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Present Continuum
by Kate Burnside
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Rated "PG13" by the Author.

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PRESENT CONTINUUM


I stare at the eye of the midnight flame
til it dawns as the rising sun;
watch wax drip tiers of molten waves
with flow of noonday tides.

In snuffed wick’s trailing tendrils,
I drift lengths of advancing frontiers -
outlines of far lands sleeping
under tender lids of night -

pondering the weight of times unseen
that cross this desert existence,
dismantling hazy borders between
together and apart.

   



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Reviewed by Sheila Roy 10/7/2009
This has a lonely ring about it. I like the thoughtful feel to this poem. Hugs,
Sheila
Reviewed by Phyllis Jean Green 10/6/2009
<3 T a n t a l i z i n g <3
Reviewed by jude forese 10/5/2009
the metaphoric glue of your imagery and contemplative motif adheres effortlessly to the structure of your perceptions ...
Reviewed by Cryssa C 10/5/2009
This piece seems to be somewhat veiled...yet to me had a sense of melancholy to it--of someone burning the midnight oil and "waxing" philosophical during the insomnia of the wee hours of the morning. I know that feeling well... hee, hee.. maybe that is why I got that sense from your poem. AT any rate, I loved the last two lines and the sense of hope they give to the reader.
Cryssa :~)
Reviewed by La Belle Rouge 10/5/2009
It's mysterious Kate, almost like the way Nostrodameous saw his visions in water or fire.
Reviewed by Mr. Ed 10/5/2009
Quite an intriguing piece, Kosmic Kate.
Reviewed by Dallas D'Angelo-Gary 10/5/2009
Such a lonely feel to this. Very nicely done, Kate.
Reviewed by Georg Mateos 10/5/2009
Kate, I felt that way leaving a pub in Ireland's Cork, the leprechauns around didn't help nothing to clear my continuum!

Georg

Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen 10/4/2009
wonderfully surreal, kate.
always a pleasure,
carolyn
Reviewed by Dawn Wilson 10/4/2009
Kate, I love your opening lines...such beautiful imagery. I started to say they were my favorite lines, but changed my mind...the whole poem is just lovely.
Reviewed by E T Waldron 10/4/2009
with you every line is a winner,Kate! I felt like I was floating over waves of warm caramel with golden sunbeams making everything sparkle;-)luv how you eliminate separation...
Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg 10/4/2009
seems much waiting has been done
Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan 10/4/2009
love the dreaminess of this-my favorite lines:
outlines of far countries sleeping
under tender lids of night
Reviewed by Elizabeth Price 10/4/2009
great journey. Liz
Reviewed by Jerry Engler 10/4/2009
Great images from the eye of the midnight flame to dismantling hazy borders, an allegory for the weakness that holds us apart that will dissolve to bring us together. Great meaning...........Jerry
Reviewed by John Flanagan 10/4/2009
Kate,
The opening line is magnet and everything after that hooks and holds and we travel to where you send us, not just across "far countries sleeping..." but the universe itself, and where we finally come together as one. Oh yes!

John
Reviewed by Lori Moore 10/4/2009
The midnight flame dawning is a beautiful image. The idea of dismantling the hazy borders between together and apart reveals your wonderful creativity.
Reviewed by Ted Bossis 10/4/2009
Yes we have another transformational release of the senses.~.(SenSitive_Kate )voel*ted
Reviewed by Carole Mathys 10/4/2009
"dismantling hazy borders between
together and apart" those two line touch something deep within me, Kate...gorgeous poem!

Carole~
Reviewed by Felix Perry 10/4/2009
Wow, sweet Kate, this one really spoke deeply to me. I sensed a certain longing for love...distant love perhaps, either separated by those tendrils of miles or the frontiers of time. Either way you outdid yourself and left so much for mind and heart to ponder.
hugs
Pops
Reviewed by George Carroll 10/4/2009
The light of your life shines in this pondering write.
Reviewed by Gene Williamson 10/4/2009
I stare at the eye of the midnight flame...


Kate, a great way to slip into this thoughtful and fascinating poem.

-gene.
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton 10/4/2009
Sometimes when we ponder too much we wind up with ponder whiplash. I know I do. Still I ponder, as do you, Kate.
Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado 10/4/2009
Wonderful write, Kate; well done! BRAVA!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :D
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