Sunday, 1 July 2012

yellowed with age

Ophelia by Odilion Redon 
here I listen to the silence
lying on that floor
my eyes are closed
my mind open to your every nuance
you bring me flowers
I hold those to me
I am in no mood to inhale the scent
as I am saturated with you
my soul flew to you
as an un-moored kite
you pushed me hard
I fell in a thud on that stretch of ground
where someone had painted the manhole cover, blue

"I will slip into the underground
deep into soulful sleep
you climb every mountain
as high as my sigh"
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25 comments:

  1. Sandra1 July 2012 at 12:20

    beautiful...love the words !

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  2. HaikuWater1 July 2012 at 13:45

    Evokes so many nuanced feelings as I read this remarkable verse.

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  3. oldegg1 July 2012 at 14:42

    The remarkable thing about this beautiful verse is that it conjures up some quite terrible images at the same time. Such a steadfast love betrayed by her lover. Brilliant!

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  4. Gemma Wiseman1 July 2012 at 15:10

    Evocative and sensual betrayal! "saturated with you..." is so powerful!

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  5. gsb1 July 2012 at 17:17

    I feel the loss of a deep love..a high and low...your words have pulled many thoughts from my mind

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  6. Sue1 July 2012 at 20:10

    Nice job on combining two prompts!

    =)

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  7. keiths ramblings2 July 2012 at 02:28

    Delightful. I see that your first line is this weeks prompt at Carry on Tuesday - I'd love you to post it there too

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  8. Jack2 July 2012 at 04:21

    Gautami,

    Reaction to betrayal told so forcefully.

    Take care

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  9. Berowne2 July 2012 at 12:35

    A most refreshing take on the well-known Ophelia story...

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  10. Jo2 July 2012 at 13:00

    I am in awe that you could pull those two prompts together ... fabulous verse!

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  11. The Write Girl2 July 2012 at 17:31

    You paint such a wonderful image with every verse. Beautiful.

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  12. Sreeja3 July 2012 at 02:07

    Brilliant!

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  13. Archna Sharma3 July 2012 at 07:43

    This is beautiful. Saturated in bitter images, feels like she is waking from a dream.

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  14. Kay3 July 2012 at 13:26

    just beautiful!

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  15. anitamombanita3 July 2012 at 22:03

    an interesting take on combining prompts. Well done!

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  16. Semaphore4 July 2012 at 03:52

    Brings to the fore such a plethora of feelings

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  17. Brian Miller4 July 2012 at 04:04

    huh really interesting...i like you looking at it as a blue manhole cover...that is fresh...

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  18. ayala4 July 2012 at 07:38

    Nice piece...love this!

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  19. Myrna R.4 July 2012 at 16:21

    This is both sensual and romantic. I love your words.

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  20. Pam4 July 2012 at 18:16

    This is one of my favorites this week. Thank you for the rich imagery and unexpected lines.

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  21. hyperCRYPTICal4 July 2012 at 18:46

    Cleverly done.

    Anna :o]

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  22. Green Speck5 July 2012 at 03:33

    Very beautiful words :-)

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  23. gabrielle6 July 2012 at 13:55

    Lush, tragic, timeless. I love the way you have personalized Ophelia’s story.
    “O, you must wear your rue with a difference"

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  24. Kutamun7 July 2012 at 05:39

    So much tension of opposites, i think its great

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  25. Jenny22 July 2012 at 17:06

    Oh my.

    Wow.

    This was incredibly visual!

    Just wonderful writing.

    Thank you for sharing this.

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