talent, good poet, and I must say you are a welcome guest to our group contest.


    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      November 20
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      Thank you so much, Emerald Lass!!

      I have enjoyed the group contests
      since joining a few months ago.

      There always seems to be a generous amount
      of fun as well as insight in the entries!!

      M-C


  • deercatcher
    August 9

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    I usually like to be a bit more eloquent than my June 14 comment! I like one word comments; if they have weight or wit... But that one seems sadly lacking.
    I need to see some possibilities...
    I also write as Parenchma.

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      August 9
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      Hah! I had forgotten about that one!!

      I assumed you were agreeing the speaker was an angel,
      for I had laid a trail that might have led to other conclusions,
      all valid from the suggestions.

      I shall check out the other account and put both in faves
      so I don't lose track. I always think I will remember....but....!


  • deercatcher
    June 14
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    angel.


  • Denerica
    June 11

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    Wow, loved the vision of the angel in this, especially in a spiritual sense. Excellent write my friend. Blessings.

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      June 11
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      Yes, I rather teased along the way,
      hinting, but not fully expressing
      the vision of the angel until
      the very end!

      And then I was finally pleased
      with the illusionary image
      of the angel...

      Thank you, Denise,

      M-C


  • Summer52
    April 25
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    Absolutely beautiful piece!

    ... Great! Congrats, too!

    summer51


  • MargaretG
    April 25

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    I enjoyed this, the investigation of light, sound and reason, which are the entrances of new perceptions. I also like the author notes, which tie all into one. Your style of rhyming is lovely!

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 25
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      Ah, Margaret, ever perceptive,
      you notice the writer's organization,
      personal rhyming, hints to answers.
      Thank you for the careful read!!
      I appreciate the words from
      the writer of "101 Sonnets!"

      M-C


  • pixiestix gold member
    April 24

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    Congrats on you HM Wonderful words brushed by the wings of angels.


  • angelica silver member
    April 23
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    Congratulations M-C on your HM.


  • jenelda silver member
    April 21

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    Dear M-C, I totally believe in Angels and that there are spirits that are around us to help us.Love your poem very much.
    Jen


    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 21
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      Thank you, Jen.
      So much unknown
      that we must trust
      our feelings,
      our instincts...

      M-C


  • CrystalLizard
    April 20

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    I love, love, love, love this. Your creativity is phenomenal.... The poem itself is great, but the illustrations add new depth and meaning. You've crafted a truly exceptional piece. Bravo!

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 20
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      Thank you so much, Crystal!
      Pixie's prompt set my mind
      pondering about all the elements
      that influence us, and hearing
      words just for the listener.

      M-C


  • Maureen silver member
    April 17

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    Wow! When I first read your poem, I had no idea what I was reading..but, when the dawn came (when you told me what you were writing about), all the words had new meaning and I relished devouring each one! Bravo! I feel like I just met my higher self..what a joyful experience!

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 17
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      Maureen, thank you, thank you!
      Most interesting to follow your path
      of thought! I attempted to gather
      together the multitude of influences
      that rush at us through time and space,
      before revealing what most certainly
      be the source of the light, the sound
      and the reason.

      I appreciate your enthusiasm!

      M-C


  • hugh wyles silver member
    April 16

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    Dear M-C

    Sometimes we achieve
    what others can't conceive.
    Visions we perceive
    just as we believe.

    None are quite exempt
    from ideas undreamt
    yet each vain attempt
    brings its own preempt.

    The persistent trier
    seeking to rise higher
    may, in time, acquire
    inspiration's fire.

    Self-familiarity,
    gains, but as a rarity,
    individuality
    with peculiarity.

    There is considerable profundity of thought in your poem
    which deserves repeated reading since, like a symphony, one can only grasp the inner meanings and subtleties after at least a third hearing. I am enjoying it more and more with each reading.
    Thanks, applause, love and hugs, XXX, Hugh (R.) M-A.






    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 17

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      What perceptive words, Hugh.
      I appreciate your attentiveness
      to all the nuances of meaning.

      Your repeated rhymes are delightful
      and amazingly insightful!

      Thank you for the careful read
      and the wonderful response.

      M-C

  • The heart that yearns for improvement is truly a gift and the decision that seals its fate is the deciding factor. Another amazing write by your psyche.....angel.

