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Psyche
post Oct 19 13, 23:58
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I love you

in your ludicrous underwear,

diapers and socks notwithstanding;

half-moon specs

awry on the tip of your nose,

add just the right touch

to that bib with blue bears in rows.



I love

your mortal guise

-or the Prince in a Beast’s disguise-

and wince with compassion

for my elderly nurseling.



Perhaps

each Rose that turned to gall

blossomed from a paradox of parts.

Crimson petals

....... soft as Indian silk

..............fade

.....................and dart away…


Beauty also unrobed the Beast.
The charm was broken and a handsome Prince
stood before her.




Except, you’re a clumsy prince

....... who subsists

..............only

.....................in my desolate heart.


© Sylvia Evelyn, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2013

Note: Changed lonesome to desolate in last line.


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Psyche
post Oct 30 13, 02:27
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Thanks so much, Lori and Eisa, for your help!

I'll put 'desolate' right away.

As I've said before, IBPC doesn't prize centered or spaced poems like this one...
I'm worried about the dots showing when you send it, Lori. The formats can go all out of place when opened on another board. Whatever! Speechless.gif

I would perhaps re-arrange my poem, aligned on the left. I'm delighted you like it, but wasn't thinking of IBPC when I posted it. What should I do? unsure.gif

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The Lord replied, my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.


"There is no life higher than the grasstops
Or the hearts of sheep, and the wind
Pours by like destiny, bending
Everything in one direction."

Sylvia Plath, Crossing the Water, Wuthering Heights.



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- Psyche   Prince in Disguise   Oct 19 13, 23:58
- - saore   QUOTE Perhaps each Rose that turned to gall blos...   Oct 20 13, 10:36
|- - Psyche   Thank you very much, Sergio, for your encouraging ...   Oct 27 13, 01:22
- - Eisa   A tremendously moving poem, Syl, which stirred up ...   Oct 22 13, 17:13
|- - Psyche   Thank you, Eisa. I think I was feeling emotional a...   Oct 27 13, 01:38
- - Cleo_Serapis   Hi Sylvia, A moving poem with just the right touc...   Oct 27 13, 09:40
|- - Psyche   Thank you so much, Lori, for the nom. I don't ...   Oct 28 13, 00:04
|- - Cleo_Serapis   Hi Sylvia, YAY! Glad you approve the nod...   Oct 28 13, 05:44
- - saore   The more I read this one the more it draws me in. ...   Oct 27 13, 15:14
|- - Psyche   Thanks again, Sergio. You lift my spirits. I love...   Oct 28 13, 00:06
- - Eisa   Hi Syl I am so pleased this has been nominated. I...   Oct 28 13, 18:02
- - Cleo_Serapis   Hi Syl, I won't send it in with the dots. I p...   Oct 30 13, 06:22
- - Larry   Hi Syl, Don't get over here much but I'm ...   Oct 30 13, 13:14
|- - Psyche   Hi Larry, I'm delighted that you came over to ...   Nov 3 13, 01:00
- - Cleo_Serapis   Oh good catch Larry. Syl asked me to add that chan...   Nov 1 13, 06:15
- - Sekhmet   Dear Syl, - I came late to this feast of a poem -...   Feb 23 14, 14:28
|- - Psyche   Oh my, Leo, true love is a wonderful thing, but ho...   Feb 26 14, 16:43
- - Eisa   Hi Syl, I came back to have another read of this ...   Feb 26 14, 18:18
- - Psyche   Thank you, Eira, for your good vibes, sent so long...   Jun 4 14, 23:42
- - jerryk   QUOTE (Psyche @ Oct 19 13, 21:58 ) I lo...   Jun 5 14, 08:59
|- - Psyche   Hi Jerry! It seems I missed this comment from...   Jul 6 14, 23:31
- - Eisa   Wow! Syl - Snow! Were just coming into sum...   Jun 6 14, 14:59
- - Psyche   Yes, it's strange now that I've moved furt...   Jul 6 14, 23:09

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