Thursday, August 5, 2010

While Sophie slept

the white birds swooped into the trees



the giant beetle nose-dived into the pool, clicked and drowned



the alligator slid through the water, eyes dimmed and fathomless

brown pine needles drifted down



the breeze lifted the heated grasses




a fish jumped in an impossible arc

while Sophie slept.
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14 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 5, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    Eliabeth.
    This was absolutely stunning.
    Pure poetry.



    ( and speaking of which I wanted to email you after reading the poem by Marcia F. Brown today , Morning Song, on The Writer's Almanac.)

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  2. From the KitchenAugust 5, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    A lovely read before I sleep.

    Best,
    Bonnie

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  3. Denise Emanuel ClemenAugust 5, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    I present to you the award for the most gorgeous post ever.

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  4. Ms. MoonAugust 5, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    I'm pretty much agreeing with Ex-In-The-City and like deb, I thought of you when I read this morning's poem. It's a good one. Not as good as this, though.
    Night-night.

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  5. ANewKindOfPerfectAugust 5, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    What a lovely image. I hope that Sophie's sleep was restful and uninterrupted.

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  6. ElisabethAugust 6, 2010 at 5:02 AM

    All this while Sophie slept in her nest of dreams.

    Thank you Elizabeth.

    You transform the struggle of life into a thing of beauty with your words and images.

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  7. LeslieAugust 6, 2010 at 6:25 AM

    I'm glad Sophie slept. I hope she dreamed a dream as lovely as this.

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  8. blogzillyAugust 6, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    Very cool.

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  9. Maggie MayAugust 6, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    these are so... moving.

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  10. Terra di MareAugust 6, 2010 at 4:53 PM

    While Sophie slept Elizabeth bore witness to the mysterious rhythm of the world.

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  11. adrienneAugust 6, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    thank you.

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  12. erikaAugust 8, 2010 at 1:47 AM

    So beautiful.

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  13. rebeccaAugust 8, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    such
    unexplainable
    beauty.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 9, 2010 at 5:19 AM

    Wow. Simply stunning. Most beautiful post. Ever.

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