Holy Relics
Holy Relics
rummaging through my desk
for a lost invoice
I find instead
an old note from her
the familiar hand
the playful tone
the smiley
and the word "love"
love
I hold this scrap
this remnant of what is no more
and fall inward
into cobwebbed memory
and for just a moment
I can see her hazel eyes -
the nape of her neck -
the mole on the slope of her right breast...
I can hear her laugh
I can smell her hair
I can taste her lips
and feel the warmth of her body
wrapped around mine in sleep
mercifully
the moment passes
the vision fades
and I return to now
but instead of discarding
this useless crumb
I place it back into the vault
into the secret shrine
of the bottom drawer
before I resume
rendering
unto Caesar...
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"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
Re: Holy Relics
Forgotten love?....not really. Well done Sasha
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lost - but not forgotten. Never forgotten.
thanks, ed - appreciate the review.
thanks, ed - appreciate the review.
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"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
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so much power
released by the reading
nourishment of memory
released by the reading
nourishment of memory
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a beautiful yet sad recollection
to be savored at times, and stored away at times
but never simply forgotten
to be savored at times, and stored away at times
but never simply forgotten
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading
you may end up where you are heading
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Holy Relics never lose their beauty... their strength... importance to those who believe...
Thank you for sharing your secret shrine.
Thank you for sharing your secret shrine.
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Allow not destiny to intrude upon Now
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Allow not destiny to intrude upon Now
Re: Holy Relics
thanks, all, for your responses - the lady passed several years ago, but she still lives in my mind (judih, she's the subject of the poem I sent you for your blog....)
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"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
"Falsehood flies, the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift, ca. 1710
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Love is very beautiful and tricky
Like fire - burning and formless. What remains is clear
Love
Like fire - burning and formless. What remains is clear
Love
reason is over rated, as is logic and common sense-i much prefer the passions of a crazy old woman, cats and dogs and jungle foliage- tropic rain-and a defined sense of who brings the stars up at night and the sun up in the morning---
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How did I miss this until now? Amazing. And so true.
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We all hold onto letters and items that remind us of those we’ve loved. We’ll always love them. Beautifully written.
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Loved it
reason is over rated, as is logic and common sense-i much prefer the passions of a crazy old woman, cats and dogs and jungle foliage- tropic rain-and a defined sense of who brings the stars up at night and the sun up in the morning---
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