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Friday, June 19, 2009

Nightingale sonnet

This is a re-post from my original blog; I made one or two small changes, for example substituting "bright" for "soft" in the first line. I had never heard a nightingale singing up till then. I have now, and it is not strictly soft! It is sweet, however, and quite varied in its tone.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Burnout

He shouts at the sleepy adolescent Who yet again needs a car ride to school, School bus long-gone, loud with happier boys Not dragging themselves through a too-long day Among strangers they cannot understand. His working day only changed location, The same hard-hitting goals so familiar; While they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Necklace

A page turned, the next new and blank, How do I begin to write? Or even think... How do I tell you how much you hurt me, When all the lore says I must set you free? You're free now baby... you have the necklace, My Byzantine crescent necklace, single; Traditional half-moon, gold floral scroll... So... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

You're welcome

...we believe slowly when belief brings pain. I have deceived myself by defending you; I could not think you had injured me. Ovid, Heroides, Phyllis to Demophoon Nothing in my mind but you and what you did. We are not young any more. Easy for you - you're the man, An attractive and vibrant man. Any... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 8, 2009

On your terms

You were always in charge weren't you.. From the very first moment when Our eyes met and we understood each other. How happy you made me, How wonderful... and how illusory... You only loved me while it suited. No committment, no staying power; This was never going to be easy And yet I endured. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Another dream

Another dream, last night, of you: A long, detailed message, More like an article, from you. I show my mother my miracle phone, That has photos of my sisters Along with their messages, Like a little scrapbook.. I don't show her you; you are just for me. I show my friend your picture; I tell her "We... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Something.. something.. what?

Dammit, baby...! I used to think My husband was tenacious, Couldn't adapt, couldn't move on, Wouldn't let me go. I understand this, I've had to Let you do what you say you want to do, To be where you say you're settled. I didn't yell, didn't create, Didn't cajole, manipulate, Intimidate, or try to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Three-Word Answers

I know; I know you don't mean Anything by it. But really.. 'Ok, Many thanks.' And your initial. Not much of a response To the author details I sent you Out of interest.. Two - no, three - years ago We had lunch with that person. You paid, as you always do; Almost picking up someone else's tab Once,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Barriers lifting

My turn to buy the coffee.. cookies too; This is how we started. Difference now, Is that I ask you. You don't have to baby, yet you always do. I've missed you. Once a week isn't much.. Better than nothing. I am so scarred, first by him, then By you.. maybe, just maybe, You are still my safe haven.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Walls

You were so in charge today baby, Opening the seminar with polished ease Introducing the speaker in your calm assured way As I tiptoe in half a minute late and sit in discreet silence... I cannot see you, it's better that way: I don't want to look at you, catch your eye, There is no contact, you... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Poetry in odd moments. A woman is not a piece of fiction, nor is she a reflection of a man's insecurities or anxieties. I wonder if Professor Higgins realised that, in creating Eliza Doolittle in his preferred image, he was taking away her soul? After some years of turbulence, I feel like I am coming out of the tunnel. It's a good feeling. Even so, as you will see from my journal works, since we are the sum of all our experiences, good or bad, sometimes things come back and bite us when we least expect it. Now I just take things one day at a time. I don't sleep a lot however!

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