May 16, 2008...12:24 pm
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Child,
let me cup your face
in my hands
to sound your eyes
let me say the words
an injured fawn
needs to hear
let me tell you
there is a lily
in bloom behind your breastbone
white petals
flower from your lips
when you share your grief
let me open my palms
to reflect the spinning
lily essence of you
~*~
Written in response to paisley’s heartfelt poem, Freedom.
Photo credit: water lily by Flavio Takemoto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (stockxchange)
13 Comments
May 16, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Beautiful words. This brought tears to my eyes.
May 16, 2008 at 12:32 pm
christine,, you are a darling… these are so the words that each and every “injured fawn”,, wants and needs so desperately to hear… thank you xxoo
May 16, 2008 at 12:34 pm
paisley, I just emailed you! I’m so happy the words reached your ears. If we keep hearing them, after awhile we might start to believe them. And the words are true, my friend.
May 16, 2008 at 2:09 pm
(o)
May 16, 2008 at 4:23 pm
!!bravo!!
May 16, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Lovely. I breathed this in.
May 16, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I love the idea of the lily in bloom behind the breastbone. Such a healing image.
May 16, 2008 at 9:55 pm
That is a beautiful spirit poem, a chakra poem, the hands conjuring healing flowers of energy from the child’s chi, gorgeous,
May 16, 2008 at 10:49 pm
i love this, cristine. this is beautiful.
May 17, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Really beautiful imagery!
May 17, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Aww!
May 18, 2008 at 2:56 pm
this is a stanza i wish i’d written:
let me tell you
there is a lily
in bloom behind your breastbone
beee-yooo-teee-ful!
May 20, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Tears sprung from my eyes at the words:
“let me say the words
an injured fawn
needs to hear”
I’ve never read anything more beautiful.
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