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This New Day, Raison D'etre
Let me show you
Through the soft and gentle folds
Of fabric stitched with a fine silk threading
My raison d'etre
See there in the yellows of sun
And the pinks of this special moon
A new season
And reason to bloom
I have had days too long
And nights that fought the dawn to come
I have been so tired
From lonesome walks that I placed first foot in surely
But there are heavenly eyes that have brightened to see my arrival
And my eyes would shine to see yours
Of possessions
I need none but this
A loving glove for my hand that feels good in yours
To cover past fortunes told
But covered only a little while
until the comfort found in our grasp
Is as easy and familiar
As you once thought it used to be
Through the soft and gentle folds
Of fabric stitched with a fine silk threading
My raison d'etre
See there in the yellows of sun
And the pinks of this special moon
A new season
And reason to bloom
I have had days too long
And nights that fought the dawn to come
I have been so tired
From lonesome walks that I placed first foot in surely
But there are heavenly eyes that have brightened to see my arrival
And my eyes would shine to see yours
Of possessions
I need none but this
A loving glove for my hand that feels good in yours
To cover past fortunes told
But covered only a little while
until the comfort found in our grasp
Is as easy and familiar
As you once thought it used to be
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Re. This New Day, Raison D'etre
8th Apr 2020 7:59am
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8th Apr 2020 3:33pm
Re. This New Day, Raison D'etre
8th Apr 2020 6:06pm
That ending though. . . beautiful, Jennifer. Very proud of your entries; you're making your first NaPo look like a cakewalk.
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8th Apr 2020 6:14pm
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8th Apr 2020 6:15pm
That's what it's about, Jennifer ( or should be ); you're also doing wonderful on supporting your fellow poets—that says a lot when we're all so busy.
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8th Apr 2020 6:16pm
Re. This New Day, Raison D'etre
9th Apr 2020 1:12am
Poignant. Gloves, masks, ventilators, etc so important right now. Your poem offers hope & a glimpse of an exciting new dawn that we are all waiting patiently for here in the western hemisphere.
Did you actually see the pink moon, Calamity? And I'm not talking about my ass by the way! ;-)
Did you actually see the pink moon, Calamity? And I'm not talking about my ass by the way! ;-)
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9th Apr 2020 1:39am
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I missed it, damn! I would like to have seen that pink moon also which comes around once in a blue moon, right? ;-)
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9th Apr 2020 3:20am
Re. This New Day, Raison D'etre
9th Apr 2020 1:51am
Jen, this painted with words like Monet would have if he’d been a poet and from the south. Your lover’s dream held my sensual nature enthralled by the fabric of your design. Love love how this made me feel.
XO
John
XO
John
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Anonymous
10th Apr 2020 9:36pm
Really beautiful, I suppose I need to not always find myself on reading the dark ones.
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