alone
with each
breath, my heart
punctuating
the silence–
ordinary, this life
except
for what
is not there
Bjorn at dVerse asked us to consider solitude.
K.
lines that aim to be
alone
with each
breath, my heart
punctuating
the silence–
ordinary, this life
except
for what
is not there
Bjorn at dVerse asked us to consider solitude.
K. 
This is very moving, Kerfe.
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Thanks Robbie.
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This is lovely and so poignant. yes.
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Thanks Jane.
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Beautiful, colourful images to illustrate your gem of a poem, Kerfe.I like the shape of it and the central idea of ‘the heart punctuating the silence’, and the conclusion that life is ordinary ‘except for what is not there’.
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Thanks Kim. This form was a good takeaway from the napowrimo prompts. Try to distill your thoughts.
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“my heart punctuating the silence” –what a beautiful, poignant line. A lovely, wistful poem, Kerfe.
And the art matches it–the red over the earth blue.
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Thanks Merril. We are living so much inside ourselves now.
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I like the color combinations in the circle at the top and the thought of being alone with each breath.
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Thanjs Frank. We seldom pay attention to our breath unless we are alone.
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To focus on the heartbeat requires solitude… and that is not a lonely feeling.
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I’ve become very aware of my heart beating.
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kaykuala
my heart punctuating
the silence
How so reassuring, Kerfe! Sometimes when one is alone and frightened a breathing heart is testament one is still alive and able to defend oneself!
Hank
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Yes, and also the slowing beat of the heart in meditation is a good companion. Thanks Hank.
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It’s like an erasure poem, but it’s an erasure life. So well-stated, K.
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Thanks Jade. This form is just like that! I hadn’t thought of it.
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You’re welcome.
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Yes to the words. And so well matched with this amazing image!
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Thanks Bela.
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elegant and impactful, Kerfe ~
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Thanks.
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