Picture this
A Cayman moon reconciled
In wholeness
Imbues the sultry air
With corporeal mystique
Tropical beams bathe me
In milky light
Casting surreal shadows
On secluded sands beneath my feet
With canon thunder
Symphonic seas replay
The war of 1812
A requiem for the silent
Intoxicated senses yield
To critical mass
Imploding in ecstasy
Segues to tranquility
I hear it in the wind
Her rhythms speak to me
There are no words
There is no need
I am one with what surrounds me
Boundaries disappear
Fruit of sweet surrender
I become the melody
Copyright © Henri Ferguson 2004
Author notes
I am blessed in my life in so many ways, one of which is where I live. Here in Cayman I live on the water in south sound where there is often surf. I go out late at night or sometimes early in the morning when the moon is still hanging over the horizon casting the most amazingly textured light on my world. A recent experience on a full moon night spawned these words, another blessing.
Written March 7th, 2004
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WOW! That's really all I can say! Honestly your imagery and your creativity with words and how you really bring the reader into your poetry and into the place you live, its really quite amazing and I have to say, that marks a true poet. When you can actually show me but not tell me what you are trying to say...it makes the poem that much more beautiful and intense and I am SO glad that you shared this! Nicely done!
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wow. it was almost as if i were there. very nice write. Maybe i should consider going there for a vacation.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This has such a poetic flair to it!!!!! It seems as it just flowed out of you with such simplicity,yet not being a simple peice. Yur words painted a picture of such beauty that left me envious of your homeland in the cayman. I can almost hear the thunderous waves and smell the salty ocean water, feelt the sand beneath my bare feet. You have expressed your appreciation for the land and life in which you live. Thanks for sharing your life!!!~~Toni~~
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I enjoyed this poem very much I don't normaly click on random poems but i am quite glad i did on this one thank you for sharing this with all of us here at Allpoetry
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Really great write. This poem flows with such ease and the words fit perfect with one another. You're really lucky to live on the water. And I think I can safely say that we both share the same feelings for the Moon. *I am Wiccan, so I whorshipe the Moon.* Great write! Thanks so much for sharing!
-Ashley
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Very well done. I've written many similar poems to this one... I enjoyed the way in which you penned this poem, you did a wonderful job with the arrangement of the stanzas and the general flow of the poem. Keep up the good work! I'd be interested in seeing what you produce in the future! ps. i also found the picture very beautiul and thought it complimented the poem perfectly, you did a wonderful job!
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breathtaking
Your words paint a vivid picture...one artist..a weaver of words that seem so effortlessly written..
This beauty, this moment that you write of has been my own as well..those times the sea has captured me as I have stood beneath the moon..or perhaps it was the moon that captured the sea and me
I adore the surrender of time...
I thank you for leading me here..the beauty of this work is only balanced by the beauty of the writer..
Superb work
much love & peace
~Pamela
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Words that effortlessly flow from an old soul's mind. A beautiful reflection of those instants in which space and time lose their control over the matter we temporarely dwell in, allowing our spirits to travel to other places and times. It is a magnificent poem. Thank you.
Rage -
Henri,
I appreciate your gentle spirit. Your words are inspiring and heartfelt. Thank you for this poem.
Maria -
Well-written
"Fruit of sweet surrender
I become the melody"...
sweet fruit this poem is indeed!
Beautiful and vivid imagery -
words flowing and rising like
your beloved sea; a picture
painted in the opal hues of the moon.
Your poem has a tranquil and serene
quality about it - with the focus
on quality. Very well penned!
In this poem you became the melody
and the sea wrote you...
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I particularly love the 2nd and the last verses - I think you may have worked hard with these words to try and acheive the sensation of tranquillity and melding with the wonder of nature? I do not say that in a bad way, it is just the language is very emphatic, deliberate, in its imagery. Living where I do, I too can appreciate the blessed state that moonlight on warm sands and soft seas can create - aren't we lucky to have the gift of life in such beauty.
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Henri
How gorgeous...yes you are blest to live where you do, to write as you do, but we are so blest to have you~
Thank you for bringing it to us
Sarah -
Play it loud Henri.. and say it proud too.. you are all that and more an exceptional piece of writing dear one.. blessed my soul today bathed in a rhythmic tune of endless daydreams and the flow of life's blood running through my bones.. this will keep me going in work till I return..
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one of your finest poems to date, my friend. i felt like i was right there, squishing sand between my toes with you, looking at beautiful silver haired you and saying nothing but smiling into the spray. (ps. i may be moving back out west soon, i'm getting too weak to stay here in O-town alone and my family is worried, we'll see, i'll try to be better about keeping in touch)
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A melody is inside us. When our surroundings become such a part of us, of who we are at that moment. We do become the melody. It carries us to another plane. Experiences...on moonlit nights ..so deep...it causes our soul to sing.
