Creativity lands in unfamiliar,
communicates with the unknown –
unformed connections invite themselves in
I am open
Religiosity emerges from the crypt –
impoverished, depraved, and hungry –
overwhelmed, I am embarrassed, enraged –
should not have let my guard down.
the 3 word middle stanza is such a beautiful pause V.J, a moment to feel the poet’s heart.
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Thank you, Gina!
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Every now and then I get the holy grail thrown my way, your poem maybe complicated, but the words resonated with me today
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I’m glad Ivor.
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I especially love the 3 opening lines–WOW. Not sure I got the drift of the religiosity part…but if I ever sound like I’m preaching at you, please alert me, as that’s not my heart’s intent.
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I never get that from you and I honour your faith. This poem came from a dream, which dredged up memories from childhood. It’s complicated, lol.
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Ahh yes…dreams do dredge up stuff. I think satan has a special corp of minions who work the night-shift. O for peace-unimpeded sleep!! I’ve gotten into a habit of going to bed later and later, hoping to escape the dream hours…probably not healthy, but nightmares give a rough start to the day.
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Not sure we can avoid them, although some never seem to remember them. That’s the sleep you want to aim for.
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Enlighten me–how do we “aim” for sleep? 🙂
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Ha ha ha… now my mind is buzzing with weird images….
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Happy to make you laugh, VJ! Early this a.m. I got my weekly fix of Rick Mercer (reruns)–there’s almost nothing he can’t cure, at least temporarily 🙂 🙂
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The man is a genius!
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Truly he is–as much as I enjoy my “church” programs, my spirits are as easily lifted by Rick (and sometimes more so) 🙂
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Laughter is always good medicine. Seems I don’t get enough of it lately. Should try watching too.
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Oh YES! I’m blessed to be so close to the border that I get CBC programming 🙂
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