Whatever the distant oceans we stream to, the river always carries specks of the land where the source is. But we should never feel dammed, and, like in the movie "Out of Africa", sometimes we simply must "let the water go to Mombaza". This is an awesome write of many longings, Linda... and the picture posted with it, as well as the first two stanzas, were what irresistibly "diverted" my interpretation's imagery from the evolving one you used along the following outstanding lines.
Love&Light*
Alexandra*
this one calls.......just beckons...........absolutely wonderful style..........
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you will find it, despite the sting in your eyes........you will :)
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Robin Ouzman Hislop's poetry is certainly in dialogue with some of the key architects of the 'poetics of indeterminacy' – both the Modernist strands represented by the likes of Beckett and Stein, and the postmodernist strands represented, initially,
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
Regis
Paul;-]
Woodie Guthrie would have been proud of this resoundingly powerful write ... exceptional imagery encapsulates this poem's sensitivity!!
Blessings,
Robert
Love Tinka
Love & Light,
Joseph
Love&Light*
Alexandra*
and
you will find it, despite the sting in your eyes........you will :)