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 16
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      TD---you always look into the heart of the matter
      and find what is truly there! Loving your description!

      Thank you!

      M-C

  • Purrsanthema
    April 15

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    What a poem! You have a beautiful fluid way of organizing experience. It's wonderful! Best of luck in the contest!

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 15
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      Thank you, Purr!
      I try to put in order
      the myriad of thoughts
      about the subject,
      to project them
      in some logical progression!

      Nice of you to stop in here.,,

      M-C


  • Blushfulmoon silver member
    April 14

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    excellent~

    I definitely believe angels...when I was little I had chicken pox and pneumonia...I told my mom I saw 3 angels hovering over my bed..she thought i was imagining them due to my fever at the time it was so high.......that was back in the days when the Dr made house calls everyday..........I will never forget them..they were in a gown of a rose color and had wings..........beautiful..................
    Love this sweet sis
    Best of luck in the contest
    Hugs
    Your sis
    Susan~~~

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 14
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      Hi, Susan. Many experiences shared
      with a common thread.

      Thank you!

      Here's an aqua- blue angel hint
      for you...


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    April 14
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  • Terry-too silver member
    April 13

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    This poem demands a second read, perhaps a third
    to let me know which of the poems will be preferred.
    It's always tough to be a judge to be both fair
    and sound. Be assured of judging done with care.

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 14
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      The sign of a most thoughtful person,
      careful consideration!

      Many thought paths intertwined
      as I attempted to structure them
      into three areas, light and sound
      and then reason, before revealing
      who it might be.

      Thank you for reading, Terry.

      M-C


  • hoeftra gold member
    April 11

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    Constant Reading & Rereading

    may only break free a corner of it, this masterful poem, Hinting of Familiarity. So much in so little space, the reader cries, "Give me more!" Yet more is not necessary. I, for one, shall read it over and over anyway.

    Did I not say that you must be an angel for me. You seem to know me so well, and I hardly know you. Thoughts and ways that I have, not evident in my SFF Blog, you have uncanny perception into me. Just like all the angels I have known--not many--none of them would let me get too close to reveal who they were. Until one would come who would be with me always and she--all angels were female, my predilection for and love of women on earth--she will be my guide then.

    But I know I am missing so much else in this poem, and it requires constant reading to find the hint of it beyond familiarty.

    Arty, you are an angel. Thanks for Hinting of Familiarty, a poem of depth and universal appeal. Jack

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 12
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      Jack, thank you so much for your
      in depth look into this.

      Perception, reading between the lines,
      how we get to know another!

      Oh, many thoughts racing through
      my mind as I attempted to organize them,
      put then all in line. But the concepts
      all wanted to crowd in from avenues
      as disparate as a ouija board to
      automatic writing, to helpful, caring
      friends to the concept of faith itself.
      ( some decades ago, systematically
      reading throough the 100 section
      in the library!)

      Thank you, friend,

      Arty!

  • angelica silver member
    April 11

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    Dear M-C and I definitely believe in Angels as you know. Have encountered them many times.
    I know you also have spiritual powers and this poems speaks of the faith you have, beautifully written my dear friend. Good luck.
    Love Joan

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 12
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      Ah, yes. One can call it coincidence,
      but sometimes appearances seem
      miraculous---or angelic!!!

      Whomever they are---good that
      some are looking out for us!!!

      Take good care!

      love and hugs to you,

      M-C


  • J aime Coudre silver member
    April 11

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    I love the way you make the words flow into and out of the pictures...

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 12
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      Thank you, Darlene.

      My intent is that the graphics
      introduce introduce and illustrate
      each segment, each new concept.

      Thank you for taking note!

      M-C


  • arafura gold member
    April 11
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    Lovely work.


  • Yemassee gold member
    April 11
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    And don't listen to Goes...I am the very definition of an angel!


    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 12
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      Of course, you don't have to tell us that!
      We are all smart critters here.


      • Yemassee gold member
        April 12
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        lol, I like it when people go along with my insanity!

        • Aesthete2000 gold member
          April 12
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          is there any other way to go???

          Early on, I noticed in a comment
          on a poem I was reading that
          you referred to MC2K
          as a smart, friendly critter,
          or words close to that.
          Just keeping the vocab
          up to date!


