Saturday, 6 August 2011

vinyl records, ruined battery

in the psychedelic dreams 
of nothingness
I find a broken record
long playing vinyl record
as ancient as you
as antiquated as I

in my alone time
I introspect the fossils
of those songs we listened
soundlessly, together
coarse, powdered
words jumbled on top of each other

relics of the past may suggest
you are my sunshine
but I walk into the dark tunnel
holding the broken record
primeval music playing
into the corrugated walls

"I will find a ruined battery on the road
fix it to my heart and listen to you for eternity"

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23 comments:

  1. artpredator6 August 2011 at 22:38

    This is wonderful, Guatami! I absolutely love it! It works on so many levels too.

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  2. Lisa at Greenbow7 August 2011 at 04:19

    Yes sometimes we go round and round in our dreams with an old theme.

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  3. izzy7 August 2011 at 04:51

    Boy those old tunes went around and around like the vinyl! Good poem thanks!

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  4. Everyday Goddess7 August 2011 at 06:43

    so many fond memories revolve around vinyl records.

    thanks!

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  5. Jack7 August 2011 at 07:10

    Gautami,

    Read all pending poems. Liked Hibernation ones very much. This one shows hope still making one go on to find love.

    Take care

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  6. Jaquandor7 August 2011 at 08:47

    Ahhh, vinyl! Loved this poem.

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  7. Judie7 August 2011 at 10:11

    A very deep take on the prompt! Good work!!!

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  8. Karen S.7 August 2011 at 16:18

    The last two lines are just unbelievable...very deeply inspiring, great stuff!

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  9. Sue7 August 2011 at 19:15

    You went deep with this one. Good job!

    =)

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  10. Karen S.7 August 2011 at 20:56

    Very excellent poem!

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  11. jaanpehchaan8 August 2011 at 06:29

    I enjoyed reading it. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

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  12. Marbles in My Pocket8 August 2011 at 07:12

    Wonderful poem! Nostalgic and yearning for the past. Lovely!

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  13. cj Schlottman8 August 2011 at 08:09

    The images here are vivid, and the text is gut-wrenching. Great Centus!

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  14. jfb578 August 2011 at 15:18

    Beautiful writing! You are very talented!

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  15. Nonna Beach8 August 2011 at 21:16

    Excellent !
    Your writing is deep, insightful, sensitive and inspiring...I love this... Standing ovation !!!

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  16. The Cello Strings9 August 2011 at 09:53

    amazing piece.

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  17. miss pie10 August 2011 at 12:46

    amazing world of nothingness, playing round and round... it is exactly as you say...

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  18. Bone10 August 2011 at 21:46

    This was amazing, Gautami I could read it again and again.

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  19. Anna11 August 2011 at 11:46

    All this from "You are my Sunshine"?
    Amazing poem!
    Best wishes,
    Anna
    Sanna's Sunshine SC Wk 66

    This is my cat's blog post about the letter "P":
    P is for Presents - Sara Cat AT-rd-3-P

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  20. bj13 August 2011 at 06:05

    Wow..4 little words can evoke so much feeling. Very nice.

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  21. Cheryl13 August 2011 at 07:50

    Beautiful poetry, Guatami. Just a glance at my own vinyl stirs big memories.

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  22. Strummed Words13 August 2011 at 12:00

    I like the memories that old time music conjures up. Well said!

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  23. Jenny13 August 2011 at 18:15

    as ancient as you
    as antiquated as I

    Wow.

    Everytime I read your blog I want to do two things:

    a) destroy everything I've ever written and start again - you are one of my writing heroes

    and b) repeat "A" over and over again until I get it right!

    Your imagery is really astounding.

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