… we shared our lungs and
the soot upon our fingers …
the sounds of crashing cars at night …
their steel wheels spinning …
the sound of dynamos coupling …
the lonely whistle’s departure
the sound of blowing steam …
(singing lonely notes to us
in our dreams)
or
songs of departure
for those of us with
longing hearts
who sailed the rails
for hidden treasure
to feed their hungry hearts
never to be seen again …
Those of us who stayed endured
the soot that lived within our
lungs
we slept on grey sheets
we hung
to dry in
the sun of
yesterday’s
light …
How could we not share
our commonalities in
the sooty air of that
little town?!
We were carbon copies
who saw each other
everywhere …
How could we NOT share
in large part the sums of
our greater whole?
With every single entity
an overlapping part
of every single mind
Oh my goodness this is so very beautifully written
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i cry …
with grateful heart i accepted
the words that you had written ..
the greatest gift from my
endeavors …
your gift then brought me to your
site …
where … I reflected upon
what you had
written giving
heart felt words to me
of further inspiration
i had written
in return …
that
alas … were stolen … !
from the wifi at the edge of
too far away
where I wrote them
… lost …
a split second before
I clicked
posted …
i’ll try to remember …
and send them your way …
inspired words from your
poem written …
given in
return …
I hate it when
that happens!
don’t you???!
back to the beginning …
so grateful once again …
for kindest words
of compliment
that you presented …
words still ringing
still living within
my brain …
no greater pleasure
the ultimate treasure
for thoughts and words that
one has
written … !
the gift supreme ..
thank you so much …
again and again …. ks
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