Camille On Her Deathbed

Her diminished and shading features 
As if shrouded within a cocoon or now masked
Graduations of colour that death was successively imposing on her motionless features
Dimming her bouquet of red flowers that seem to float away from her
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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August 7, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Well done Nigel :) enjoyed your different style of fading away*luv~SKAT
Anish Avatar
August 3, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Death is an experience we all share. Your peice evokes this well. Yours Matthew Anish
Mahrie Avatar
August 2, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Welll well this is a Good poem ... you put it and wrap the poem beautifully ... sure you have talemt on that hand well done poet :) thanks on ur coment you bein to java as you said Gamalan or i get it wrong :)
Byrne Avatar
August 1, 2010 at 7:52 PM
succinct good job!
Sweetheart Avatar
August 1, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Greta Garbo at her best Nigel.. in a blockbuster movie Camille.. great write if u make it a Triolette u could have entered Andrea's contest but its already closed for entries... wonderful memories and thankxxx for your spectacular comments on my recent post. ... happy Sunday.. with luv..
A   Avatar
July 31, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Sorry Nigel Fox, how rude of me of course(( J'ia pris les cours de Français de retour du secondaire .......oi did i get that right,,well yes,,Thank you,,LeeAnn
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July 31, 2010 at 2:33 PM
wow,, interesrting write,, enjoyed...P.D.
Beesley Avatar
July 31, 2010 at 2:25 PM
nice write,you must be from england sir england has many great things:monty python,the beatles,clockwork orange,and my favorite pink floyd
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