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Post by jbstillwater on Feb 2, 2012 19:14:03 GMT -5
 self portrait by Kristen Beth Brennan, 1970-1991 Another night upon her bed of nails Stripped-sweet penance Fingers sore, hands swollen from grasping old transgressions those she buried deep beneath the unravel of a weathered weave And yet they peep through threads bare tripping her as she dances . They will not stay their place . Though hidden well yet ill conceived should they ever see the light of day She ties another knot into its braid and swears by the light of a half swung moon that she never meant to hurt |
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Post by rrw on Feb 3, 2012 0:09:50 GMT -5
There's something wonderfully rhythmic about this... it has a
great, yes, pole dancing tempo to it... a lovely piece that has just enough mystery about it reread several times. Nice work.
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Post by b4sunset on Feb 3, 2012 10:22:32 GMT -5
delicately woven into a fabric of human refection, jan.. riveting gift! huggs!
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Post by jbstillwater on Feb 3, 2012 14:49:42 GMT -5
Thanx guys, happy that you liked this one.
Oh and may I say, How wonderful the featured poem is by Maya Angelou "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings" If you guys have not done so already, pick up her novel by the same title. Brilliant!
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Post by jbstillwater on Feb 3, 2012 14:51:56 GMT -5
Robert
Ya know...I never really thought about the pure reality and reasons behind the pole dancer, and you may have just hit upon something brilliant! I will never think about it the same way again (lol) seriously though, just sayin'
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Post by rustybroadspear on Feb 4, 2012 14:07:03 GMT -5
great poem - if we 'never mean to hurt' - then what more can anyone ask of us ........?
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Post by purplespirit on Feb 4, 2012 17:21:54 GMT -5
The poem with its wisdom is so wonderful and the way you did write it seems so poignant, so forceful that it won't be possible to shut down the computer and "forget" it, as it leave foot marks on my soul. Thank you. Ulla xx
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Post by michaelgallatin on Feb 5, 2012 11:22:04 GMT -5
Well said and straight to the point and to the heart. I found it presented honestly though it seemed to me sad, stark and what I've often referred to as expressing a "tough" side of life. Bless you, Mike  |
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Post by jbstillwater on Feb 6, 2012 18:00:34 GMT -5
Oh yes, Mike, very tough, that stripped side of us when we do things we do not mean to do and then beat ourselves up over it.
Ulla, so happy you liked this one, huggs always - Jan
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Post by johan on Feb 10, 2012 8:19:45 GMT -5
Kristen was a talented artist Jan, a feeling of sadness in this one, though a great piece, lived it.
Andrew
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Post by jbstillwater on Feb 10, 2012 15:37:13 GMT -5
Thanks A... ya she really was. She was attaending the Colorado Institute of Art when she passed. This picture is of her, but she looked uncannily like me.
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echoes, hope you all are doing well 
