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Psyche
post Sep 13 04, 18:42
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AUTUMN TWILIGHT

Wind sculptured the escarpments,
painted them russet over yawning villages.
Undulating willow-branches
brushed borders of rivers
flowing into austral sunsets.
Everything prepared for sleep
except the ruthless wind.
Silhouettes of whistling poplars
marked the divide
between day and spectral night.
Wind governed all of life.
Autumn shed a myriad leaves
from half-naked branches
outlined against sprinting clouds.
Still, twilight filtered through
like shafts of gold
determined to dispense
with phantoms of approaching darkness.
Yet I believe it was the wind
that caressed the hollows
of unnamed absences.

Psyche
Copyright 2004. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
From "Patagonia Lost", unedited collection.


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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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Cleo_Serapis
post Sep 13 04, 18:53
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Beautiful Sylvia! Artist.gif

We'd be proud to include this in our Autumn chapbook collection!

Thank you for the vivid stroll through Autumn Twilight!

Cheers! cheer.gif
~Cleo :)


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Psyche
post Sep 13 04, 19:55
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Thank you, Cleo !  :)
Did my best, but it's not totally new, just made a few tweaks now...
A question: What happens if my Patagonian collection is published
sometime in the next months?  :read:
I've posted two or three from that unedited collection, but u never know, Lady Luck might strike.... :)  What then?
Do tell...
Best and thank you,
Psyche


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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.



Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!

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Cleo_Serapis
post Sep 14 04, 05:13
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Here at MM, we do NOT assume First Publishing rights, as with all things, one can never be certain as to what the OTHER publishers will do or think. With the internet, things are never a sure thing. I do have a lengthy copyright and publishing concerns posts here at this link that may help answer some of your questions (IN our Site Information Category):

http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin....4;t=791

Please have a read and let me know if you have any other questions.

~Cleo  :read:


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"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind.

"I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter

Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!

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post Sep 14 04, 11:37
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Hi Psyche,

Do not hand this woman a blow dryer! Surely, given more bluster, you'd blow the entire world to dust, if not only the Continent South! LOL.gif

And there's home sweet home, Patagonia! Your windy roots are whistling again! And you whistle so well. I liked how you gave old poetic standards new life with "spectral night" and "sprinting clouds."

And a provocative ending...

Yet I believe it was the wind
that caressed the hollows
of unnamed absences.

Es muy bonita, muchacha! :pharoah2

David
 
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Psyche
post Sep 14 04, 19:04
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Hi David !
A blow dryer?! Well... i have one, so what u gonna do, man?!   Jester.gif
Everybody must think Patagonia is all bluster  :) .... but no !! It's a fantastic, most beautiful land, with plenty of sun, light breezes and, of course, the majestic Andes bordering the West.  
I'm glad u like my poem and will try to send cleaner air from now on  :blush21:
i see your Spanish is improving !!!  :pharoah2  Taking lessons?!
All the best, Tao,
Psyche  :wave:


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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.



Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!

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Psyche
post Sep 14 04, 19:09
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Thanks a lot, Cleo !
Will do my homework now, read up ALL the rules and norms, well, sort off.... asap.  :)
Thank u for including me in the Autumn chapbook !  :cloud9:
Best of luck,
Psyche  :wave:


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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.



Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!

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