If I recite for you
the words that speak your rhythm
the ideology of your heartbeat
would that allay your fears?
If I submit to you
the sights that etch your vision
the theology of your aesthete
could that stay your tears?
What lies frail
on the edge of reason
that grants grave pause
shudders light
and braves treason
invoking nature's laws?
If I release from you
the sighs that bind your mention
the mythology late to entreat
should that outweigh your years?
Copyright: Brian Pellerino 2005
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Reviews of "Saltwater"
Reviewed by June Thompson (Reader)
Reviewed on December 5, 2005
sometimes we just feel.... we feel that some things were meant for us to be read... to be recited, to be played out, to be lived
was this for me?.. of course not, but it could be
I am at a loss to describe the intense beauty that radiates through your verse in this poem. Seriously, I could linger here for a very long time, especially with the way I have been feeling lately. Really exceptional writing, Brian.
Reviewed by Jane Rodway (Reader)
Reviewed on October 8, 2005
This is something I would expect to read in a published poetry book- very stylised, your voice strong.
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was this for me?.. of course not, but it could be
I am at a loss to describe the intense beauty that radiates through your verse in this poem. Seriously, I could linger here for a very long time, especially with the way I have been feeling lately. Really exceptional writing, Brian.
Regis
God bless,
Sandie.
Beautifully penned and thoughtfully presented, wonderful writing here, my friend!
(((HUGS))) and love, K.
Love Tinka