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Inked Fingertips

I cling to reveries of youth, the tender Sentiment of plucking words from summers' root, That in my journal hours when the red skies Are aglow, the phrases extend long as Straw. I burn language the way one does in A flamed trance swerving in pure daze beneath New moon, a blur of pencilled happenstance Flapping like a winged feather that on the River of late afternoons, I would still Scribble in a hay, where syllables grow on racy tunes. And I then could not help Myself but drown my hands in raw and humid lines, bury my eyes deep in verses’ fanned. I'm loathe to leave my untamed story as Twilight fades; letters drip and clouds see blown paper sailing like inked fingertips. Your Journey Contest of Michael Falotico

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Lori Hopkins

Date: 8/24/2013 6:15:00 PM

nature to verse to nature to verse ~ favorite line: "I would still Scribble in a hay, where syllables grow"

Mustapha Mohammed

Date: 8/7/2013 6:02:00 AM

Dear Nette this is absolutely brilliant.Now I bow to you.

Kash Poet

Date: 8/7/2013 1:29:00 AM

Your words always take me to another world Nette!Excellent poetry here!!

Russell Sivey

Date: 8/6/2013 10:41:00 PM

You have amazed me with this remarkable write! Words are meant to be said, but also to be written down so it can be said over and over again! You leave your mark with people through the written form, and this poem leaves a grand mark within me my friend! I really enjoyed reading this enlightening piece this evening! What a powerful piece this is, Great Work!!

Karen Anglesey

Date: 8/6/2013 10:31:00 PM

Nette...I am in total awe.......your talent is beyond measure ...fantastic,!

Jack Jordan

Date: 8/6/2013 9:57:00 PM

I hardly know what to say... It's absolutely beautiful. I'm adding it to my favorites... Jack

Jack Ellison

Date: 8/6/2013 7:42:00 PM

This is exquisite... awesome imagery! A keeper... kudos! Hugs and bundles of love! Jack xoxox

Honestly J.T.

Date: 8/6/2013 6:21:00 PM

This is awesome. I like the creativity within your words.

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 8/6/2013 4:16:00 PM

I love it from beginning to end dear Nette..You have a way with words which makes you outstand on your own.Excellent piece here especially the last two verses

Eileen Manassian

Date: 8/6/2013 11:19:00 AM

Sweet Nette....what beauty you have captured and continue to capture with your words...I see and feel the love you have for writing. I share this passion....Beautiful write...HUGS!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/6/2013 10:52:00 AM

Enjoyed reading your creative work this afternoon..Thanks for stopping by..If for a contest, it reads like a winner to me..Those happenstances deserve to be written down..Sara

Poet Tacito

Date: 8/6/2013 10:17:00 AM

How vital it is to leave our mark on those we touch and vice versa. Living with substance in this world & our lives is so vital to being remembered once we're gone. Embrace the racy tunes...awesome job.