. . . . . . . did you know that i sit next to you now in the tiniest house of time?

star on a distant paradise


where are you now
in this moment, i ask
climbing a ladder to a distant cloud
that only i know…
floating on a bubble under a wave of life?

you are crazy
with the mystery you breathe
you are the pure energy
of love
… fire mixed with water
and raindrops inside sand

you are tears and joy forever intertwined
like a bird not knowing his wings

still… after all
you know you are

the one who saved me from a distant paradise

and you are true

© r.e.l.  11/4/10

image nightbird2

Posted on Poetry Potluck 7/10-7/17/11 on Jingle Poetry

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19 Responses

  1. splendid poem. very beautifully written. the pic added to its beauty.

    November 4, 2010 at 4:06 am

    • thank you… after writing it, i finished it off with the vibe of the picture :)

      November 4, 2010 at 7:09 am

  2. “you are tears and joy forever intertwined
    like a bird not knowing his wings”

    …very moving.

    This is an exceptionally written poem

    July 11, 2011 at 7:16 am

    • thanks, david…

      July 11, 2011 at 7:18 am

  3. An eloquent piece of poetry. Very moving and beautiful.

    July 11, 2011 at 7:22 am

    • thanks, charles.. a beautiful moment when i wrote this 8 months ago…

      July 11, 2011 at 7:24 am

  4. lovely conclusion,

    July 11, 2011 at 9:31 am

    • thanks, jingle..

      July 11, 2011 at 3:39 pm

  5. Thanks for visiting http://shawnbird.com/2011/07/10/fire-of-you/

    I’m intrigued with this notion of the subject saving the narrator from distant paradise. It’s rather paradoxical, considering we generally don’t want to be saved from paradise. Hmm. Pondering…

    July 11, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    • the paradise was a type of escape.. glad you enjoyed and see the paradox (i love to create double meaning…)

      July 11, 2011 at 3:39 pm

  6. Very deep words, and filled with loving imagery and of gratitudes. A lovely write.

    July 12, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    • thanks for commenting… :)

      July 12, 2011 at 12:49 pm

  7. thanks for your comment @boutman “Breath of a nightbird”… perfect. thanks for passing around twitter ;)

    July 12, 2011 at 12:51 pm

  8. thanks @xatstilo for featuring me in your daily newsletter AvantGardePoetry http://paper.li/xatstilo/1306784513. much appreciated for passing my poem around. glad you liked it ;)

    July 12, 2011 at 12:53 pm

  9. Leo

    Fabulous imagery! Absolutely moving and a tinge of intensity I felt. :)

    My poem ~ A Poetic World

    July 13, 2011 at 8:25 am

  10. I enjoyed it very much… its so beautiful… and your picturisation in the lines are so perfect…
    ‘you are the pure energy
    of love
    … fire mixed with water
    and raindrops inside sand’

    Thanks for joining in the Poetry Potluck WK 43 which I am hosting for the first time… hope you have liked it too…. and wish to see you again…

    Shashi
    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/07/whispers-cuckoos-song-and-smell-of-love.html
    At Twitter @VerseEveryDay

    July 14, 2011 at 9:46 am

    • thank you.. yes, the i love the bird of paradise flower..

      July 16, 2011 at 11:30 am

  11. a beautiful poem – thank you … tony

    July 19, 2011 at 6:37 am

    • glad you enjoyed…

      July 19, 2011 at 6:52 am

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