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gold tooth of the tomb

 

 

 

I have entered this valley grinning
the crags terrify my lovers
to melodic and gray they
bend and dance
the dark motions of reminiscence
on the lawn above
and the daisies near bright as water
lucid as strums strummed
long ago

whorled

I have entered this valley
its grin is melancholic and brays these sounds
only I have wanted to be to be
like cracks of my lovers their under silky sway
my
purple desperate places called to
I am emboldened by as lambs at last
their necks raised, slashed, they would run
and curse they run and curse
the illusion that time is
illusion; yet
there is no motion that takes the spatial zoom of clockworks
beyond the place of the butcher's tired elbows
nor
this valley I have had them lay me into
nor the place of its entry
my lover's drawn away hand in the night
my box of brilliant crayons

stilled

they wait for me to be clever again
where an ancient farmhouse once roamed

the Tarzan rope in the barn
its mountains of hay like Tibetan heights

beneath my smooth and beloved feet
within my young and whispering fingers

my boy heart had not measurement for
nor the ethereal birds, their songs
I only wanted to be, to be


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 background is the prompt: a painting by alberto sughi albertosughi.com

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  • simone waters
    November 16
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    oh my... this is astonishing.













  • aychellus gold member
    November 8
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    this is amazing! it takes me to places and points me in directions i'd never considered. this for me is as good as freeform gets , haunting but never overbearing in echoed voice of regret and reminisince, the poets voice travels like a floated echo across the landscape of this piece. i am quite frankly staggered, excited and chilled at the possibilitys of such a work.


  • Night Hope gold member
    November 7

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    Your writing seems to become more astonishing as time goes by, Danny. Your lover's hand draws away into the night only to retrieve a dream for your eyes, then it returns to your warmth, your solace. Thank you for entering this incredible piece in my contest. Good luck, Sweetheart.





  • Black Narcissus gold member
    November 7

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    I have documentary evidence you are only 15.
    Photobucket


    Superb as always.


    • Danny Beatty gold member
      November 8
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      yep you got me, I am only 15, but you see on Pluto the planetary circumnavigation of the solar system's star, the sun (I believe you humans call it ) is about 16 to 1 ... as opposed to the one to one here, on this planet ..


    • Night Hope gold member
      November 7
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      Oh, no he ain't. I wouldn't marry a younger man. 'specially not THAT much younger.

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