A Day in the Life

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by EternalHunter, Jan 29, 2006.

  1. EternalHunter

    EternalHunter Member

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    Out of the ginger a small stem peered,
    brushing the light from its eyes
    and swelling with the flux of one long breath.

    Yesterday the cardinals came to feed near the garden.
    They found the sunflower seeds that I had scattered
    quietly in the dawn for their ghosts.

    There is a jar on the counter, sweet with lucious decompostion.
    Small carvings of banana peel and pineapple let
    their sex fumes permeate. An offering for fruit flies.

    Too much bamboo. The loquacious
    stepmother gossipers of the botanical harem.
    What taboo have the winds violated this time?

    Waiting, perfectly immoble. It sits on its buddhist.
    The breath before the kill is meditation, the blood
    the reward of heaven eternally leached by those hairy fangs.

    In the field strange ice sculptures formed in the exhale
    of the smoky, lonely dawn. Stumbling through the mud
    to find these, I slowly trace a hole with the warmth of my finger.
     
  2. kif kif

    kif kif Member

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    mmmm. hello. You've made my mouth water. A beautiful, pensive rhythm...frond-like. Also, it's quite a puzzle. I'm impressed.
     
  3. Imagine17

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    Excellent piece, it flowed like a calm river. It just rolled along as I read it. Fantastic.
     
  4. pagansrule!

    pagansrule! Member

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    WOW, simply WOW! Well done!!
     
  5. EternalHunter

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    Wow. I'm glad (and a little surprised) that you all like it. Thank you.
     
  6. sylvanlightning

    sylvanlightning Prismatic Essence

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    :)

    Yes, each stanza is a gem, a full cup, a paradox...
    you blend complementarities so well with your keen eye-heart.
    We are fortunate to bear witness to these inspirations.
     
  7. mrsmorrison27

    mrsmorrison27 yoda piss

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    wow, im impressed, i dont know wat to say other than its simply lovely
     
  8. TheLizardKingMike

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    Very good. To me it decribes the trivial behavior of nature. That might not be what you're going for, but that's what I caught. Keep on writing. Don't ever lose touch, it may be hard to find again.
     
  9. inbloom

    inbloom as the crow flies...

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    Crazy man, just crazy. I love it, you have a way with words. :)
     
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