.... Poem by Amberlee Carter

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Rating: 4.9


leave me-
sun, moon, stars
wilting, glass fixture and iris

I see beyond the red door,
last stair of universe-
black hole, heart pumps nostalgia.
It has dimensions
I have waded, dreamlike through
vast lands of waste and man

who stand at the edge of mortal eden
rain seeping through flesh,
taking the trash out, Sunday evening-

millennia fever, came and went-
God rests, the year of dog
silent tongue, whistle and spit

our wanting minds, our needful hands-
burden and regret

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Pradeep Dhavakumar 16 February 2005

Good poem.Liked the ending.

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Fidel Arcenas 27 March 2009

I love the way you write - with breath and depth. Beautiful piece, this one! Keep on writing!

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Mark Nwagwu 10 July 2008

reading this poem only today - but does it matter, when I'm reminded of the vast treasure of a simple, ordinary life where wanting minds and needful hands are nothing more than burden and regret. Give me the simple, clean life, celebrated in this poem, without the waste at the turning point of eden. So much thought telescoped into few words - great 10

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Marina Gipps 23 June 2007

millennia fever, came and went- God rests, the year of dog silent tongue, whistle and spit What you've written there is absolutely beautiful. I feel it.

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G. Murdock 07 December 2005

great elements here. I think you could work this up to a fever. You have the voice here and feeling.

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Ivy Christou 11 September 2005

I still like your poetry a lot! this poem is beautifully written. Well done! HBH

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