dear you,
while i buried my face in a pillow of earth
i planted a tear or two
beneath the stone i had left unturned
and waited to see what they'd do.
and mercifully, somebody tore down the sky
"that little tent of blue,"
they folded it up and packed it away
and all the rest of the circus, too
so that i could finally sleep the dreamless sleep
of dead expectations, thank you.
love,
anonymous
busybusybusy posted on Feb 09, 2009
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phoeby said on Feb 09, 2009....
hi anon,hmm.. that sounds v finalish. god, that theme is everywhere lately. finality, sudden catastrophic change, unforeseenity... tragedy.sighs.love phoeby -
moonriver said on Feb 10, 2009....
another excellent poem from my favorite sc poet.
i liked the imagery because it's tight.
in my mind, it paints a picture of one's states of mind
as one shifts from wakefulness to sleep, and the mix of emotions that we carry from one hour to the next.
more please.
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Me-Myself&I said on Feb 10, 2009....
i loved how your letter began....while i buried my face in a pillow of earth, i planted a tear or two.... huh sigh.......this i know to be so!
i loved the whole letter/poem! i always do! thank you!
ditto, more please! *smile* have a good day! take care ~see ya
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busybusybusy said on Feb 10, 2009....
ahhh sorry phoeby. hope i didn't get you down. i'll try to write something more upbeat eventually...
moon: it's always interesting to hear how someone else interprets what you've written, makes you look at it differently yourself...thanks for sharing that.
memy: thanks for stopping by to brighten up the page! have a good night!
love,
anonymous
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phoeby said on Feb 10, 2009....
heya, no not down. just contemplative mostly... it's just *arghhh* i dunno... life makes you question things, ya know?the irreplaceable now. if we could all just experience now fully then there'd be no regrets (no matter what happens in the future). i suppose that's what is going through my brain today. some moments where i may not have been living fully appreciating life fully in that moment and now those moments are gone, and....anyway...rambling.love phoeby -
busybusybusy said on Feb 10, 2009....
no regrets would be nice, and living in the present is important, but if we experienced now fully all the time i think we'd probably burn out pretty fast. and i think that if we didn't have to question anything, everything would be a whole lot more boring. there're so many terrible things and wonderful things in the world, you'd have to be some kind of a god to be able to see them all fully and judge them for what they're worth. i guess we just do the best we can. maybe it's irresponsible of me, but i mostly just try not to take things too seriously.
ramblingggggg.
love,
anonymous
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phoeby said on Feb 10, 2009....
oh god yes not questioning stuff goes against my grain. but i do have complete respect for people who can accept things more easily than i can (without questioning). and sometimes i think life would be simpler that way. but i simply can't imagine living without questioning things..agree that nowness is challenging, definitely. and sometimes i find it nearly impossible. but so far it's the only thing that brings (me) any real peace. but it's tempting to not be in the now though..must remember that, "we do the best we can". just reading that takes the pressure off having to be perfect. and everything that goes along with that.love phoeby
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