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Sestina of Self

I am the center of raw and wild feelings. Born from an ancient spirit of infant and child. Falling back in a womb of darkness, myself I discover. Hiding in an egg, I hear a whisper. My shell is touched by a promise in the wind's soughing. Infinite breath of wind caresses, I, who am little. I am conscious of little. A time before definition or feelings. Warm, wild wind soughs. Motion stirs the blueprint of a child. God in every breath, every whisper. Take form and discover. A bud must open in order to discover. Hesitation and fear cry out from a bud so little. Inside a chameleon wears it's feelings. Fright filters through the pores of a child. Leaf and skin shiver in a dark wind's soughing. The angelic songs of a river soughs. Life's song for us to discover. Along the riverbank runs the child. Of the future she knows little. Reflecting in water a spectrum of feelings. Their sound is a scream, a laugh, a cry and a whisper. As I grow the acceptable sound is a whisper. My tears often mix with a shower's soughing. Bodies aren't meant to cover feelings. They should be naked dancers that discover. Their steps are big and little. Dance with the flow trusting child. As I grow older, in my soul lives the child. My heart is the room where she shouts and whispers. It's a never-land where she will always be little. Hope sings in a tear-river's soughing With care and love we'll learn to discover. We are courageous explorers of feelings. The child, her voice a prayerful wind's soughing. A soft reminding whisper not to fear discovery. Oh little love I am with you always, experiencing together our feelings.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 1/7/2024 5:42:00 PM
A trigger for emotion, a platform for thought, and apt display of craft. Thanks for sharing...............peace!
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Date: 8/17/2012 1:15:00 PM
Time for a new piece of poetry Tamra. I await your reentry into the Soup. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/11/2010 12:23:00 PM
this poem is great! i loved the opening stanza it set my expectations high and i was not dissapointed! great write true art keep it up. =)jo
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Date: 8/17/2009 5:07:00 PM
beautiful, touching piece, Tamra, wonderfully done. Thank you for your recent comments also. They are greatly appreciated, Trudy
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Date: 8/17/2009 8:09:00 AM
Good morning Tamra. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today. I truly enjoyed reading it. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/17/2009 8:06:00 AM
This is a beauty, Tamra....you have written a soulfoul touching piece....quite amazing poetry....wow!! ~ Carrie
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Date: 8/17/2009 7:13:00 AM
Tamra this is excellent penmanship - wow - deep and beautiful - The second to the last stanza really touched me the line "Hope sings in a tear-rivers crying" reminds me so much of my mother whom I watched drown at the age of 4 - I loved this poem it will be added to my favs. If you enjoy love poems I penned "To Hold A Womans Heart" awhile back and you may enjoy it - totally up to you hon - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 8/17/2009 6:06:00 AM
This is an excellent piece but the second to last stanza is brilliant writing..well done.
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Date: 8/17/2009 5:55:00 AM
Interesting. Sara
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