Awesome words..Henri.
Maddie -
This seems to convey a lil piece of heaven Henri...the impact our enviroment can have on us...seems to be doing you the world of good
This conjuries up a strong image of someone at complete inner peace devouring the serenity...relishing the tranquility...
A very spiritual write...its even had a calming effect on me !
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excellent
"Symphonic seas replay
The war of 1812
A requiem for the silent"
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Brilliant. I love this, even though I have absolutley no idea where Cayman is. .or wherever. lol. have a good night.
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thank you for sharing this intoxicating piece henri
in the frozen sameness of suburban america
your words touched a place in my heart
that i can only look back on with fond memories
was so pleased to see a new piece from you
i know many have missed your work!
~liz -
Beautiful words that paint a Wonderfull picture! The imagery is superb and the flow makes this easy to stay with. To be at one with your world is truly an emtion that we should all know and learn. Excellent write , well done.
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I wonder what it is like to be so happy. Beautiful words in themselves, yes. It must be amazing.
When you speak of your surroundings I am taken back to a place I once knew, something undefineable. I thank you for that. Blessed, you say. I agree. Inexplicably. -
I wonder what it is like to be so happy. Beautiful words in themselves, yes. It must be amazing.
When you speak of your surroundings I am taken back to a place I once knew, something undefineable. I thank you for that. Blessed, you say. I agree. Inexplicably -
Beautiful
Such a beautiful piece. A very powerful write, full of emotions and so much imagery. I'm very impressed, and I wish I could write a poem that is so striking . I love the vocabulary you used. It makes for a sophisticated and dreamy piece of work. The flow was set from the beginning and you stuck to it throughout. The pictures in my mind were overwhelming. Keep writing!
-Nicole
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Truly beautiful and entrancing. I'm going to have to read it again, the words are woven together perfectly. These lines together are really good!
Imploding in ecstasy
Segues to tranquility
Wonderfully dreamy, the moon inspires me too, but this is simply magical!
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great stuff
Fascinating, I don't think I have read anything quite like it; man meets planet, literally. Enjoyed immensely Henri.
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A peaceful soothing write. I take comfort in this. The vocabulary is fantastic in this piece. Great write.
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Weird. A very surrealistic, dreamscape-type poem. At first I was going to nail you for all those fancy words, but I saw after I read a little more that they were coloring the piece like music, creating a melody of emotion for the subject to be strung on. Well done. "I become the melody," I like that.
Elle
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Amazing write, the words of seudcing and of war poetic
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This is fantastic Joel, your words most certainly stand on their own and it pleases me to think my words have inspireed this in you. Thank you for sharing.
Henri -
beautiful song
Your poem is wonderful Ferge and inspired me. The song heard in the wind, like a leaf riding her highs and lows, mixed with the imagery of beaches and waves and moonlight, your vision, inspired my own...thank you.
darmok ps. the poem, now that you have read ...i've moved over to my home page. Pleased that you enjoyed, I don't want to be a distraction on your page. Keep writing beautiful poetry Ferge
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Aww I can relate to this so well, I swear a melody plays on my heart. Some think it's denial but oh well. Awesome write ferg.
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this is a beautful peice! i read your author comments. it sounds really lovely where you live! lucky you! anyway, this is a very pretty peice! nice work!
Kim* -
I've read this three times. Just sitting here soaking up the images your beautiful words created. What a lovely, mesmerizing piece of poetry yuo have written. I felt as if I was there taking it all in.
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A beautiful piece, and I could really hear and see everything you described in it, the beautiful moonlight that seemed to be so flawlessly brilliant in the perfect way you described it, and the soft crashing of waves on a beach, though it was never described, I don't think. The word choicage was absolutely brilliant, also, and definitely beyond any words I can think of to describe it.
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Lovely work
"There are no words
There is no need"
What a wonderful yet simple way to describe your exultation! I just felt exactly like that so many times in my life ... Utter contentment within the arms of the Universe ...
I am glad to see this new poem, Henri. I missed you. And I think you have the ability to describe the Unseen; to feel the Unfelt; to hear the Unheard.
Thank you also for reading my work, and for inspiring me. I am sincerely moved and grateful.
Love.
Myra
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EXCELLENT! REALLY ENJOYED IT!
Truly a blessing (for you and those who read the thoughts and feelings you share in your lovely poems)! ~~~~ <- (These are my brain waves after reading this poem.) Thank you for taking me to this beautiful place.
Peace and love, happiness and laughter...that is what this heart is after.
Maureen
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I think that this really comes across in the piece (see author comments). You seem to capture the very essence of what you are trying to put across, almost like the crashing of the waves themselves. This motion with almost the musical approach of a steady beat. Also like imagery with idea of light. Anyway Ciao B
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