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Mayan Calendar

Mayan Calender The wingflap Of your thousand hearts Flying upward Will flay the blue of the sky away. The bones of heaven Will be laid bare, Shreds of god Still clinging to the white. The wind Will grow ropy With muscle, sinew, And will rush over the bones Like resurrection. But for now The sun trembles against the neckline of the sky, Like a woman Rolling a piece of light across her collarbone. Morning comes, and evening follows: The last day.
— Diatom Shells, Aug 25, 2009

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Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

16 years 9 months ago

Mayan Calendar

My favorite: The sun trembles against the neckline of the sky. Interesting, and beautiful. ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
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Diatom Shells

16 years 9 months ago

hello...

thank you so much janice I like that line as well. -diatom shells
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 9 months ago

Every day is the last day,

Every day is the last day, eh? Another beauty from you. ~A p.s. I commented on this, apparently forgot to submit. You also awakened some memories of old poems I wrote in response to the 2012 prophecy and the movie by Mel Gibson, Apocalypto--beautiful and disturbing.
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Diatom Shells

16 years 9 months ago

yes..

it feels that way doesn't it. something is in the air and I hear it. I love that movie it was so haunting and real. thank you anna -diatom shells
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lyz

16 years 9 months ago

Hi

Beautiful words. Forgive my ignorance, but the title was a bit confusing to me, Mayan, yes, calender, no. I read it a few times and I truly love it, what am I missing? Lyz.
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Diatom Shells

16 years 9 months ago

well.

the explanation is like this, the mayan calendar ends on december 21st, 2012 and theres a lot of people that really believe the world will end on that day, pretty close huh?! I don't believe in exactly that, more so that this world will blend into a new one and in return tell of the last day. thank you for reading and I hope I cleared up the title issue I am not that great with em. -diatom shells