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Submitted to Jingle’s Poetry Rally: http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/thursday-poets-rally-week-37-january-13-19/
January in the Desert
I am
a wild strawberry
woven among
low-lying oleander branches,
I am
the fear that brushes
by your body in
the darkness of a dream.
I am
cloud-fingers
slipping over
mounded slopes
of snow-capped
Santa Rosa mountains
bringing rain
and night.
I slap
the rounded curves of
wind-stroked cheeks
turned skyward.
I am the hummingbird.
I wait outside
your window
with promises of joy.
Beautiful poem! Great writing
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Such a beautiful one Victoria.. spell binding and so colorful.. full of Life..
Wishing you a beautiful 2011
Hugs xx
Thanks so much, Olivia. Same to you.
I can feel winter’s cold in this piece. Thanks for visiting my entry, Happy Rally
Thank you, Marlee.
Wow.. I love the imageries here, Victoria
cloud-fingers… especially stayed in mind.. nice poetry..
poignant, pretty and sweet
here is my entry: http://verseforthecynical.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/the-end-came-so-quickly/
Aww.. such fine imagery, Victory… invigorating to the senses…
The title had a dreamy air to it.. something I absolutely loved!!
hmmmmmmmm I enjoyed this one a whole lot. Chair de poule, real nice! Thank you, such a wonderfully sweet piece!!!!http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/the-best-there-is/
I love it: chair de poule. I’d forgotten that expression. Thanks lynnaima.
Lovely, Victoria. Fanciful!
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Woke up ill-tempered this morning…poem make me smile!
Then it was worth writing it. Thanks, Kolembo. Hope the day turned out to be lovely.
This gives me shivers. Excellent!
This is full of terrific images. I loved the cheeks turned skyward. Great write!
Beautiful imagery, as always! Your love of nature is wonderfully depicted in your words.
Oh, this is gorgeous.
Beautiful poem with great imagery and much hope in the coming tomorrow!!
I am
cloud-fingers
slipping over
mounded slopes
Beautiful!
Excellent, very much open to perception.
I really like the last verse
A beautiful poem, enough said I think, more words would detract from the sincerity of my statement.
The Lonely Recluse.
Oh, I love this…giving a voice to the little acquaintances in this world. Wonderful.
Nice..very poetic and beautiful
gorgeous.
have a beautiful weekend.
missing your posts.
I’m trying to catch up!!!
This is a wonderful poem…
“I am the hummingbird.
I wait outside
your window
with promises of joy.”
Words that give us something to look forward to…thank you for sharing.
I enjoyed the declaration…the way January is personified in the use of “I am.” Its interesting how you break from the patter on stanza 4 and 5. It didn’t disrupt the poem, if anything it was a nice break. I’ve never been in a desert, but it seems beautiful in january.
yes! YES! haha liv! this is good! thank you for sharing. congrats on your perfect poet award wk 36.. here’s mine for this thursday.. http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/the-tears/
January in the desert sounds like it’s filled with beauty. This had a very calming affect on me somehow. So lovely.
beautiful imaginations..
you are a poem that is full of promises and beauty..
Happy Rally!
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