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to the memory of your face

my fingers
in their loneliest silence
have called
to the memory of your face

they cry
raining shadows to be near the sun
imperfect specters that light has known

I am hollowed in this place of stone
our tongues can not pass the wall of hours
this cage of feathers encases my feet
and yet I will never depart the sky
in which your smile is that bird
my hands must hold
as warm as sunlight
— Orphani, Apr 27, 2010

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Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 1 month ago

You mean this one darling?

You mean this one darling? http://images.elfwood.com/art/p/e/peters/medusa.jpg Sorry, you know how I'm drawn to you. ;-) Love, ~A "The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses, but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as a creation of his senses." ~ Ernst Mach
Geezer

Geezer

16 years 1 month ago

Memorized face...

The memory of a lost love, gathers strength with each rememberance. A sad tale of the man who has only the shadows of what was. Did you mean their, instead of there? ~ Gee
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Orphani

16 years 1 month ago

Thanks for the heads-up.

Thanks for the heads-up. Separation from the one you love seems like being jailed. I have tried to express that here.Always glad to hear from you Geez. B
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 1 month ago

The gentlest sensitivity of the fragility of a bird,

Ann of Norway The gentlest sensitivity of the fragility of a bird, its tiny beating breast warm and simple in its task of living, contrasted with the heavy depths of grey in the sadness of a stone, lying left, bereft of life as we know it, deadened by the anguisihed cry of your fingers, futile fingers, their sense of touch still lingering on her face and yet 'tis only air they grace. You move us Barry the man in love with an angel. Love to you my dear brother, from Ann.
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Orphani

16 years 1 month ago

The heart is the most

The heart is the most fragile of birds. Since Anna and I are apart, I feel the weight of distance, yet in a sense we are even closer than ever. Art is always in your heart dear Ann. B
Seren

Seren

16 years 1 month ago

Dearest B

sigh what can I say that I havent said before? I have run out of superlatives for you and Mum months ago ... but you never disappoint and your poetry is, as is hers sublime love and hugs JayCee ("Quote:- Death is the great adventure beside which moon landings and space trips pale into insignificance. Addison Joseph")
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Orphani

16 years 1 month ago

Love makes your focus

Love makes your focus easier, and helps tune out the distractions. I am far from satisfied with my writing thus far and feel I need to peel off a couple of layers of self to get to the deeper marrow. But as Anna says "write it and let it go", and I try. My computer time is limited now so keeping up on the site is tough.I hope to catch up with all my friends soon. Thanks Jayne. B
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lyz

16 years 1 month ago

Dear Bazza

Gotta say from Anna's comment, magnetic. lol. Well expressed hun. You are a charmer, I must say. Loved it and I will be back for more later. Love Lyz. XX