I have a pianist’s hands – long fingers – straight wrists – and a stretch that spans two notes above the octave
a seer once held my hand and foretold three consuming loves, and none would remain by my side –
after this last, I consider myself consumed –
funny how the life line moves on strong and unbroken – a pity
if there were a split, I might just jump the tracks and begin again elsewhere
with pianist’s hands – as yet unconsumed
ebbtide 
ahhh- how fortunate that fate resides in our hearts and not in the lines of our hands – as for those consuming loves – to consume can mean dominate, exhaust, waste – the opposite, fill, create, gather, build – that love awaits your heart
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in time, God willing 🙂 thank you, my friend – your comments are always special
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i’m going to plug in the old telecaster, and play a bit of harp, and read some more of your fine words and listen to your tunes which I dig 🙂 and have another beer, oops
Peace,
Laz
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you’ve officially been moved from the list of people I’d like to have tea with someday and onto the list of people I’d like to have a beer with someday
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This is a delicate and moving poem Sarah. I like the trajectory ending, as brave souls always do, on a note of eternal optimism. Pianist’s hands make an ideal motif for these lines too.
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Sarah, I am absolutely loving it. Such poems could make me jealous if I wouldn’t be so happy reading it.
(personally – I would consider dropping the last line completely and reworking/rewording line 5 – the rest, to me, is just perfect)
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Reblogged this on Utopian Fragments and commented:
Sarah’s poem is simply perfect
so i wanted very much to make you guys go over and read it
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thanks for the feedback, Guy…. anything I post under “Poet’s Journal” is either a snippet or a work in process that may or may not grow up to be full-fledged poems 🙂 I like your suggestions – if I decide to rework this to become an actual finished piece, I’ll definitely keep them in mind
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🙂 for me it is already a complete piece. But I know what you mean
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Sarah, I feel like I have reached somewhere special. Your word-tone and your balance is absolute. You have a poet’s eye.
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what a kind thing to say – thank you!
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