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Do Not Open
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Acrylic "Not Until" (reclining nude) by Julianza Shavin

My new favorite word: "hm." Well, here you have it, from a trilogy during a particularly flagellating day with my recalcitrant muse. This is to get me where I'm trying to go: to the symbiosis, or is that parasitism?... of vowels on cliffs (from a friend's poem) (shamelessly lifted and admitted to) (imitation is the sincerest form, and all that) and consonants/dipthongs in ocean tides. Whatever. It is necessary to go off deep and shallow ends once in a while. Ok, not necessary; not a choice. So,today's little ditty: Coping 101. Ps my computer is showing all kinds of weird stuff before the poem, where I tried to paste it in text: Does this show on your machine? How to get rid of it all? I was unsuccessful in pasting and banishing. Thanks for help.


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         Do Not Open

How was love?  It endured.

It was the thing I doubted least

until I doubted doubt itself.

Yes, there are paths out of

the land of Anhedonia --

watching a leaf pirhouette

in a charitable breeze,

caressing a shoot of an

infant hydrangea rooted

in summer's soft loam of hope,

scurrying frantic and harried

over obfuscating work like ants

beneath an old lifted brick,

setting pen to paper, -- or simply

resting a heavy head upon soft down

a sign on the door commanding

Do not open Until

 

 

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "Do Not Open"
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on November 18, 2008
Interesting and "soul-grabbing" as usual. I find AD very difficult when it comes to formatting of any kind. Thank you for sharing this gift, Julie. Love and hugs,

Regis

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on November 18, 2008
Julie, that reclining nude disturbs me, in a way a crazy guy likes
to be disturbed. And the poem--I think it's damn near perfect the
way it is. Such an intelligent write. What else? And: rooted in summer's soft loam of hope...A beautiful line. -gene.

Reviewed on November 18, 2008
Can't help with the editing, but I absolutely adore the vision you painted on my eyes. I'm glad I opened this chest of wonders. :) Well done, Julianza.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.


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