I’m gone and full
Lost somewhere in March worm moon
I had a dream that you were cleaning rooms
In a tall and narrow modern tower
With glass front walls
The style was hip and Chagall
A dream of seashore hotel
Tate post-modern but on the eastern gate
And you were washing windows
Hidden rebel with a punk rock heart
No one knows you at the start
There’s something in your eyes that’s shy
A gentle fierce behind a sudden surprised smile
When that one pretty person stops to chat for a while
But you were in a vast-up story
And your arms twined with invisible morning glory
And I was lost somewhere at sea
Among my wreckage and numb from the freeze
I smelled salt and seaweed and the death of fish
A trawler searching for a catch.
It missed
As I floated dangling cheek on hand, guessing
I might never touch land, drifting away on some brackish band.
But then your tower, small but neat and beautifully lit
Shone like a lighthouse and on every window you’d writ
In a slant-brush cursive, coffee-house hip
Scrolled in white window-paint, so everyone could read it.
Such glowing heart-things
Sayings I’d longed to hear
Verses, meant for me, but without intention to bring me near.
Is that correct? My memory’s fading, now, I fear.
But it was such a love-filled, wondrous creation
An artwork that stunned some passing nation
And it filled my heart with gleaming delight
As I suddenly stood before it,
Drenched from shipwrecked night.
Yearning for Dragons
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by NadineJL 2020-03-10/11 originally posted on github
Always a sucker for a nautical poem and this was cracking!
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Yay! Cracking is my favourite word from you. Thanks Matthew. :))
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OMG – loved every word and it took me to your world. Thank you ❤️
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Wow, what lovely praise, I appreciate it so much, thank you!! ❤️
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Ahhh the sea change! Thank you for another lovely vision, Nadine💓
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WOW Nina, spot on!! Sea change! Thank you for this, lovely friend. 🙏🌊💗
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Words are so much fun. Wishing you a beautiful day, beautiful friend.🌸
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I agree, they are. :)) Same to you, sweet sunflower soul. 🌻💛
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You know I love sunflowers! 🌞🌸🌞🌸
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Really well done rhymes. A wonderful poem. -Rebecca
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Hi and welcome! Thank you so much, Rebecca! Comments like these are very encouraging. I just went and looked at your blog. It is super inspiring. 💃🏼🌹
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Thank you Nadine. I like your site very much and am happy to be reading more now I’ve subscribed. : ) I appreciate your follow on Fake Flamenco. Tomorrow I debut my new poem about the Andes Mountains. Happy weekend! -Rebecca
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Wow, thank you so much! And yay about the poem about the Andes, tomorrow, that sounds wonderful. Looking forward to it!
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Thank you! Rebecca
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A lovely poem Nadine, beautifully written with tremendous imagery. Great work and very interesting theme and development. All the best to you.
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I appreciate this so much, thanks a lot. This poem is the telling of a dream I had on that recent super moon night, and I just let it arrive on the page and it’s a rare one that I’m completely happy with, since it came straight from creative flow and felt effortless. Thanks for your lovely comment.
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I could feel that flow of consciousness and it felt so wonderful Nadine
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Thank you Francesc 😌🌀
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My pleasure Nadine 😊
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I loved every word of this poem. Well done, Nadine.
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I feel honoured! 😊Thank you Moushmi. I just visited your blog and saw you have a poetry book out! Very cool. Congrats for that!! And thanks for your visit. 💕
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Thanks so much.
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The imagery is fantastic and when you bring in the sea, I cannot help loving it! Beautiful, Nadine. ❤️
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Thank you lovely Punam! We used to live by the sea. And I’m a bit of a fish at heart. Perhaps you are too? 🤗🙏💙
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You are so welcome, dear! My husband is a sailor and I have spent many years on the sea. Lol maybe I am a bit of a fish! 🤗💙🐬
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Omg! That is so cool! 🌊My mom always wanted to be a sailor! But she was better at singing on deck than manning the ship, they soon found out. So they put her back on dry land after a few weeks, where she picked tomatoes and packaged sweets. 😂
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Oh! That’s a fantastic story! 😄
Well, most times we find we are not good at things we love. Like I love singing but am a terrible singer. 🙄😅
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Singing voice can be developed! Take a singing lesson online maybe! Youtube must have a lot of those for free! Anyway, you sure sing through your beautiful poetry. 😍🎶👏🙌
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Yup, I can do that! But maybe I will let my words sing as you so eloquently put it! 😊❤️
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👌🎉💕😊
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Your voice carries time and beauty within it; very lovely poem🌸
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Judy, welcome to this space, and thank you, so very very much… that means more than I can say. You’ve honestly made my day. 🔆❤︎ 🌱🌷🙏
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I’m happy to read your poetry, it’s clear and true🙏❤️🌸🤗
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Ah… that is so kind… thank you! 😍🙏😚🌷
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😘💖🙏🌸❣️
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I loved every bit of this poem! Wow!
“Sayings I’d longed to hear Verses, meant for me, but without intention to bring me near.”
My favorite!
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Thanks a lot Katy… I so appreciate your feedback! This was a very special poem for me. And that line was pretty key. Hugs and thanks again ❤︎🙏
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You are most welcome!♥️
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This was a wonderful poem that sweeps the reader in and leaves them captivated – such magical imagery sprinkled throughout! 🙂
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