his words swept over herlike a summer storm in the
late afternoon
washing away the weariness
of the day
cleansing her soul
purifying her heart
gushing downhill in
currents of wasted nights
and lives bleached like
winter snow
on the desert floor
on the desert floor
refreshing now
renewing now
the roots of discontent
that lay just beneath
the chiseled surface
of her love
for him
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so great to have you visiting the campfires again, musicman!!! ;)
I like this a lot...mmmm.
Hope you're getting some of the summer cool down we're finally having here. xxoo
Nice poem and perfect analogy.
thanks so much karen! and yes, seems it's a bit cooler here - not out of the 80s for a week or so - i don't even run my air unit in my room during the day as it's plenty cool without it - and there's usually a wonderful breeze running through the big trees out my windows so that's even better! wonderful to see you dear friend!
well, greetings, alex! so odd your visit today as i had been thinking of you for some reason - in any event, thank you for such kind words - hope all is well with you - i've been rather distracted for a number of months and not doing my usual blog visiting etc but am planning to be back on track soon - in the meantime, thanks again - lovely to see you!
I've missed your words, Jenean. They sing to my soul. This was beautiful!! xo
It reminded me of Stevie Nicks song "when the rain washes you clean you'll know."
You know, if there hadn't been a new piece up, I was going to give your muse holy hell. This is beautiful. Just perfect.
how wonderful to get your kind words dear friend - it's always so humbling to hear that someone is touched by one's words in some way - thanks so much for coming by!
now, i'm going to have to track down that stevie nicks song and remind myself of it!!! thanks so much, lady!
well, trish, seems my muses are feeling a bit better these days as well - so glad you came by!!!
What a lovely poem! As always, your images are memorable!
thank you so much, naomi!
I love the thought of all the weariness being washed away.
yes, me, too, pat -
hello sweets, it was nice to see you over on my blog again. thank you for the kind comment and hello. it's been too long since we've connected! this piece is gorgeous btw. i see you are not writing as much. you must now be on FB? we will have to friend tho i rarely use it.
hoping you are well, my dear. xxx
Beautiful - as always!
hey linda! wonderful as always to see you here! miss you bunches, girl! yes, i'm on FB - having my muses not really musing as usual for some time, i enjoy the ongoing dialogue etc over there - drop by when you can - look for jenean gilstrap - and i've a poetry page at jenean c gilstrap - anyway, hope you and yours are all well - please come again soon! we'll sit out on the veranda sippin' cold cold iced tea! ;)
thank so much for the visit and the kind words nancy! lovely to see you again!
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