Thursday, 02 July 2009
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Fog rolls in your eyes
And the pattern colored lights
Find their way into your iris
Slowly pulling at your nerves
Pulling sentences from words
That you never knew you knew
Wearing out your tongue
And turn one breath into two
Like the sword into the stone
Fashioned two things into one
And the words of God himself
Showed us where to build a home
In the reeds on the bank
Of the river they call need
Where the patient fishes sleep
And the empty fishes feed
I cannot find the end
Or where the end begins
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Comments (5)
Sealing of a person's mind...can't help. Nice poem.
Hmmm, sometimes I wish your poetry came with a help kit. They are so beautiful, with so much meaning..and I always want to get the best ouf of them.
I really, really liked that second stanza. Whenever I imagine my retirement I imagine living in a house similar to the one in the Notebook, have you seen that movie? Overlooking some lake, sitting on a porch and swinging life away. I always imagine myself alone, though. I hope that'll change.
That's how I've felt lately. My parents have moved us around so much that I don't feel like I have a home base. If so, it's only temporary. That's why my grandma's old house meant so much to me. That always felt like home.
Ah, I'm so glad to hear you're getting better! I am too. The antibiotics are doing their job, thankfully. I still have a little clogging in my ears too, but otherwise I feel a lot better. Still asking people to repeat things. Still a bit of a cough too, but nothing too bad. God, I hope we never get this again!
That's true, I do like being able to make my own choices, finally, without having to have them approved by the whole family. I still sort of feel like I can't let my parents down. Once a week my mom asks me when I'm going to write a book or if I've submitted anything yet. We'll just have to see what happens, really.
Awe, you'll have to tell me how the meeting goes! I really hope it went well. Although I wouldn't object if you did make a trip out to CA today. I've not much to do since my work hours have been cut. We can pretend we don't have any responsibilities for a day... or two... or five... or thirty haha! =)
@Murazrai - Thank you , thank you =)
@shesturningblue - All you have to do is ask =) Let's see...this one is pretty much just about a concert I went to recently. At least the first stanza. The second I just decided to throw in some things from scripture in different ways and the last two lines describe my feelings about my life and where it's headed.
@For_who_you_are - well, thank you so much:) I must confess I love how you weave scripture into your poetry. nice, nice. And, the last two lines now that you place it in context..are so true for all of us, no?