listen to the glisten
at the edges of the mouth
with a tip of the hat
spy the twist
of the lips
and the words
on the tongue
note the warmth in the wet
slide the lines
on the page
turn the corners
of the look
on the side of the eye
and a glance or a shift
of perspective
and light
at the window
of mind
under wraps is a glow
like a worm
in an apple
in a cloak
i n c o g n i t o
A lie is a lie no matter how small if it sits on the heart
keeping people apart
and the pain
is a dream
bare the light
breaking in
to the night
peeling back
from the fruit
or the fright.
Revel in your truth, be proud of your fleece
let the flowers in your mouth
fall soft on your feet
wipe the dust off your knees and blow old off your book
be the queen of the universe
and king of your nook.
amazing flow. love this!
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Thankyouuuuu x
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Wonderful. Very moving.
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thanks I live to move xx
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I wish it was possible to hit “like” more than once. This is amazing. “Listen to the glisten” made me swoon a bit. 😉
I hope to take the advice in this poem someday. 🙂
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now now now now now now now now now won let this be the whisper that accompanies you everywhere…….
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Depends on who’s doing the whispering. 🙂
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hahA! well let’s just say it is the universe (and the universe may take a form of your choosing!!)
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Hehe…that works. I thought you were going to tell me I have to do the whispering. Unfortunately, I don’t have much credibility with myself. 😉
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we never do! except when its unconscious and then for some reason we give ourselves WAY to much credibility!
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great.. lie is a lie no matter how small if it sits on the heart.. this poem is awesomeness!
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you are x
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Moving and inspirational words. Well said, dear.
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Thankyou!
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I like it when your poems go metrical like this–the occasional rhymes surprise and delight!
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Thanks Jennifer I LIKE it when you comment and let me know things like this, it inspires me to play with the poetry and structure! xx
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Just fabulously awesome 😀
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Thank you !!! xxx
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Truth! How eloquently written friend ~ Beautiful painting!
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Thankyou! seemed the right thing to write at the time just poured forth like a river!
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Reblogged this on Pendryw's Poetry and commented:
Very clever use of words and images, sliding over one another, clashing, meaning. Great piece of work, loved it.
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sweetheart YOU x
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Always a master of the word paintings. Love it !xo
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Thanks always playing always playing with them, they paint themselves half the time!
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and will be keeping the name Lady Day..but resting it a while, as I’m feeling less Day and more blah these days. Too much going on to be so daylight, she will return no doubt though xo
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You will always be lady day to me. x
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Fabulously rhythmic – love the painting
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Thankyou beautiful polly
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Again I got drunk off the rhyme. It makes the piece almost larger than life. And the play on images is sweet and in itself melodious.
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well I feel bathed in the nectar of your words xxx
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such a strong piece. I’m glad I stopped by
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thankyou xx
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Just beautiful!
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Lovely.. Nothing called a grey lie or white lie. Like unfetteredbs said ” A Lie is A Lie!”
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😉 exactly…if it sits on the heart (and they invariably do) FOR SURE!
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