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EKPHRASIS

Ekphrasis

 

The words strangely palpitate

 

Through my brain.

 

My mind speaks images

 

Living and alive.

 

Reality and dream coincide

 

To synthesize

 

Into  metaphor.

 

A wondrous mutation

 

Of language’s reason

 

A vision made flesh

 

In beauty and horror.

 

Come to seduce

 

And delight

 

Speak truths and lies

 

Enrapture the senses

 

Leaving all we know behind

 

And

 

Fooling  the mind

 

Into believing.

 

 

— Geremia, Dec 28, 2009

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Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 5 months ago

Oh diaphanous dreams made flesh.

Oh diaphanous dreams made flesh. What magic yet what real-reality. Those thoughts-words. Those metaphoric mutations-computations. Into those veiled twilights of the borders of the real and the imagined, the memory playing tricks on the consciousness of the brain, floating about between the synapses of the grey matter lighting them up like searchlights in the dark, picking out this, then that, then standing solidly there so real, so tangible, so wonderful-and yet ephemeral like all else in the end. The word believe is loaded, is particular, it has been made particular by us and yet it too is open to interpretation like all words, they too have their flux of meanings just like the essence of this poem, fluctuating between reality and dream, this meaning and that, I find it all very fascinating and inspiring, thank you Longobardolino for your philosophy, and love from your Annuccia
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 5 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaMost

J.B. Longo-Geremia Most beautifully said, Annccia. You described it perfectly!! Longobardolino
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lyz

16 years 5 months ago

Dear Longo

I enjoyed your poem and I agree with you on that we can fool the mind into believing. You have a really clever mind. Love Lyz. XX
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 5 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaThank you,

J.B. Longo-Geremia Thank you, my Lyz. You all lhllavle such special insight into the makngs of dream. Lve from Joe
Seren

Seren

16 years 5 months ago

Dearest Joe

Ann did describe it beautifully I shall leave my stars and my love to honour your write ... bravo Joe Love and hugs your Jayne-Chloe x x x
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 5 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaThsnk

J.B. Longo-Geremia Thsnk you, my Jayne. My answer to Lyz is miine to you as well. You arealll so splellndid. I wish many times Iwere closeor to soeee you all. Love from Joe