Between My Fingers (a poem of friendship)

By liquid_emotion

The past is swept away in this moment
Where wind is heavy with damp and salt
And the warmth washes over dancing palms
While my shining wet body in the sand
Touches two worlds unknown and mysterious
A third world stretches out and above me
And I am so alone in this perfect moment
Where thoughts of deep intent and mystery
Scratch upon the surface of lazy conscience
And flutter in and out and through me
Awakening some long lost forgotten feeling
Of thought and truth and depth and knowledge
And in that instant I know you will never share this
A part of a moment in the long list of the present
Where I want to reach out and clink dripping glasses
And speak of insights once buried underneath
The shells and sea and ever changing sky
Where I search you out and call with my heart
Returning time and again unanswered, unfound
With my hands that grasp dry sand
And watch time falling through the cracks
Between my fingers

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Copyright 2003 liquid_emotion
Published on Thursday, May 1, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: I love this poem. IT brought me to a moment. I could feel all of the feelings and thoughts and activities of hanging out with my best friend... I love feeling that anytime, especially when I'm with her. :)

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, May 5, 2003, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    This is a beautiful piece, my favourite lines are "And I am so alone in this perfect moment Where thoughts of deep intent and mystery Scratch upon the surface of lazy conscience". Scholar

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, May 5, 2003, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    I also love the notion of calling out with your heart, but it returning home unanswered. Reminds of Noah sending out the dove from the Ark. Quite lovely! (almost as lovely as your eyes) Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • liquid_emotion On Monday, May 5, 2003, liquid_emotion (323)By person wrote:

    Noah.. i like that:) my eyes thank you

  • Seraphic On Sunday, May 4, 2003, Seraphic (209)By person wrote:

    beautiful...simply put, this is just that, incredibly beautiful

  • cre On Thursday, May 1, 2003, cre (411)By person wrote:

    Er, I'm afraid to leave you comments now :/ Not really. This is so beautiful. I started reading it before discovering the author and the beauty and incredible flowing words grabbed me right up .. I knew it was yours. Great write.

  • liquid_emotion On Thursday, May 1, 2003, liquid_emotion (323)By person wrote:

    Thats one of the best comments yet, so now your allowed a few crappy ones;)

  • DoctorAsh On Thursday, May 1, 2003, DoctorAsh (373)By person wrote:

    wow ... what an extreamly beautiful piece of flawless poetry .. now if i knew you in person, i would want us to network our brains together, with wires and tape, so i could get a first hand view of your wonderful daydreams ... awsome write ;)

  • liquid_emotion On Thursday, May 1, 2003, liquid_emotion (323)By person wrote:

    flawless *is made quite happy by this* transfusion of thought by you and me... us thoughts... scary

  • Jonas On Thursday, May 1, 2003, Jonas (720)By person wrote:

    perfection and content twists around the fingers of the things that darken paths and the brilliance of the sun is tempered, beautifully, but not as bright... and the world is as it should be.

  • liquid_emotion On Thursday, May 1, 2003, liquid_emotion (323)By person wrote:

    splendid comment, indeed!! I thank YOU

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