Embracing Solitude
By skinner_jennifer
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Let me linger here a while
a lakeside of dreams to savour,
as glimpsing misty mantle an elusive secret,
complicated...flowing as memories wash over me,
I want to float under Summer rain,
feel the trickle of those pearl globules
dissolve beneath my skin, watch those
wispy clouds weave their way then burst forth;
where fears and madness are left far behind.
Last night heavenly bodies gazed down,
emerging...a silent orchestra of planets
on a backdrop of twilight...that advance
into darkness; astonishing me by appearing...
only to be camouflaged by infinity,
then with early morning chill reflecting in milky ripples,
lapping my imagination with their meanderings,
I listened for the gentle smack of water licking rocks,
as fleeting echoes awaken the dawn.
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Beautiful. The Photo fits
Beautiful. The Photo fits really well also, love it.
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Love the second stanza the most
There's nothing like being away from the city and the fake lights and sitting out in the wilderness to see what light and infinity REALLY look like, and feel like too. I usually sit in pure awe and someone has to pull me away, then I steal a little time out the window trying to take it all in and keep it in my Soul, but sleep takes over and the size of the awesomeness doesn't quite fit inside me. Thanks for the poem. Have a great week $
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solitude brings it's own
solitude brings it's own comfort. But it's nice to get back.
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There's a peaceful feel to
There's a peaceful feel to this, Jenny, but an underlying mystery - something that cannot be spoken - only remembered.
I enjoyed floating along with the thoughts, and found the descriptions evocative and beautiful.
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You draw us in with the
You draw us in with the request of the first line, a plea for restfulness. There's something peaceful about finding that kind of place or time where you know how big the universe is.
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Hard to pick out a favourite
Hard to pick out a favourite line here Jennifer, it's all good. Maybe 'the gentle smack of water licking rocks.' Nature writing is one of your strengths, I can tell you truly care about Nature and take time and trouble to observe and then to get it down with a carefully descriptive choice of words.
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So many great lines
So many great lines, pearl globules dissolve beneath my skin, camouflaged by infinity, just to name two, all great, deep and meangingful, another delight
Ray
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You're quite welcome
I know it helps to know other people are reading what you write, you're quite welcome
Ray
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