Skies and Sea

i raced through a thousand gardens 
picking out the weeds 
catching all the falling leaves 
making strides through grass and trees 
keeping going getting lost losing sleep 

i slept on a thousand mossy rocks 
waiting for you to come and race me to the end 
where the forest meets the road 
until you'd find me pulling ferns off their stems 
and then i'd pull at you. 

you crept through a thousand haunted faces in the crowd 
you watched them watching you 
while they were watching me 
i watched them too 
i listened for your eyes but it was too loud 

i found you under a thousand blazing stars 
staring me down straight to the gut 
crossing over from you to me, 
somewhere in between the skies and the sea 
you found me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Brown Avatar
May 18, 2012 at 5:36 AM
Congratulations on your featured poetry this week Victoria. Love, Carol
Austin Avatar
May 16, 2012 at 3:02 PM
I especially like the third stanza - the rest also. Congrats on the selection. daver
Austin Avatar
May 16, 2012 at 3:02 PM
I especially like the third stanza - the rest also. Congrats on the selection. daver
Relf Avatar
May 16, 2012 at 1:28 PM
good one... wow
Thomas Avatar
May 13, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Welcome to PS. Hope to see more of your work. Thanks
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