Maybe the Guff Was Empty, Cancer Full Moon Eclipse

Maybe the guff was empty—Cancer full moon eclipse

Left field call on the black wall phone
faint cry from the distant end
spoke with throat lump of capital
disaster and a troddened womans most
everydom—lost before found—somehow Jan
knew and put forth a celestial no comment with 
I-hope-I-am-wrong-love gesture for the
love torn bull awaiting a cancerfold friend
offspring no spring-perhaps next spring. Anna
solid Anna so poised of classic stock sometimes
never bending to an antiflexible Taurus mood
was caught in a never place, the why of questions-
depleted character strikes. Will the blood
hordes rally for the fallen “fetalrade” and
heal the internal emohurt temperature 
inferno of unknown bliss. Does it ever come
at the right instant? Like where’s a cop when
you really need one—maybe 7-11 therapy would 
bring solace and peace. Forgive the forgiver
and pass your senses into another birth ability,
Keep your mind and your soul for the little 
lost egg. I don’t know or could never compromise 
no more of a complex juxtaposition of life
and death than that of biobeings so
closely connected that share the same
existence, one within-one yet
percent infinity bonded in a tidewater
liquid symbiosis that no manbeing in time
past or future will ever hope to match let alone
entertain. Be that as it may, you’ve felt the
sting of life and the creation of flesh for a brief
moment of time in time and all time is that holder of all
events we hope to achieve—your time in both
will come to be—you will share
and create from within, and not waiver
about the fallbacks we run down for
no explanations from anyone will suffice
or reason to make a whole sense of such
a fathomless inconsistency. I felt your
loss deep in my knees and thoughts flew
to your little soul upstairs. There are words
and there are no words—my deepest senses
to you and Dana—I know it will happen for you
as all things come to pass for those deserving                          dave collins

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 5/18/2015 1:49:00 PM
DAVE, Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. SKAT love
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Date: 8/24/2014 11:34:00 AM
- Hey Dave, congratulations on your 2nd place in the contest: Zodiac Sign, sponsored by: Leonora Galinta - A very well written poem! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/24/2014 10:28:00 AM
A very beautiful poem on zodiac sign you’ve penned my dear poet friend,Dave! I enjoyed thoroughly the read. Congratulations on your great win! So much thanks as well for your loving support. Biggest hugs and cheers! Love lots always, Leonora
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Date: 8/24/2014 10:15:00 AM
Dave, congratulations on a wonderful win! Excellent write for a well-deserved placement! Pandita
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Date: 2/3/2014 5:11:00 AM
Wow. That's a mouth full of heart rending sobs from the vending machine that you robbed in your brain. But I'm sure it's worth a golden dime more than a silver dollar. Cheers, and congrats on the win.
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Date: 2/1/2014 5:52:00 AM
good poem Dave congrats on win
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Date: 1/31/2014 7:42:00 PM
Enjoyed the write and congrats on the fine win, Dave
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Date: 1/31/2014 7:31:00 PM
This is a heart-breaker, the way you have written this dialog feels too real.......there is no question in my mind it comes from true life experience. Deserving this win!!!
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Date: 7/31/2013 6:43:00 AM
Such a unique voice, so much to say, I think you have more than one verse here. If you laid the lines out a bit differently, gave the reader some space to breath by using line breaks & more punctuation, the strong images that you put forth would have time to grow in the readers mind. SOUP MAIL Light & Love
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Date: 7/28/2013 12:44:00 AM
Big congratulations on your super win my dear friend Dave! A great poem indeed which I greatly love and enjoyed reading this afternoon. Thank you so much for sharing! Again, congratulations! love/hugs, Leonora
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Date: 7/27/2013 7:41:00 PM
Spellbound to the end! Congratulations on a well-deserved win, Dave... your gift of wisdom and writing shines through and through! Annalise
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Date: 7/27/2013 5:07:00 PM
congrats on fine win Shadow x smiles
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Date: 7/27/2013 3:54:00 PM
Fantastic empathetic poem. congratulations
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Date: 7/27/2013 1:36:00 PM
Dave, congratulations with your surprising winning poem in 'Giorgio Veneto' contest. always~ LINDA
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Date: 7/27/2013 11:18:00 AM
This shattering story gripped my attention.......in unending prose-style that makes me want to come up for air.....however doesn't allow me to stop until the final word. Excellent ! Congrats on a number one poem!
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Date: 7/27/2013 9:14:00 AM
Congrats on your winning work..Sara
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Date: 7/26/2013 6:22:00 PM
Excellent free verse. Congratulations on your 1st place win. Warm Smiles, Connie
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Date: 7/26/2013 5:56:00 PM
Congratulations on your very well deserved win. You are a great talent and word master :)
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Date: 7/26/2013 5:55:00 PM
Congratulations on your very well deserved win. You are a great talent and word master :)
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Date: 6/22/2013 6:03:00 PM
Very well said.... You write with a pen dipped in wisdom.... Congrats... Jake
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Date: 6/22/2013 8:17:00 AM
Amazing use of language. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 6/22/2013 7:19:00 AM
Another very moving piece of work Dave! congrats and thanks for submitting Kim
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Date: 6/21/2013 11:46:00 PM
Congrats Dave ...Seren
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