Substratum

I am the blackboard
before chalk pictures and words —
after the dust falls



From Empty Pages: The Poetry of Silence 
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September 19, 2021 at 8:29 AM
Are you saying we can count on you?
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September 19, 2021 at 9:44 AM
LOL! More like you can count on You. This poem is pointing to our one true nature which has always been and will continue to be ~ even after the dust falls.
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October 15, 2018 at 10:26 AM
I "Fav'd" this one; I love the imagery here.
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October 15, 2018 at 10:48 AM
Thank you M.L.!
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October 2, 2018 at 10:01 PM
Ooh nice. x
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October 15, 2018 at 12:08 PM
Thanks Maureen!
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