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dear you,

trees are singing
in their creaky voices
they rub their hands together expectantly
and nod their heads like old men falling asleep
at the barbershop,
knowingly.

the chattering, flighty birds
believe that they rule the sky,
the sky is where the trees rest their heads
these birds are merely decoration
a mobile of song,
endlessly tossing, endlessly turning
they are guests, when they are tired
permitted to perch on sturdy boughs.

strength without muscle
wisdom without mind
eloquence without words
unconscious beauty

they are truly the lords of the earth,
godfathers of men, for we can only aspire.
they are giants.


love,
anonymous


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  • moonriver said on Jul 17, 2009....
    this poem is incredibly good.
    i liked the image of trees as old men in a barbershop.
    good to see you here again, friend... :-)

  • busybusybusy said on Jul 17, 2009....
    hello mr. moon, you caught me even before i was done editing it!
    it's nice to be back. how are things?
  • moonriver said on Jul 17, 2009....
    height of the monsoon rains, my friend.
    stormy outside, but cozy inside.
    a necessary cycle of seasons.
    and an important one for these old-men trees, i might add.
    oh, and i loved the lines you added about birds being "a mobile of song..."
     
  • gingersoul said on Jul 17, 2009....
    Busy.......i like this......."the sky is where the trees rest their heads"
     
    I think the clouds are the tree's pillow....:-)
  • phoeby said on Jul 17, 2009....
    hi gorgeousness,

    nice. i love trees very much. thankfully, i live amongst them. they hover over my verandahs, and touch my roof when it's windy. and when it's not. i have this knowing that they are quite purposefull (in their existance). 

    they know they are part of a larger existence... (imo). how are you?

    love phoeby.
  • phoeby said on Jul 17, 2009....
    there's a solidity about trees. anchoring, knowing, stable, giving, replenishing.... part of a truth of existence.
  • busybusybusy said on Aug 11, 2009....
    hello hello everyone,
    sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you! internet access has been hit or miss a lot lately...thanks for your comments. how are you all enjoying the summer? i've been working all through it, not that i was missing much besides rain, rain and more rain. but i'll be taking a couple weeks off soon and maybe i'll do something about getting a stable internet connection...

    love,
    anonymous
  • gingersoul said on Aug 11, 2009....
    Hello hello, BusyBusy......;-)
     
    I was wondering.......have you been affected by the earthquake?
     
    Good to read you again...
  • phoeby said on Aug 18, 2009....
    'ello anon,
    mine is gone too. long story. i think it has greater adventures to take part in or something. plus telstra are being abomnible if that is the right spelling.
     
    are you into neck biting by any chance? i'm tired of the same ole neck.
  • busybusybusy said on Sep 04, 2009....
    ginger-- no earthquakes here! i just moved and i'm too lazy to set up and pay for an internet connection...maybe someday i will.

    phoebs-- why, are you a vampire?? all i bite is food. especially peanut butter.

    happy (almost) labour day to all...

    love, anonymous
  • phoeby said on Sep 04, 2009....
    hi bBb, *takes a huge breath*

    well i'm not actually. thankfully. i do believe that was just verbal diarrhoea springing from the last full moon. that old vampire friend i had from long ago (you know the one?) didn't manage to sink his teeth in fortunately, so i'm still very much human and alive. and better for the whole experience. I've also learnt how to get blood out of clothes without the tell-tale stains. that's a plus.  you could get wireless and you could get it through telstra. They'll bugga up your disconnection/reconnection so much that you won't even get your bills for 14+ months!  that's always a good thing (until you get your bill of course). And if your life is ever bland or monotonous (not saying yours is, your's sounds mediumly funnish) or lacking in the chaos factor, the anxiety spikes you get when you phone them can become v exciting and addictive. If you ever want to get that frustration-annoyance-bang-your-fist-through-a-brick-wall feeling going on, you know they are always there. it's very reassuring if you ask me.

    just a thought.  

    oh look at that, how utterly bizzaar. i mentioned telstra last time we spoke. they must still be irritating the deepest depths of my wondrous psyche. a unnecessary evil, i say ole chap. (telstra not my psyche). my psyche is beautiful, virginal and forever untapped. gates shut.

    ciao bella, have fun in your new place, have a great barbie on labor day and stay smiling. i've not ever seen you smile young lady ;)

    love phoeby
  • moonriver said on Sep 04, 2009....
    hi busy poet. hi phoeby. hi ginger.
    cozy little place, this blog of yours... :-)

  • phoeby said on Sep 04, 2009....
    oh..my..god... that's what i was thinking, moonman..


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  • moonriver said on Sep 05, 2009....
    lol, phoeby.
    i don't watch will and grace, but that is the funniest OMG i've ever seen.
    psst, busy poet.
    happy labor day to you too, although the labor day i know and celebrate falls on may 1.

  • phoeby said on Sep 19, 2009....
    you don't watch w & g? o.m.g! i thought everyone watched w & g. not to worry, you have years to catch up on all the re-runs. 

    where are you anon, i miss you. it's horrible in this boring place without you. and I miss your poetry.

    love phoeby


  • moonriver said on Sep 19, 2009....
    same thoughts here, phoeby. busybusy living up to her name...

  • UnicornForm said on Sep 22, 2009....
    I really like the imagery busy.

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