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GIVEN


Given.That I should fallso hard from so high.
 Ethereal wisps
of longing
drifting,


cumulus clouds  connecting

only withthe hazel sunsetof  your eyes Giventhat I should want this so much.Years of drought -
now this raging storm
wrecks havoc from without.Hold this draught that spills love's water from my mouth.Steady your hand which feeds me - such abundance slips... It cannot  be cupped. Given I cannot have you,a part of some twisted plan.Such excess of  need
for nurturance
upon demand -would leave youbereft of surfeit,and mea shortened life span....  BjR 24 May. '10
— Bonitaj, May 24, 2010

About the Author

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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Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Boni

I love it when you write like this, there is a whole other quality to your writing and I wish I could put it into words one day I will but ?... bravo ... one of my favourites love and big hugs Jayne-Chloe x x ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 2 months ago

Hey Jay-Cee!

I love it when you are so quick out of the starting gates!! There I was still applying some finishing touches!lol Thanks so much for stopping by! Boni
xena465

xena465

16 years 2 months ago

Lovely Boni

Oozing with deep feeling…I love the last stanza best. Just one word I think may be misspelled… for nuturance …[nurturance] Rosina xena465
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 2 months ago

Thank you Rosina!

Duly noted and ammended! So glad you stopped by and "saw" what was intended in this piece! Regards Boni
yenti

yenti

16 years 2 months ago

Boni

I loved each of the three pieces maybe a little more of the picture is needed to be seen but that would be another poem, otherwise great, Yours Ian.T
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 2 months ago

ah Ian!

that is indeed subject matter for another day, another book! ;) Nice to see you here again! Thanks Boni
hobo

hobo

16 years 2 months ago

nice

this is very nice, I like the flow and the content. nice read
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 2 months ago

hey Hobo!

always feel priviledged when you stop by! Glad you liked it!:) Bonita j

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