The Back Of Things

Feb 08, 2007 03:37

Perhaps it is too difficult to interpret. But these are the very words that came out of my head and reflected my momentary emotions. Some friends told me my poems are too cryptic to understand. Maybe I don't want to be understood, just heard. Perhaps the accompanying picture which I shot a couple of days ago at some back alley in Chinatown will ( Read more... )

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soveren February 7 2007, 20:09:23 UTC
in a moment
a word, a sentence
everything changes
becomes an eternity

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moonrakerz February 7 2007, 20:16:43 UTC
As if sleeping is a norm
waking up in the middle of the night is not.
As if eternity is infinite
changes are a constant.

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soveren February 7 2007, 20:53:25 UTC
the slumber of the deep
breaking waves
shattering hearts
erasing futures end

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neuy February 13 2007, 04:39:08 UTC
eternity is but a promise
which dies off at the junction of the y,
in a mindful of oily thoughts
insatiated with tragic notions of bliss;

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empress_miyu February 8 2007, 01:54:39 UTC
The photo is very evocative......an ending, a beginning....somewhere in between a dream and waking.

Good poetry, in my opinion is always a little cryptic. It leaves room for the reader to find himself in the lines.

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moonrakerz February 11 2007, 18:53:28 UTC
That's an interesting observation, Ben.

Now, if only I can write about my being in between jobs.
Tough life for me at the moment...

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empress_miyu February 11 2007, 21:37:15 UTC
SOmetimes the tough times make for good writing. And if you need ANYTHING, please let me know and I'll do whatever I can.

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moonrakerz February 12 2007, 17:30:12 UTC
SOmetimes the tough times make for good writing.
Yes indeed. I do agree with the former.

Thank you for offering, Ben. Your words of wisdom/comfort should suffice.. *hugs*

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fatcat75 February 13 2007, 09:37:42 UTC
I understand.

It's has never been the end...

Many storms would come
Many wars would be made
Only if...
The warriors would remain.

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