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myrrhage, this is just too good. You are very talented and a natural poetess. 
posted by
anib
on October 21, 2012 at 8:42 PM
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Re: myrrhage
Pannonian, thank you so much for your thoughtful commentary. I agree, it would be a boring world indeed if we were all the same. I included the word "self" intentionally. It refers to the awakening of the "true self", sometimes referred to as the soul, that which lies dormant (asleep) while the ego, which thinks it knows everything, is in control. The pearl within the oyster represents the truth which awakens the true self, and the oyster represents the adversary that wants to keep us in the dark.
posted by
myrrhage_
on August 19, 2012 at 8:15 AM
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myrrhage
Very nice and enjoyable. i sort of guessed what was coming after "for the oyster to fall asleep". I would probably have written "and for me to wake" leaving out the "self" but this is not meant as criticism, only as a comment. (And to reinforce the fact that we are all different - and wouldn't it be awful if we weren't?)
posted by
Pannonian
on August 15, 2012 at 9:48 PM
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Re: Very nice ... thank you
Thank you as well, Shams-i. 
posted by
myrrhage_
on August 11, 2012 at 9:23 AM
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Re: Marvelous, M!
Thanks so much, Ted. I'm glad you're here. 
posted by
myrrhage_
on August 11, 2012 at 9:23 AM
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Very nice ... thank you
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on August 11, 2012 at 7:04 AM
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Marvelous, M!
posted by
Reflecting_teddypoet
on August 10, 2012 at 9:51 PM
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Re: Wondefully surreal! I loved it. Was Kino the diver in Steinbeck's The
Thanks so much, 2902. Yes, you got it! Kino was indeed the character I referenced. I'm glad somebody recognized the name :)
posted by
myrrhage_
on August 10, 2012 at 12:34 PM
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Wondefully surreal! I loved it. Was Kino the diver in Steinbeck's The
Pearl? Just an old English teacher with a failing memory asking.
posted by
2902
on August 10, 2012 at 11:23 AM
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