to pick up time
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By Di_Hard
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never done, the sea is a bed remaking itself
over and over, so light never sleeps
on the salt shot silk of its sheet
and thoughts are beached
shells' open secrets
smooth inside
but outside rough
as living in a lie must be
however beautiful its shape.
And among the mermaid tears
sparkling white, green, amber, rarely
blue, that become glass hard in drying air
quartz litters the sand like portals to the past -
there are lumps like these in our museum, found
in bronze age burial mounds built on grassy swells
overlooking the coast, but they're dull, opaque
now, for ages untouched by this living water
to sleek transluscent gleaming white
as if just fallen from the moon
to light passage through
the longest night.
Today, we use quartz
to keep time, splintered
into billionths of a second
and call it progress, while some
people never see clouds move on a hill
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What is quartz like on the
What is quartz like on the beach? Is it just a clear crystalline substaance or is it those flint lumps with grey on the outside?
I was struck by those last lines. Absorbed with measuring time, but not knowing how to meditate or look around proprerly. ('What is this life if full of care, we have no time to stop and stare'), but also with memories of my father-in-law wanting to know the exact atomic time to the portion of a second, and then dozing away in his chair! Rhiannoj
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I really love this poem Di -
I really love this poem Di - thank you
As for the picture - is there anything here?
https://www.flickr.com/search/?license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9&advanced=1&...
let me know - or email me another link to a different pic and I can put it on your poem if you like
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"salt shot silk of its sheet"
"salt shot silk of its sheet". Some beautiful imagery here, Di
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I loved the idea of the sea
I loved the idea of the sea being a bed remaking itself, the folding of wave upon wave, yet never sleeping...what an amazing image.
You must live in such an inspiring location Di, it sounds like a place that nurtures the imagination. Also like the idea of quartz littering the sand like portals to the past...such a beautiful crystal that has inspired me so much, yet I never realized it's association with the bronze age burial mounds.
Not only an imaginative poem, but an educational one too Di.
Jenny.
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A beautiful expression of
A beautiful expression of time that you find yourself lost in (excuse the pun). It's a waterfall of rich imagery, lovely and encompassing. And last lines are great.
It is, therefore, Pick of the Day. Please do read and share.
Di - I chose an image with an hourglass, but feel free to change it if you're not keen on it. The image is from here:https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evelyn_de_Morgan_-_The_Hourgla...
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I'm glad you liked the
I'm glad you liked the painting. :)
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Gorgeous poem - love that
Gorgeous poem - love that last line! And visually its lovely, like the tide coming in and out.
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Beautiful poem, and the last
Beautiful poem, and the last sentence is sublime.
It would be great if we could pick up time. My grandmother told me that life was all about making memories and stringing them like pearls into our souls, and at end of says we can take them out and relive all that is past.
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An original and very lyrical
An original and very lyrical poem full of golden nuggets like "the sea is a bed remaking itself ", A brilliant line and a well-crafted piece, Di.
Kind regards, Luigi x
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This is our Poem of the Week
This is our Poem of the Week - Congratulations!
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This is tremendous writing,
This is tremendous writing, Di_Hard. It sweeps you along.
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An awesome poem with layers
An awesome poem with layers of creative expressions. The first sentence begins this magnificent journey. Well done DH!
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