          • Yemassee gold member
            April 12
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            MC2K I like that I should use that. Since it was mine I won't be stealing it.

            • Aesthete2000 gold member
              April 12
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              You were on quite a run then,
              a new one almost everyday,
              even Einstein contributing,
              E=mc2. Hmmm, I don't have
              a baby 2 on my keyboard...

              • Yemassee gold member
                April 12

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                I don't know why but it's fun playing with people's author names. Maybe because it makes me seem odd, lol

                Now see, it should have been: A=MC2

                • Aesthete2000 gold member
                  April 12
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                  Somewhere, way back in the pages
                  I think it was.

                  Creative manipulation---adding your touch.

                  I just had a dreadful thought---about someone
                  else who gave everyone nicknames---even the
                  reporters on the plane---and that Rovian beast.
                  No, I did not compare you to the fourth last letter
                  of the alphabet!!!

  • Yemassee gold member
    April 11
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    You didn't have to add the psyche part just for me, everyone else is the group believes in angels, I'm the oddball.

    Check the next to last line.

    I see it as beyond human capacity, some great spark that carries us beyond time and space...light years, eons, into creativity's future, some odd leap through time.

    That might be God, or a deity, or some great power that allows us to be...always to be, never to "have been."

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 12
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      Aha! wondered if you might pick up on that...

      "I see it as beyond human capacity, some great spark that carries us beyond time and space...light years, eons, into creativity's future, some odd leap through time."

      ...and you did. I was attempting to subtlely interweave the comcept
      of our interconnection with the past and the future---concepts,
      communications charging through the atmosphere.

      Believing in oneself the core element, hence the psyche or whatever
      term to describe it...


      Thanks for the heads-up---I had re-typed it in moving and delteting graphics
      for the umpteenth time and never saw it!!


  • Mari Goes gold member
    April 11

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    Those are lovely thoughts. I believe in angels, real angels, not human angels, for humans can't be or become angels
    Your author notes, I agree with what you said there.
    The last graphic is my favourite.
    Nice work MC

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 12
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      In the first group,
      focused on light
      I imagined, indeed,
      a human angel,
      staring, communicating,
      to open the mind
      to more possibilites.

      Yes, love the last one. I had thought there was a stock mavy blue
      with stars background and had first edged the graphics in navy.
      Then I found it was black. Aaaaggghhh! I REALLY LIKE BLACK BACKGROUNDS
      for I can make the graphics appear as if they were looming out of the darkness,
      not a square cornered shape. But attempting to comply with the rules of
      no black (I am finding that I am much more non-compliant than I realized)
      I adapted to the situation, but not without frustration!!!

      Thank you, Mariza,

      M -C

  • pixiestix gold member
    April 11
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    I know "the sense" well you have captured so beautifully in your words and graphics.

    I believe in angels and have been touched by many but my personal guardian(s) remain in my highest regard. Always by the side to celebrate sucesses and help pick up pieces. To plant seeds of thought and nuture them into first buds then blooming possibilties.

    This is absolutely lovely Aes.

    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 11
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      I did include other options for the answer
      for those not attuned to this premise.

      Loving your description!!!

      Thank you, again

      • pixiestix gold member
        April 11
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        You've given everyone a possibility here of further thought through your thoroughness and thoughtfulness.

        I like the background color. Different for you but there's "something" about it that really fits nicely with the message of your piece.

        • Aesthete2000 gold member
          April 11
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          Had to keep playing till it suited the eye
          as best as it could! Silly, but I would have
          kept thinking about it and not fall asleep
          because of that. I used to have real decisons
          about pieces to sell. yearbooks to publish---
          and now this! Even play needs attention to detail.

          Thank you fro commiserating!!!

          • pixiestix gold member
            April 11
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            I know exactly what you're talking about except with me it is more in the placement of words/verses. If I was creating further I don't think I'd get anything posted. lol

            • Aesthete2000 gold member
              April 11
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              The scanning process is slow, as is back and forth
              in bucket in all the various stages. When it works
              I am happy, but was bummed about getting the
              color right!!!

              I shouldn't have played so long in the Whodunnit,
              adding the graphics!!

              Now Yem can yell at me!!!


    • Aesthete2000 gold member
      April 11
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      Thank you so much, Pix....still trying to adjust the graphics.
      Flying over to see yours...

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