Charmed Chaos
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This Flesh
” (There are) many stories which are not on paper, they are written in the bodies and minds of women.”- Amrita Pritam
This flesh does not show the stories it holds
save for some visible scars
Some self-inflicted, while others carved
with mental pain this complex life brought
And though this body now weathered and old
still thrums with the vibrance of naive youth
This beating heart begs this mellowing mind
pleads for more; Memories of tales untold
when the candle burns low, long shadows enfold
and we have drunk the last of the wine
©2022 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: Written For dVerse Poetics where Punam is hosting. Our challenge is to choose one of the lines she shared with us from Amrita Pritam and use it as inspiration. The quote at the beginning of my post is the line I chose.
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Thank you!
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The Chet Baker piece (and its title) are right for your poem.
Wondering if what we had was enough, and if what we didn’t ever mattered.
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How true Ken. Thank you for stopping by.
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Thank you.
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I enjoyed the reflective harking-back atmosphere to this poem, and that lovely last line 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Beautiful poem, tender, meaningful — and Chet Baker… for real real Linda! Excellent! 🙂✌🏼❤️
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Thank you Rob!
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Excellent message, you rocked the prompt. Chet Baker adds texture to your piece.
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Thank you Glenn.
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If only all those stories could be chronicled! I love your reflections, Linda and the Chet Baker piece so apt.
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Thank you!
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You are welcome.
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That mental pain goes deeper than the flesh. So many memories to recall now. Love the moody instrumental of Chet.
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Thank you Grace.
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‘ Memories of tales untold
when the candle burns low, long shadows enfold
and we have drunk the last of the wine’ ~ a slowing down for sure.
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Thank you.
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That last line carries many possibilities in meaning, I was moved by this reflection which opens the heart, and Baker was a fab pairing for this (bonus) mood.
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Thank you so much.
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