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Bonitaj
Bonitaj
Oct 21, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

OTIOSE

"Otiose" obliquely stated means:
             'it's time to let go' superfluous,  redundant are synonomous to its namefutile and indolent           mean almost the same
You're gone now -in abscentia Vacancy resides, resentfully resisting that there's             nowhere to hide.
Loving lingers. Listlessness loiters, only to enhance her disgrace.Tell me, at the risk of losing -            which of us can save face?
'Futility' and 'Redundancy' speak only of excess. My heart filled with sorrow,cries out             nonetheless...    
 BjR 21 October, '09
— Bonitaj, Oct 21, 2009

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Region, Country: Tip of Southern Africa, ZAF

Favorite Poets: Too many to narrow down, but briefly :, AUDEN, T.S. ELIOT, DICKENSON, RILKE, THOREAU, RUMI ... the list is endless. Am inspired by many, especially those that live lives of "quiet desperation, and go to the grave with a song still in them" (THoreau)

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Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 7 months ago

hi Boni

I'll have to wait until I get the sound hooked up to my computer, to hear the word. My favorite lines are: ‘Futility’ and ‘Redundancy’ speak only of excess. My heart filled with sorrow, cries out nonetheless… Great ending! Always, Cat
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 7 months ago

THanks Cat!!

I feared this one was so obscure - nobody wanted to go there! Thank you for stopping by - until your sound system is working on the computer - the sound is roughly OSHOUS... (silent 't') so glad you liked the ending! Much appreciated Boni