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Arboretum1

A New Sun Shining through leaves... a golden canopy of Light... and the calling-after voice of an insistent mother, rises, instructs, and dies away and all of it: the breeze, the whispers, the passing occasional car, the children's laughter floods into a montage of sound that fills... everything! and I am one man, and everywhere and I am made, healed, shown how it was supposed to be... and... are you here, my Love? in the trees (will I see you peeking out from behind one) in the winds (your voice as soft as the stars' voices) in the leaves (a thousand reflections of a thousand perfect fragments of your face) I think you must be... for I am at home among the colors, and there are children here

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Date: 3/18/2020 9:39:00 AM
I enjoyed giving this one another read. ;0)
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Date: 1/19/2020 2:42:00 PM
This is quite lovely.
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 1/19/2020 4:56:00 PM
How kind of you to say so - Praise God!
Date: 2/10/2019 8:06:00 PM
You skillfully lived inside many different feels I've known before by bouncing via imagery to another then another .. NOT ONE feel is in this tapestry, but as the poem states a montage of feel that is not unique to you but universally human. TO LAY OUT what others feel but cannot articulate is a great gift to mankind. That's what happened here to me, just now. Thank you! I love it when that happens. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 2/10/2019 8:39:00 PM
Thanks! The arboretum is a beautiful place.
Date: 1/23/2019 3:31:00 PM
What a magnificent first poetry post this was. This is gorgeous imagery, and the kind of free verse I really enjoy reading, Andrew. Keep up the magic pen!
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 1/23/2019 9:43:00 PM
You're very kind! And Thank YOU for reading it! I wish people could see the real thing! 1200 acres of pure Paradise!
Date: 12/1/2018 9:25:00 PM
Such a great variety of imagery. My favorite lines were: (your voice as soft as the stars' voices) ... for I am at home among the colors, and there are children here
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 12/1/2018 9:30:00 PM
Thank You! I'm touched that you liked those lines. My lovely wife was a Montessori Teacher, so, I am always reminded of her when children are around.
Date: 10/27/2018 1:39:00 AM
"calling-after voice"' I like that phrase especially...I can hear it on the wind, almost.... A vivid description. I feel like I am at the park and nature is healing my soul.
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Andrew Fairchild
Date: 10/27/2018 2:04:00 AM
Thanks for your kind words! I am glad you had a positive experience, reading it.

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