Saturday 2 August 2014

NIGHT

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When the white hills

The crystal orb

The silver stream

The shaman air

The soft night untying

Her long silken hair

Become my guitar

I strum

Releasing words

That glint

With dream

And rise in the sky


Posted for Poetry Pantry @ Poets United

38 comments:

  1. How fresh and beautiful to read.

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  2. Now that is poetry. Beautifully described. Made me smile.

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  3. then night untying her long silken hair... what a beautiful image... love the guitar strumming as well and the dreamy feel of the moment

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  4. i like this, excellent images that open up the poem, nicely done

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  5. A song of silver night.. August is the month of moon for me.. Very appropriate

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  6. Untying her hair, a ritual but a sexy ritual if one is to observe. Wonderful write Sumana!

    Hank

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  7. This is beautifully realized in a single sentence.

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  8. Beautifully realised indeed - a pleasure of words.
    Anna :o]

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  9. nice. this builds really well...the soft night untying her hair was a line that particularly grabbed me....

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  10. This poem comes to such a crescendo of fulfillment.

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  11. What a beautiful image, Sumana. I love the idea of the silken hair....and the ending with the rise in the sky!

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  12. love the image of a lady with long, silken hair strumming her guitar...very pretty.

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  13. very arresting image you have created Suman:)

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  14. I can see and hear the notes rise...
    ZQ

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  15. Beautiful image portrayed... :-)

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  16. I like the poem. I want to hear that song.

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  17. An atmospheric feel to this poem, words, magical.....

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  18. Sumana this is lovely. It sounds like a beautiful refrain in a gentle song. I enjoyed it so much.

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  19. This is my favorite poem of yours - so beautiful with the shaman wind, the untying of the hair.....so beautiful!

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  20. Such serene, pristine picture of words and night moon

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  21. I like the image of the words rising in the sky after you have sung them.

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  22. Beautiful, succinct and vivid.

    "I strum
    Releasing words
    That glint
    With dream
    And rise in the sky" - My favourite lines.

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  23. so lovely and lyrical - love the shaman wind and the night untying her hair - beautiful - K

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  24. Mystical and very mysterious poem, but I like it.

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  25. In this poem, I believe it can. I believe you can play her tune in her person and setting. A great trust and care.

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  26. love how you set the image and the mood.

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  27. Love all the soft, shimmering words in this. Really beautiful writing, Sumana.

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  28. Lovely images so splendidly crafted, thanks for dropping by my blog, have a good week

    Much love...

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  29. Sumana, check your email..I wrote to you.

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  30. Wonderful words woven together like a fine tapestry.

    Thanks for coming by.

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  31. Lyrical, to say the least. A lovely piece.

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  32. 'Releasing words That glint With dream And rise in the sky' Beautiful. You're writing speaks for itself! ;)

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