poetry thursday
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the bubbling place | Poetry Thursday
This week’s prompt was Utopia, and I just happen to have a poem that suits: the bubbling place I have been here on the shore all night the channel is filled with sea creatures dolphins whales manatee they call to me I grow wings & the angel shows me how to use them I have… Continue reading
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BloggersUnite | Poetry Thursday
Today is Blogging Against Abuse day, a Community Challenge from Blog Catalog. I have a poem that is appropriate for this challenge: The Therapist. I am linking rather than posting for two reasons: This poem is written in long lines, and that format works much better at Oratory than it does here at Watermark. This… Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday/ Secrets
From the Poetry Thursday site: For the next few weeks, several Poetry Thursday participants will take turns hosting the Thursday post on their blogs. This week, please visit jillypoet where you will be able to a) leave your comment linking to your Thursday post about poetry, b) find out next week’s prompt. Next Thursday’s host… Continue reading
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Love 6
6. Love is a married man. He is strong and lean; he’s a tree. He carries his son on his shoulders. Love is a tunnel of laughter. We lie together, chastely. The bed is on fire. When I send him away, we kiss forever. I send him away, though my skin is sloughing, my bones… Continue reading
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Love 5
5. Love is bitter and cold, with eyesof blue fire. He shoves me away with one arm; pulls me closewith the other. Leave me alone!he shouts, his lips caressing my ear. We court with our fists, then comforteach other with tears. When he leaves, he takes nothing. He dreams that I weep in his closet,… Continue reading
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