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Old Bones
Contributed by
Suz
on
Saturday, 17th January 2004 @ 10:34:00 PM in AEST
Topic:
Nostalgic
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Walks along the stones
past the azalea flowers
and the sakura tree
Comes to an ancient shrine
small against the towering bamboo forest
dusted in pink cherry blossoms
Kneels by the altar although
he has long outgrown the stone structure
the figure inside is cracked and crumbling
Hums an ancient mantra and
brings a match to the incense
as he places it on the rock floor
Shifts his old bones and sits
cross-legged on the earth outside the shrine
bows his old head in reverence
Feels his spirit rising
flies back until he sees himself
a boy with a tan back and black hair
Crawls inside the stone shrine
kneels to the homemade altar
a single shoot of bamboo waits at the edge
He prays and runs home along
the stone path
through the garden to his mother
His eyes open with the vigor his old bones forget sometimes
the boy is laughing with his mother
the boy kisses his mother goodnight
Floats back to the overgrown memory
breathes his spirit in and
heaves his creaky bones back up
Walks back down the path
his dusty beard hides a smile
he thought he had forgotten.
Copyright ©
Suz
... [
2004-01-17 22:34:00]
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Re: Old Bones
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by emystar on
Saturday, 17th January 2004 @ 11:31:16 PM AEST
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and that u have done exceptionally well.
Beautifull image.
huggs, luv,
emy |
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Re: Old Bones
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 18th January 2004 @ 01:41:33 AM AEST
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| seldom have i evr seen such imagery.... i loved it |
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Re: Old Bones
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by ladyfawn on
Sunday, 18th January 2004 @ 03:34:34 AM AEST
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| so beautiful, an excellent write, vivid images, love it:) hugs n' love nessa |
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Re: Old Bones
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by RochelleLloyd on
Sunday, 25th January 2004 @ 05:25:57 PM AEST
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| I really enjoyed this piece. |
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Re: Old Bones
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 11th February 2004 @ 09:50:57 PM AEST
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| Suz; you imagery is magical. I was transformed to that place in my mind. This is a wonderfully strong piece of work. Rita |
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