last poem of the night

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saw
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last poem of the night

Post by saw » May 3rd, 2016, 9:24 am

generally I seem to know
even before I begin, this
will be the last poem of the night

so the pressure is on,
don't want to crank out a dud
you never know this may be the last poem ever

so I try to gather my self, weave
my thoughts into a brilliant afghan
to show the world the importance of color

I do see the hollow yarn
in all its duality, I watch my arthritic fingers
wrinkle before my eyes

this blanket has taken a lifetime
every nuance is woven into a tale
and in the end the moral is creative and warm

I leave you now
pull the textiles up to my nose
inhale the years like pure cocaine

I get a rush as the decades swirl
a windswept dervish wrapped in an autobiographical shawl,
once again, I am high
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading

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Re: last poem of the night

Post by judih » May 3rd, 2016, 10:44 pm

pull the textiles up to my nose
inhale the years like pure cocaine

I get a rush as the decades swirl
bravo!

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Re: last poem of the night

Post by saw » May 4th, 2016, 5:02 pm

thank you judih, appreciate it....
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading

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Re: last poem of the night

Post by the mingo » May 8th, 2016, 1:20 pm

* 8) *
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Re: last poem of the night

Post by WIREMAN » May 8th, 2016, 1:40 pm

ahhhhhhhh that poetic high.....a rush like no other 8)
me I feel like I'm becoming some kinda Kung fu t.v. Priest.....

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Re: last poem of the night

Post by leafsailors ghost » May 11th, 2016, 3:51 pm

A poem for me walked up in a late afternoon as the baby slept
it was this poem of yours , yes I said fellow well met ,I agree with Judith..I am thinking life gathers love.it keeps.

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Re: last poem of the night

Post by sasha » May 13th, 2016, 3:06 pm

no duds were cranked out here.
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Re: last poem of the night

Post by creativesoul » May 14th, 2016, 2:05 am

lovely write- quite intimate 8)
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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