White

White

I am pale, head to toe
and if dying be a fading,
I begin my descent,
from easy pink to opal.

Pearlescent blood barely
floating now through veins
supplied by a heart not
eager for activity.
 
About to sleep, I hear my child
call from far away or deep inside.
Color resumes and I am
wearing ruby slippers.


for Jeannie

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 12/28/2014 3:48:00 PM
'...color resumes and I am wearing ruby slippers,' an excellent concluding phrase. The cry of a child will revive and restore the constitution of any mother. Love Keith
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Keith Bickerstaffe
Date: 5/6/2016 4:54:00 PM
Just as good the second time around! Love and hugs, Keith
Date: 10/3/2014 3:42:00 PM
Love it, not the death, but the slippers. What a good way to go. Love, daver
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Date: 7/18/2014 9:16:00 AM
This is a real trip, Kathy. I can think of several conclusions, one of them being "This aint Kansas. Love, Dave
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Date: 7/13/2014 9:48:00 AM
Very deep and passionate write,Kathryn.
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Date: 5/3/2014 12:09:00 AM
Succinct and filled with interesting imagery. how are you doing lately, my friend.
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Date: 4/30/2014 2:26:00 AM
I liken the ruby slippers to a brilliant rose named after you Kathryn. Your writing seems to come from another dimension, a most beautiful one!
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Date: 4/9/2014 3:22:00 PM
Hopeful, hopeful and full of hope... yea Kathy... :--)) Terry
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Date: 4/8/2014 7:23:00 PM
Beautifully written Kathryn. hugs Jan x
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Date: 4/2/2014 8:21:00 AM
- A very nice poem, Kathryn ! - Well done my friend. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 4/2/2014 8:38:00 AM
Thanks. Anne lise
Date: 3/28/2014 5:29:00 PM
nicely done Kathy, yes I know those calls well from my kids to wake me from my dream world :)
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 4/2/2014 7:10:00 AM
Thanks Debbie xxxsooo's
Date: 3/26/2014 2:00:00 PM
Oh Kathy I love this so. I have seen it inn the mirror! But what life when something we love comes along to torch us back to color!!! Thank you for this one!
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 4/2/2014 7:09:00 AM
ah yes.
Date: 3/25/2014 9:40:00 AM
Thank you very much, Dave,. for your encouragement. Kathy
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