Julie and the Sky of Dreams

Let us stop talking of the light,
and instead walk unminded in it
as we do in our shoes
and the nails of our toes,
so delicately intact.

A cigarette here and there
will not keep the blot of grey,
this white metal railing framing
this narrow patio fixed 
between me and all possibilities,
Love then like the wings of a butterfly.

Though let us not speak of love,
But gaze, simply gaze, upon the fluttering,
real or not, as it floats over the cold
smooth iron. Let all be, with our heart
touching all beyond the boundaries
of the varied weather of the soul.

Though let us not even speak anymore
of that ghostly key, for forever does the
door swing open with a swish, swish, swish
With the sound of swinging silence.
This alone we should rest in our communing,
faith-filled movement.

The sound of young voices in the night,
and the soft light of indoors, now,
with faried voices leading me down
this path...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 9, 2010 at 6:13 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Matt. Wishing you the best always on your writing endeavors. Love, Carol
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August 9, 2010 at 3:35 AM
Congrats Matt on having your poem being featured on the Poetry Soup home page this week. Please keep your creative caps on, let your poetry pen keep painting your poetry pads with colors of creativity. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a wonderful week ahead. Love always, Adeleke
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August 8, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Congrats Matt on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a nice one to share with us all... with luv..
Brown Avatar
June 29, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Very well written. We talked more and act less. There is opportunity for changes. Nice piece!
Mehta Avatar
June 19, 2010 at 3:56 AM
A very expressive poem so soft
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