Thursday, October 14, 2010

MAGPIE/ #36

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PORTAL

Some fly at night.
I like to fly in the morning.
Some mistake me for a moth
just because I linger at the flame.

But as soon as the door
swings open, I'm seen,
a nymph, to amuse or alarm.

A beam of light,
from the open portal,
shines through my wings,
today the color of peridot,
green as a neon bud,
lucent and shedding
angel dust.

I've lingered long enough
without identity,
first a ghost of hopeless prospects,
then a minor Satyress,
sitting on the edge of beds,
urging lover's arms
to enfold the air in which I float,
before they choose the damsel.

A rosary of names
hangs round my neck
and the wind will whisper
the one I am.
Someone will choose
to call out to me
when they pray
to Heaven for help.


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43 comments:

  1. Diane TOctober 14, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    Astonishing writing, I love that you are mistaken for a moth!

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  2. UnknownOctober 14, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    Oh, I love this one, Lyn. A "minor Satyress", you? Never!

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  3. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    Hi Diane-
    I'm so happy that you liked this effort..as usual, I'm also surprised..but that's poetry!!

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  4. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Hi Derrick-
    I'm really thrilled by your comment..and Derrick, even "minor" is good enough for me!!

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  5. izzyOctober 14, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    I like to fly period!
    but if we couldn't be heard or felt
    and responded to- I would be lonely.
    so- amuse, more than alarm I think,
    sometimes we have to alarm to make attention focus where it needs to be!

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  6. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Hi izzy-
    Yes, let's ring those alarm bells when we must!!And thanks so much for dropping by...

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  7. BerowneOctober 14, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    Well conceived and well written.

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  8. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Hi Berowne-
    Good to hear from you and thanks for your kind words...

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  9. Gabriela AbaloOctober 14, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    beautiful writing!!

    :)

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  10. gautami tripathyOctober 14, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Well thought out. Great piece of writing..

    fortune tellers

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  11. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    Hi Gabriela-
    Thanks so much for your comment!

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  12. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Hi gautami-
    It was one of those poems that just seemed to be there! Thanks...

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  13. UnknownOctober 14, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    this is rapture..absolutely mesmerizing

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  14. FrikoOctober 14, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    I like your many-faceted creature. All manifestations are light, airy and delicate, ready to dissolve into poetry at a breath of air.

    Thank you for visiting; I shall come back often and often.

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  15. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Hi Rene-
    I'm overwhelmed by your comment! More than kind...

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  16. LynOctober 14, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    Hi Friko-
    Dissolving into poetry is a place I like to be! So happy to exchange visits with you...

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  17. GiovanniOctober 14, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    A gorgeous poem.
    I especially love the final stanza.

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  18. Kristen HaskellOctober 14, 2010 at 11:00 PM

    Oh this is something special. I love peridot it is such a gorgeous green and the bit about a rosary of names just wonderful.

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  19. DeborahOctober 15, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    Beautifuly written.

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  20. LynOctober 15, 2010 at 6:35 AM

    Hi Giovanni-
    I thank you for your lovely comment..First stanza, first words, that's generally the lightbulb moment!

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  21. LynOctober 15, 2010 at 6:38 AM

    Hi Kristen-
    Commend you on your letter to Prompt..and always happy to hear from you..thank you so much! Must find my peridot ring!!

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  22. LynOctober 15, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    Hi Deborah-
    Many thanks for your visit and comment!

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  23. Tess KincaidOctober 15, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    This piece is brilliant, Lyn. I love-love-love "some mistake me for a moth
    just because I linger at the flame" and "a rosary of names hangs round my neck and the wind will whisper the one I am". Gorgeous, all of it.

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  24. LynOctober 15, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    Hi Willow-
    I tip my hat to you..somehow you know what will set my unconscious rolling!! Thank you..
    I think we do get to know ourselves through poetry...

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  25. A Cuban In LondonOctober 15, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    What amazing piece! I loved that beginning: Some fly at night.
    I like to fly in the morning.
    Some mistake me for a moth
    just because I linger at the flame."

    Many thanks.

    Greetings from London.

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  26. LynOctober 15, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Greetings to a Cuban-
    It's always interesting to find a poem..and thanks for being so supportive..
    your last post was amazing!!

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  27. CatalystOctober 15, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    Terrific, Lyn.

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  28. LynOctober 15, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    Hi Catalyst-
    Why, thank you so much...really appreciated!

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  29. kathi harrisOctober 16, 2010 at 2:56 AM

    Wd b nice 2 b able 2 fly. Then u cd b on ur own schedule.

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  30. LynOctober 16, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    Hi Kathi-
    Thanks..in dreams and poetry we can!!!

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  31. Brian MillerOctober 16, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    wow. i love your closing stanza much...the rosary of names, the wind calling....tight magpie!

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  32. LynOctober 16, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    Hi Brian-
    So pleased at your response..I think I may try crafting a rosary of names!! Thanks...

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  33. Tumblewords:October 16, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    How gorgeous this piece is - it sings with delight and strength.

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  34. AnonymousOctober 16, 2010 at 9:08 PM

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  35. LynOctober 17, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Hi Tumblewords-
    That certainly was lovely! thank you...

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  36. LynOctober 17, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Hi awards-2
    So happy to receive this award..thanks!!

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  37. Jannie FunsterOctober 17, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    I really really like the "neon bud." I can see it perfectly. And the rosary of names hanging around your neck.

    Just an awesome poem!

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  38. LynOctober 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    Hi Jannie-
    So glad that you enjoyed the poem, and thanks so much for visiting...

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  39. C.M. JacksonOctober 17, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    amazing poem---great magpie!

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  40. LynOctober 18, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    Hi C.M.Jackson-
    Such a nice thing to say! Welcome..

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  41. Steve CapelinOctober 18, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    If its the light that inspired you That was also what drew me in. Liked your wispy untouchable friend beaming throught the portal.

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  42. ReflectionsOctober 19, 2010 at 1:26 AM

    love the line...'mistaken for a moth'....

    Wonder, beautiful imagery, creative, nice write.

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  43. joannaOctober 19, 2010 at 4:00 AM

    Endowed with charm and fantasy -- the moth appears to be a metaphor for a corresponding spiritual vibration. a lovely poem.

    cheers,
    joanny
    http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/

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