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28 June 2011

Magpie Tales-Blown Away

This is love
Gondolas rock with the tide
Your hand resting on my shoulder
As the pale morning sunlight rises
Parting the curtains revealing
A city suspended in light
Art and arias
Waiting to be discovered
As we walk hand in hand
Our continuum revealed
Like molten glass
Murrine and millefiore
Fiery red
Azure blue
Venetian gold
Reflected in our eyes
Sipping wine
Frozen in time
Always there
Rocking
Glistening
Never forgotten.

C.M. Jackson 2011


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19 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJune 28, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    nice...i enjoy trips into the city...there are so many so many layers to discover...nice flow to this...

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  2. RuthJune 28, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    C., your imagery and language are gorgeous in this verse. I was arrested by the first two lines. The colors and textures are rich, and what about those words 'murrine and millefiore' — just resplendant! Beautiful work.

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  3. LynJune 28, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    This is so fully realized, from the gondolas on forward.."art and arias"..beautiful...

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  4. Reya MellickerJune 28, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Sublime! These words, strung together as you've written them, sound great out loud. It's magpie music! Very cool.

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  5. Tess KincaidJune 28, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    So very artsy and romantic. I love this. love it.

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  6. Isabel DoyleJune 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    very murano!

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  7. jabblogJune 28, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Romantic memories of a beautiful time with a loved one - wonderful:-)

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  8. AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    "A city suspended in light" I loved this so romantic. I was going to use murrine too but the lines I had just wouldn't fit in anywhere. Great job!

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  9. signed...bkmJune 28, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Love the take on the glass...so reminds me a day in the Napa valley...wine tasting, art and shopping...and being in love...bkm

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  10. Glenn ButtkusJune 28, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    A cityscape, a heartscape,
    catapulting us from sojourn
    to solace, infusing love in
    the fires of blown glass,
    with lithe and boisterous lines
    like /our continuum revealed/
    like molten glass/, and both
    a fresh take on the image prompt
    but more, a sumptuous feast.

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  11. Sue JJune 29, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    'Gondolas rock with the tide' Yes!

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  12. Laurie KolpJune 29, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Beautiful image, perfect love.

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  13. Strummed WordsJune 29, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    This reminds me of your photos of Las Vegas and the Venetian! Lovely images.

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  14. AnnaJune 30, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    This is wonderful; I love the gondola image.

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  15. hyperCRYPTICalJune 30, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Lovely stuff - I want to be there!

    Anna :o]

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  16. indiwriterJune 30, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    very sensory and colorful poem!

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  17. kelvin s.m.June 30, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    ..ah, your words are divinely soothing... enjoyed the exploration..(:

    Brightest blessings!

    ~Kelvin

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  18. susan m hinckleyJune 30, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Lovely imagery, a gentle flow just like the gondola's rock and such a nice connection between the place and the glass and the prompt . . . well done!

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  19. AnonymousJuly 2, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Rising sunlight...
    Murrine and millefiore
    Fiery red
    Azure blue
    Venetian gold...

    Love the images this brings to mind.

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