Sailing down the river named serenity
ushered by the laughter of summer wind
emerging and fading from my senses
are time defying moments captured by my mind’s eyes
fast moving screens, fading screens, still images, multiple pauses
then I stopped and saw “I” outside my body,
high on liquid love.

© Emu Getachew October 13,2009

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Achinike Nwinye 30 July 2018

His poems have voice and life. He gives voice to inanimate. The reverberation is heard relentlessly.

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Yherlisa Jimenez 01 November 2009

Conversation with Jo is an unique poem...very nice..! ! ! It says so much and the expression is so unique... Very nice.. like it..! !

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Chanelle Fields 05 October 2009

I really liked the first poem called Apartment 426. I kinda seemed mysterious in away. ***Please check out Chanelle Fields poems. Fill free to comment on my poems**

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