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To: Lady Jag

Just Pondering


Savagery on a subtle wing
tiger eyes, jaws of steel
cloak of velvet, colored sublimely
nestled on a bed of flowers
the scent of sweet in his nostrils
and the butterfly, how does he/she feel,
melded with a killer tiger on it's velvet, soft back?
Stifled by an inability to fly, to soar heavenward
to caress a flower as it dips and weaves over head
how can this be done with a tiger on it's back?

Soaring Feather 06.02.07

40 posted on 06/02/2007 2:03:51 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather




Courage Under Fire
 
  they'll
fall away
one by one
as strands of you
milk the moments
you had
for what they were worth,
still smouldering
in the hand
even though
you knew
in your hearts mind
that
it was pretence
as they smiled
behind soft
contemptuous lips
that offer you
quiet resentment
instead of love
just because
you breathe
and are
uniquely you,
and that
makes them
uncomfortable
against their
square jawed
perfect,
materialistic plan
that can't afford
you
but can
their every whim
which makes them
sorely aware
of their
superlative selves
so they
push you away
thinking
you are less
than them
because
you don't fit
but you keep
steering steadfast
in the sanctity
of truth
inside of trust
as the most valuable
integer
and they fear
''your being''
because
through you
they see
themselves
impoverished,
and their superior
ways collapse
in blind belief
as they continue
to make spaces
''for time''
more than sharing
or listening
or caring
for anyone else
because
what they want
is never enough-
so let them fall away
to be left
as dust
when matter
does not matter
and when you are
feeling raw and
naked and
real
then you can
afford
the comfort
of being
with another
and that is
what is true
and right
and real
and what you
are all about.


Copyright ©2005

Adrienne Alicia Aversa




42 posted on 06/02/2007 2:24:48 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Soaring Feather

Very interesting poem.


48 posted on 06/02/2007 3:16:41 PM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: Soaring Feather
Very pensive and reflective. An excellent amalgamation of this thread as far as it has thus far progressed, condensed into a poem and an image, both communicating much more that their size (that is the size of the picture and the poem) would normally allow.

Also ends with food for thought. Very nice bit of work.
81 posted on 06/02/2007 9:30:08 PM PDT by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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