Thursday, August 27, 2009

Initials

She sits beneath
what used to be her tree,
shadows looming high above her hair.

Amazed that she used to be so little,
she traces her initials
now overgrown with moss
and wonders at the need
for solitude,
for altitude,
for bliss.


If only she had known
she would never have been afraid of wings.

A special 55
I came out of retirement to post for you, G-Man,
and for another someone
as an angel who seems to have misplaced her wings.

22 comments:

  1. Bee-you-ti-ful! And the picture makes it complete.

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  2. Wonderfully done! Impressive 55!

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  3. Rachel...
    What a beautiful piece of writing.
    If this was for me I am truely humbled.
    Sorry to make you come out of retirement...Now go back to your hammock!!!
    The essence of the 55!!
    Have a Kick-Ass Week-End....G

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  4. A beautiful poem from a beautiful person.

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  5. In a day of rather dark 55's this is a ray of light.
    Well done

    My 55 is posted.

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  6. We all are to some extent afraid of wings. That is why the fear of flying...otherwise we would all take off to new heights!

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  7. Shall I really say it? Okay, I will......this is HEAVENLY...so beautiful.

    My 55 is posted [scroll down below my Friday Show n Tell!]

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  8. Beautifully written and meshes so well with the picture. I just linked over from Galen's-co-incidentally, I just came out of semi-retirement too!

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  9. What a way to come out of retirement! This is simply stunning.

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  10. Powerful stuff.... And my word verification is 'powed', which seems apt.

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  11. Geez, how can I top any of these comments?! :)

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  12. I love your poem in 55.And the picture of course.
    Didn't you to follow my blog? (?)
    Anyway, you are always welcome again.

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  13. Hi I'm Rachel. Stumbled across your blog through G-Man's blog. This 55 is beautiful. You have a gift with words. I will be back :)

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  14. Excellent 55.

    Find my Flash 55 for this week HERE.

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  15. Incredible.

    Nothing else to say.

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  16. beautiful 55. i agree w mona, to some extent we are all afraid of wings.

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  17. Well damn. Aren't you going to do a triple axel or something, too, you little show off? *grins* It's GREAT to see all this life and creativity just bubbling up in you, lately!

    Btw, I am drinking your delicious African tea at this very moment! Yours will be on the way this week!

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