on and off the depression plateau, sounds like my life story Sharon
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Sent: 20 June 2012 22:57
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Subject: Re: Landscape of the Heart
I used to resist poems that work extensively with the formula
the x of y
but this one carried me through.
best from Max
(scents a problem word because a listener may hear sense instead)
On 21/06/2012, at 7:06 AM, Peter ciccariello wrote:
> Nice!
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> - Peter
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> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:11 PM, sharon brogan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> *You traverse the landscape of the heart, blind.
>> Many places are inaccessible, the climb too steep, the fall too far.
>> You find yourself in unexpected places: the city of lost friends,
>> harsh and hostile; the marketplace of favors, with its winding paths
>> and high hills.
>>
>> You feel your way, on and off the depression plateau, up and down the
>> mountain of abandoned expectations. A journey of scents and sounds,
>> the touch of dry wind on your bare arms. Always the seduction of the
>> bells, ringing, ringing, just a few steps away, just out of reach. *
>>
>> --
>> sharon brogan
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