dusty shadows
shadows
you are covered with dust
aren’t you… but i visit you now
anyway
to see you, like an old friend
whom i’ve lost
you know that you’ve hidden from me all this time
but now, better not to quench your thirst
what i see … is … my wind
that will expose the ashes and bareness left behind
you breathe in the deepest part of the water
but it’s ok
the dust leaves a mountain, and a place
to see your golden shadow
“in giving you are throwing a bridge across the chasm of your solitude..”
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry~ (from The Wisdom of the Sands)
© r.e.l. 9/29/10
inspired by a mountain of sand and the song Undertow by Warpaint
posted for Poetry Potluck 6/5-6/11/11 “Inspired by a Song” on Jingle Poetry
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October 2, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Thank you very much. Gratzi
I post often so glad to have you keep visiting… 
-robin
October 2, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Fantastic images your words provoke, great write!
June 6, 2011 at 5:34 am
thanks, anthony… still rings true in my mind from last year
June 6, 2011 at 8:01 am
“the dust leaves a mountain, and a place
to see your golden shadow” — very interesting. wonderful write
June 6, 2011 at 7:55 am
thanks!
June 6, 2011 at 8:02 am
Somehow I wasn’t surprised to see the quote by Saint-Exupery. This felt a bit like the Sahara. Wonderful write.
June 6, 2011 at 1:58 pm
like The Little Prince, huh. i see it now (i must have had that in my mind
June 6, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Absolutely breathtaking I don’t know of the artist you refer but this true artistry
June 6, 2011 at 10:41 pm
i only used a few lines from a Warpaint song but the vibe of the lyrics are here… glad you enjoyed…
June 6, 2011 at 10:49 pm
speaks of solitude, aloneness with a hint of strength, no fear at all. That is cool! If only Antoine was right!
enjoy the potluck!
http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/omega/
June 7, 2011 at 4:51 am
i loved the photo…
June 7, 2011 at 7:11 am
a lovely combination of photo and song, well written
June 8, 2011 at 2:33 pm
thanks, yea i need to go listen to that song right now in fact
thanks for stopping by
June 8, 2011 at 2:41 pm