Sunday, November 22, 2009

creative.osi

' relationships '

together

holding the broken journeys

tidbits rocked the rocking chairs
ploughed through the writing tables
confession boxes echoed
to the taps on a dead tree

whether cut , crafted or burnt
in the fireplace,or elsewhere

where, without any body
what simply lay on the earth
was kind of spiritual
the calming shade of a tree

holding the broken journeys

together ..

/ original / z.g.

[ Ed :
Line 5 - confession boxes , listened ]

15 comments:

  1. the calming shade of a tree....wonderful!!

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  2. How strong and stately a tree can be...when not endangered.

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  3. What a wonderful interpretation of this prompt Zoya, so gentle and soothing to read.

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  4. Strong images in this writing. The tree, with shade, strong roots, binding together. Well done.

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  5. Trees can offer incredible calm. You captured it so well.

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  6. that is a such a great treat...

    beautiful images potrayed..

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  7. very nature-some!

    awesome rendition of the prompt Zoya!

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  8. Dear zoya--
    I felt myself relaxing as I read your piece. I don't have to hold myself together...that's better done by more nimble and stronger hands than my own...thank you for this. As always, subtle and lovely.

    Hey would you like to do a joint birthday blog post and link to each other? We could pick a theme, like...well...there's so many. You can email me and we can dream it up together, if you'd like. beth at virtualteahouse dot com

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  9. Oh my, this is exquisite! I've re-read it several times to see which lines were particularly strong or vivid and, as it turns, out - the entire piece is perfect!

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  10. Zoya, you did this soooooo well. I was trying to relate my family tree to this very nice one of yours.
    Since I am the oldest in our branch (the tree does have older ones but all are in my generation or younger) I have dibs on the rocking chair. It seems to have more prestige and respect than the rest.
    I surely do not wish to be the firewood. :-)
    ..

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  11. I re-read this a couple of times and enjoyed the poem more with each read. Very creative take on the prompt!

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  12. hello beth ,

    many happy returns ! ~ ~ november 26 !

    have put up my post : -HERE / -

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  13. keeping each others stories alive. this is a wonderful interpretation of the prompt!

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..namastey!~