Sunday, March 25, 2018

Presence and Absence


Presence and Absence 

In the empty sky 
are the power of those eyes. 
In static sound, 
white noise 
from an empty radio, 
is the texture of the voice. 
In fog 
is the exhumed breath 
of you 
nourishing my skin. 
-Robert L. Jackson III


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15 comments:

  1. MaryMarch 25, 2018 at 6:32 AM

    There is so much depth and feeling in those eyes!

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  2. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMarch 25, 2018 at 6:56 AM

    Beautifully said. The paradox!

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  3. DonnaMarch 25, 2018 at 7:10 AM

    Oh my what a sigh I breathed after reading this....beautiful!

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  4. rallentandaMarch 25, 2018 at 8:32 AM

    Beautiful !

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  5. dsnake1March 25, 2018 at 9:00 AM

    a very apt title.

    those blossoms sure look like eyes. :)

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  6. brudbergMarch 25, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    The exhumed breath... that's so vivid.

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  7. Sanaa RizviMarch 25, 2018 at 9:55 AM

    Powerfully written!💜

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  8. ZQMarch 25, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    I agree w/everyone :-)

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  9. ayalaMarch 25, 2018 at 1:14 PM

    Very beautiful.

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  10. colleenMarch 25, 2018 at 3:09 PM

    This reverberates and ends with a sweet hush.

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  11. Wendy BourkeMarch 25, 2018 at 4:10 PM

    Incredible imagery that speaks to the title of the piece, so powerfully.

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  12. SusanMarch 25, 2018 at 4:42 PM

    I love how we can take people with us, especially when we have touched their souls and let them touch ours.

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  13. ThotpurgeMarch 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM

    The feeling of presence in absence... nicely done!!

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  14. Old EggMarch 26, 2018 at 3:03 AM

    Nothing better than the warm memoraies of one gone too soon. Beautiful.

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  15. Magaly GuerreroMarch 26, 2018 at 12:24 PM

    That "exhumed breath" reads as if it was ripped out of lung that had to fight to get to that bit of air. A tad eerie... and immediate... I like it.

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