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The Water Tower

Saturday,
I tried to take in the sky in one swallow
My heart burst at its seams
Blue blood fingered purple through red veins
Would my tears flow indigo?

Optic static
Thin streams of clouds disgorged
Lash snagged white.

Watermill
Rolling eyeballs to the brain;
Aquarium of pounding colours
Five minute memory fishes
Bumping into non existent
Tank boundaries.

The earth laid naked
Stripped of her blue dress

Blushing red deserts
And sensuous mountain peaks
River valleys
Spread wide open

With human hands the stars were grabbed
And the earth propelled to a staggering spin
It isn't that hard.

Like rowing a boat

Purposeful
Lonely

The sea, it swayed against my thighs
Dancing moon beats.

The infinities never looked so endearing
[Milk]y Way stained dark blue lip
If only I could reach and kiss
It away.
Slip a tongue into the beyond

But
I could wear explosions
In a glittering tiara
And the universe still
Would never notice.

Saturday,
I ate the sky in one swallow
And my soul has been ripped, it seems.

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On Friday June 1st, 2007, Tonights Decision (167) writes:

lucid and full of yearning. light light rain with tremendous weight..

On Monday March 26th, 2007, raskal (198) writes:

Ah Lady Nuri! this is stunning. your imagery is sublime.

On Sunday March 25th, 2007, dying angel (1343) writes:

"The sea, it swayed against my thighs Dancing moon beats"...."I could wear explosions In a glittering tiara And the universe still Would never notice"....there are so many beautiful lines in this.

On Sunday March 25th, 2007, dying angel (1343) writes:

it's like there are tiny clusters of poetry in this...like constellations in the sky.

On Saturday March 24th, 2007, Nuri (192) writes:

Thank you for all the kind comments, everybody

On Saturday March 24th, 2007, evcfenix (15) writes:

amazing. the second last stanza really is my favourite. explosions ina glittering tiara. perfectly put.

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, Mylissa (1085) writes:

this was simply stunning.

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, The Zebra Warrior (2406) writes:

exquiste poetry from start to finish, I wish my Saturdays were this eventful, this has such kick it it's words they beg to wrap around a tongue like syllabic seducers

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, The Zebra Warrior (2406) writes:

a very well crafted and beautiful poem madam.....excellent use of imagery originality and internal crazy rhythms, great work...Col.

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, The Zebra Warrior (2406) writes:

"optic static" just crackles on the tongue....lovely :)

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, Mylissa (1085) writes:

crackles I like that, like pop-rocks the candy...perfectly described.

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, torn_beauty (103) writes:

oh wow, how amazing was that?

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, Dancing_Monkey (1825) writes:

would my tears flow indigo.. powerfull and niiiiicely done

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, Mab (1021) writes:

Your words are so elegantly laced together...squeezing out every last drop of beauty.

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, evolve (2229) writes:

This created a mirror in my mind.. and each stanza reflected the next, a utopia of colorful illustrations.. this was absolutely exquisite.. I'm left breathless.

On Friday March 23rd, 2007, Aunty Depressant (711) writes:

I was intrigued by the 5 minute memory fish and tongueing the beyond..hmm

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