I drink from the pool
of self-made abyss
of the mortified bliss
until
I walk smeared in regrets
of past leftovers
of blasted makeovers
until
I roll in the sands of time
of one many lifetimes
of their forlorn rhymes
until
I follow the trails
of sanguine morrows
of deflated sorrows
until
I peel off yesteryears
off their vestiges
off eluded hopes
off surrendered dreams
until
~~~~~
Asha Seth
So profound , so touching, wonderful wonderful
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Thank you, Neema. Take care.
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What an opener: I drink from the pool of self-made abyss… Hmm. That about sums it up for me– no wonder I’m always thirsty! Love the cadence, the structure, the concept– you made it easy to fall into a reverie. Always a pleasure to visit, like walking into the very best kind of old bookstore. Thanks, Asha, hope you’re well! 😊
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That’s the best gesture I’ve had the privilege to receive in a really long time. Thanks, Mark.
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I love the rhyming, it had me in mind of a waterfall as I read, each rhyme crashing into the next, making a cacophony of ringing chimes each time.
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You say the best things sometimes. A surreal imagination as that is indeed refreshing.
How do you do, my friend?
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I am doing well, you know me, always trying to enquire and read, write and experience everything I can. I am trying to take less naps but it is hard in the summer heat.
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Naps help me start afresh and think anew. I love nap times. In summers, I’d rather turn the cooler on and nap away. I am also pretty much trying to do everything you’ve mentioned here.
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It’s getting up to 41 degrees here and I find it difficult to work in the afternoons but getting up at around half five helps. If a nap is needed though, I am happy to oblige!
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The whole damn week has been around 45+ here. Couldn’t get worse than this!! I could nap all day, if I had the privilege to, just to escape the heat but I do look forward to my swimming hours and they so lift up my sinking, irritated moods.
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You could say they make you..buoyant! Thank you very much, I’ll be here all week.
On a serious note though, I hope you can find time and positive moods, you deserve both of those in abundance.
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I do, but it’s hard to keep my sane with the head spinning and nose running all the time.
I hope to read from you often then.
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An updae already, I have written three beginnings, decided the time of day for the first bit (the third beginning is wrong so needs a rewrite, but also that that the whole first bit of the third beginning may be better in flashback so, so far I am just confusing myself.
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The rhythms are dancing in my head. Searing and intense piece of poetry which stays forever.
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Thanks, Vishal. This is one of those pieces that wrote itself.
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Wow…. amazing
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Thanks!
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Beautifully written
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Happy to know you like. Thank you!
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Wonderfully profound!
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Thank you, Mr Marsh.
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