breathe.in

By Guillotine

I could wrap myself with these hills;
fog crawling in sfumato choke
nothing but the soft glow of ghost lamps
flickering with halogen and smoke
-and there's an encience in this;
ephemeral and tattooed in cosmic ink
indelible - invisible
ensconced between the paraphrase
and the answer.
the whole world holds breath;
(in.hale)

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Published on Monday, October 8, 2012. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "breathe.in"

A former member wrote: Short and powerful, this poem is a ghostly atmosphere condensed and concentrated in a powerful emotional concoction. My favorite part was "ensconced between the paraphrase and the answer". I'm not yet sure what this means, but to me it speaks of the ineffable beauty of nature, which seems to hold answers no man can read without becoming a part of it. -cheryl
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Slingnasty (137) wrote:

Awesome and a 10!
On Monday, October 8, 2012, Dreaming in Stanzas (293) wrote:

Gorgeous. Perfect 10.
On Monday, October 8, 2012, Dei (663) wrote:

exquisite.
On Monday, October 8, 2012, Star (879) wrote:

absolutely lovely! as robyn said!
On Monday, October 8, 2012, Nehema (958) wrote:

An ethereal moment caught in verse, lovely - XXOO
A former member wrote: this has a hallowed be thy name tone to it. i adore it. it felt sacred and harmonious and true. thanks so much.
On Monday, October 8, 2012, Malice In Wonderland (976) wrote:

....this, sir, is absolutely breathtaking.... passes through you like the breeze...