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RockerByBaby — In The Now by-nc-nd
Published: 2011-05-21 20:00:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 175; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 1
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Description The night holds its breath, music
drowns, soft snoring of brotherhood
from the adjacent room,
house smells of breakfast,
Happy Birthday, Mother,
we're expecting good company;
come stay
the night.

Ceiling fans exhale rhythmic nostalgia,
kaleidoscope landscapes in the view
from the window, temptation
of free spirits, endangered
species, long-
lost wildlife;
come stay
the night.

Cheap cigarettes, the taste
of sweet revenge,
air conditioner mumbles
under its breath,
genuine smiles, shadows
of ballerina branches;
come stay
the night.

Speakers pulsate, that spot
on my wrists, that place
on my neck, clouds leap
to their death, time killed,
revived by CPR
of sun rays, a kiss
of breeze;
come stay
the night.

Pandora's box for spring cleaning,
sandpaper tongue, a house cat
cleans himself, falling leaves
hold last night's dreams, veins
of memory, a thirst
for morning dew;
come stay
the night.

Dead silence plays my ear drums, long-winded
breath of clocks, exhaling nervous tics,
the night holds its breath;  
come stay
the night     
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Comments: 8

Hakyness3876 [2011-05-31 00:25:02 +0000 UTC]

Your poems are the perfect representation of memories in words. Way to go. Continually impressing me.

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RockerByBaby In reply to Hakyness3876 [2011-06-08 17:48:07 +0000 UTC]

That is a grand compliment for someone like me, considering my literary circumstances.

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Intrinsica [2011-05-21 21:50:18 +0000 UTC]

It's like a song. I'm humming it to myself now !

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RockerByBaby In reply to Intrinsica [2011-05-21 23:49:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank You for the fave my friend

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Intrinsica In reply to RockerByBaby [2011-05-22 00:21:01 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure .

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willow1981 [2011-05-21 21:12:45 +0000 UTC]

i love the flow of the poem

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RockerByBaby In reply to willow1981 [2011-05-21 23:49:05 +0000 UTC]

Why thank You!

lovely sig, too.

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willow1981 In reply to RockerByBaby [2011-05-22 00:02:50 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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