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Armana Art ~ a bas-relief in time

He drives a dump truck full of snow to a woman
in Ohio on a cold cold winter's day.

What do you do with a man like that?

Near as I can say, you hold his head gently
between your legs and you arch your back.
You crunch the Rosetta stone of Lovers
and you remember what you were born for
and why you dance for three days

you know his hands and you touch his
face, you are waves in an ocean
and you clash like Nubian gods,
metallic paint is dripping from every pore and
your bodies fissure sacred scarabs

you break the canopic jars and feed each other
your remains

you leave the heart outside

you insist on your Divine Rights
you are temples of worship.

Deux personnages.

I hover between two worlds.








— Kailashana, Feb 18, 2010

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Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 3 months ago

Oh Anna!

Thanks for a peep into that sacred temple! It has given me goose-bumps! splendid indeed! Boni
Mark

Mark

16 years 3 months ago

pickup full of snow

hmm two dancers, characters in a play.. temples of worship. Need to come back to this but I was here .. Mark "Do not ask me about poetry, I am just a poet"
Mark

Mark

16 years 3 months ago

one may be human

not know anything about being human ;) u r most welcomed and always shall be.. Mark "Do not ask me about poetry, I am just a poet"
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

I think I need a shower but

I think I need a shower but its actually cold here tonight already, I can feel Autumn coming lol not snow though .... brilliant write mum ... sensual and blistering the page ... love and big hugs JayCee x x
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

Lady JayCee! I didn’t

Lady JayCee! I didn't expect to see you this morning, THAT'S why the sun came out suddenly!! big hugs and love, Mum p.s. It's a pain in the arse trying to fit into your new voice...
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

Rereading my poem today,

Rereading my poem today, double checking for needed changes, I reread your comment Kal. It reminded me of a play: "Your Arms Are Too Short To Box With God." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Arms_Too_Short_to_Box_with_God Always, Anna
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

Hey, Kal I had trouble in a

Hey, Kal I had trouble in a couple places with this poem. First of all I started writing it two times and it disappeared. I've made several changes along the way, what do you think? Aside from the possible cauliflower ears, that is. ~A
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

((((Snakey-poo))))hugs and

((((Snakey-poo)))) hugs and kisses to the rugrats too. i'm going to send a picture to you from your sister Tamara... some of her critters... the other cats are too old to jump on the couch and don't where Henry was for his close-up. Love, Mummy (do not unwrap me!)
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Of course I am right lol I

Of course I am right lol I am always right pmsl sorry couldnt help myself ... hahaha get to bed ya ragamuffin you gotta work in the morning love you :P
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

"you break the canopic jars and feed each other 
your remains"

Ann of Norway Yes-Pela docca- me too when you ate each others remains, reminding me of the Jean Luc Godard film of the woman eating her lover!! Oh blimey this cradled head, protected and adored, its weight against your thighs its cheek as smooth as an Egyptian sculpture, oh this sensitivity so sensuous Anna, it is throwing us into the fathoms of art, the deepest most powerful emotions rise up like the pyramids in our minds and we feel full of awe. Out of the cold into the fire is that the message here? Love from your sister Ana smiling.
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

No message really. Just a

No message really. Just a time travel of sorts, Ann. Thank you always for coming to my page, it would be lonely without you. Love. ~A
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goatman

16 years 3 months ago

I gulped that down like that

I am in a vindictive and criticising mood, but this is by far the best thing I have read on this site. finally someone speaks from their heart, not their eyes, sense, etc. I feel a kin to you. we should speak some time.
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goatman

16 years 3 months ago

orly?

you should jump on live. I'm waiting like some creepy stalker outside your door in a white van.
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

Why do they always drive a

Why do they always drive a white van? It's such a dead giveaway. I'll try to catch you later. It's a busy day. We're having some personnages come from 'round the world for my Middle East Peace Forum. And I have to get some poetry out for publication for my cities *Lost Boys of Sudan* book. We'll talk. As long as we're alive, we'll talk. And some of us notice we've been talking our whole lives but not listening. ~A