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Deviation Actions

Published: Jan 21, 2009

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Literature Text

in awe
i watched
breath stilled
you strolled in fire
as if in verdant pasture

you
though exposed
were composed
holding close secrets
flame in your spell
dispelled all madness

you appeared ablaze
that they
who would care to
come near
would not dare to

what was real
remains veiled
   yet remembered

what was not
memory dimmed
   is regarded

in grace
you walked
strong - proud

you emerged unscathed

   a Phoenix

having realized you
my heart stays
in your care

so it abides
guiding
from this focused mind
gliding to yours
   one third Earth distant

love and reverence
past paths of divergence

my message
   continuity

to hold in certainty
here and here-forward

   1 4 3 eternity

llp - sep2008
revision - feb2011 - dA
aug13/2011 - DLD

A woman of grace, beauty and great character
withstands a self imposed trial by fire. those
who would learn were taught. those who had
depth were taken deeper. the others don't
matter.

for myself, newfound feelings of connection,
a sudden ability [?] to write poetry [?].

blame her for my presense here.

[extremely revised - feb2011]
[and more the next day]
[a few more, the next]
[ditto +]
[and again]

editing done, [i think], i re-post, 3-06-2011.
[small edits - jul2011]
[more edits - oct2011]
tidied up some more - 4/22/2012 - sigh.
edits, removed punctuation - also re-post - 7/14/2012.

Something happened today. The lovely woman that inspired this poem saw it for the first time - her message: "thank you so much! This is wonderful!" And, I was very pleased to message her back with a delirious 'thank you'. 06/26/2017.