Three Final Notes

1. 

with eyes closed,
i witnessed my own pair of eyes
setting free millions of fireflies,
like leaves bidding farewell to it’s trees. 

the fireflies gathered at the tips
of my fingers and planted their last kiss
before taking flight, glittering the night sky

the fireflies fled far and wide
in search for your eyes.
eyes closed for another pair of closed eyes.
conspired by nature and night. 

and you thought the fireflies
that flew into your eyes formed a dream,
the one you kept guessing the meaning of. 

but in time you will know,
whenever a firefly lands on petals of your cheeks
that very moment it is i whom you think of. 

2. 

suddenly i was able to understand
everything that visited my eyes
even the ones that i thought were dreams 

suddenly i was in love
exceeded all the fallen loves
that have hurt my chest. yet 

when i want to say this to your ears
i no longer have a voice,
when i want to say this to your eyes
i no longer have the light. 

3.

slowly water seeps within the pores of my skin
forming small rivers in my body 
a river in search of caves in my chest
looking for the sea that was once occupied by
thousands of your tiny fish 

right before my eyes were shut
and the coffin was closed,
the rivers overflowed,
evaporated into the vast sky,
the one you always gaze up to
while biting your own lip
to stop the tears from falling,

because you don’t want to seen weaker
than the sky in the months of rain 

don’t worry. you and the sky
will get by the grief
you cried from my death.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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February 12, 2012 at 2:46 AM
AAN,, stopping by to wish you a SWEET VALENTINE.. AND A WONDERFUL , congratulations... ON your wonderful win In this awesome contest. Enjoyed ;-) . have yourself a wonderful valentines. @lways & @lways *xox~PD
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February 7, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Congrats on your 1st place win! Love, Kim
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February 7, 2012 at 4:55 PM
Congratulations on a tremendous write and win. Jon
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February 7, 2012 at 1:15 PM
congrats Aan on a splendid first place win for excellence in poetry luv..
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February 7, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Congratulations to you on your placement in Debbie Guzzi's "Your Own Favorite Poem" contest Aan. Love, Carol
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February 7, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Congratulations Aan and I believe a welcome is in order from Bob's comment so welcome to the soup.x
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February 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Thank you, Mandy.
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February 7, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Congratulations on your win in Debbie's contest and welcome to the soup Aan
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February 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Thank you, Bob.
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February 7, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Congrats, Aan. Outstanding, well written, well deserved win. Kudos to you. Welcome to PS. Nice going. Best to you and yours. Ralph.
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February 7, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Thank you, Ralph. Best to you too.
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February 7, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Hello new poet friend so nice to meet you! I have not had a chance to welcome you to Soup. Such an innteresting 'take'' on the entwining of nature with the human body and soul. I hope to see much more of your works! [though I normally don't like the use of al lower case letters in this verse I felt it showed the smallness of man in the universe ;) Congrad's on your win Light & Love
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February 7, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Wow! I win? Thank you, Debbie.
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