*for she who burns the night with words
Touch of a key beneath the tip
of a sculpted nail and life is lit
by the smoky bulb in the clinging lamp
she taps what she sees
in the storm of her head
and the words are wild and rousing and damp
like a lily who waits for the swoon
of the moon in the star-pinned sky
overhead in the writer’s camp
drops thoughts that are jumbled
together in vowels and consonants
never mind the hours that they tramp
to become a soft hymn, psalms,
like a pen filled with prayer and a plea
on the mouth of a virgin, a vamp
still she inhales the sight of the poem
as it unfurls from the end of her dream
and is kissed with Grace as a stamp.
Author notes
Night Hope, such an applicable name.....
Written April 7th, 2006
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You pen your Soul Sister well!
Wanda is all you said and much more!! Like you, she is one of my Dearest Friends, and I owe her much more than I could ever repay her. I give her my heart & soul, for having entered my world...
"to become a soft hymn, psalms,
like a pen filled with prayer and a plea
on the mouth of a virgin, a vamp
still she inhales the sight of the poem
as it unfurls from the end of her dream
and is kissed with Grace as a stamp."
...Sighhh.
WANDAFUL
Carol!
~ Nicholas
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Soemtimes we are downright spooky....we are writing the same kidn of poem,same theme, obviously same character... I lvoe this plane we plunder...she and I.. I miss her when she is not well... wait to hear she is doing well.. Is she doing well this morning?
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A most well written and deserved tribute Wnda.
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I still love this one, my Sister...Ya make me smile, Lady...even when I don't much feel like it...
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Oh yes, she is indeed a poetess...one who I find here late in the night applyig her soul to Allpoetry.
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I picked up that she has a burning desire to write, a poetess. She is filled with words and ideas which are trying to come out. A pretty good poem. I am glad you like "I Started To Speak". It is one of my favorite songs which I have written. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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G'night, Poet...may your prayers be dreams you awaken with...
Wanda
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always! and, so, siter, goonight...pen well and may your ink be the answers to prayers.
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"to become a soft hymn, psalms,
like a pen filled with prayer and a plea
on the mouth of a virgin, a vamp
still she inhales the sight of the poem
as it unfurls from the end of her dream
and is kissed with Grace as a stamp."
Ahhh, my sista...we breathe each other's breath, methinks...such an incredibly elegant penning...& for me??? You honor me often & well...Thank you for Being, my Friend... Wanda
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