Sunday, April 19, 2009

one word .osi

' hardly a word '

it is merely a syllable

bottling up the largest oceans
housing the hills in shoe boxes
the smallest word of a language

i

wiping all the labels and tags
no matter what the origin
in resonance with all sorrows

i

and when you say that i am small
and dark and silent and lonesome
a wish to see you rising high #

i

for the expressions of one love
this wind,water,fire,earth and sky
go on filling an emptiness

i ..

/original/z.g.

( ED-a wish that wants to see you high / 'rising' replaces 'reaching' # / line 15- 'an' replaces 'this' )

16 comments:

  1. Oddly the most-used word in English is a stop-word and is filtered out of most online searches ;)

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  2. Deborah Godin said...

    " OSI - One word. Your i's are exquisite! "

    April 19, 2009 8:22 AM

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  3. Wonderful. I thought I chose a breath of a syllable for my one word until I read your poem!

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  4. Well i'll be! This is good. i most especially liked how you ended it. i...

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  5. i a syllable, a mantra, a flame.

    lovely!!!

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  6. one word...one letter! but what a letter...very powerful take on the prompt

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  7. You sure do get to the heart of "I" or "i," which is a better way to go. Beautifully done.

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  8. "bottling up the largest oceans" - what a beautiful thought

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  9. well, the i's have it!

    Always enjoy visiting your poetry, dear zoya--you make my heart think!

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  10. Brilliant images; beautiful words.

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..namastey!~