Your Poetry Dot Com

Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!

Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+

Custom Search


Welcome !	Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link	29-May 17:05:02 AEST

Menu

· Our eBay Store

· Error Submit

Poetry

· Submit Poetry

· Least Read Poems

· Members Listing

· Old Site Post 2001

· Old Site Pre 2001

· Poetry Archive

· Public Domain Poetry

Stories

· Stories (NEW ! )

· Submit Story

· Story Topics

· Stories Archive

· Story Search

Community

· Our Poetry Forums

· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

Site Help

· FAQ

· Feedback

Members Areas

· Your Account

· Members Journals

· Premium Sign-Up

Premium Section

· Special Section

· Premium Poems

· Premium Submit

· Premium Search

· Premium Archive

· Premium Topics

Fun & Games

· Jokes

· Bubble Puzzle

· Cross Word Easy

· Word Hunt

Reference

· Dictionary (Rhyming)

· Site Updates

· Special Content

Search

Top

Help This Site

· Donations

Others

· Moderators

Our Other Sites

· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

Social

Array ( [sid] => 145492 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Rendezvous in Ramah [time] => 2008-10-02 22:35:33 [hometext] => Happy 25th, Ken and Marti - here's to the next 25! [bodytext] =>

Two States across the Southwest
and my phone is fading fast;
I need to conjure Dharma
before the moment’s past.
the saguaro trees are trembling in
the shimmering midday heat;
their flowers are so beautiful
and the fruit is always sweet.

Deep into an enchanted land
Four Corners now long gone;
sweat beads upon my brow
the afternoon forlorn.
the pueblo folk are inscrutable
their features laced with time;
stone monuments are humbling
as I search for any sign.

I drive by intuition, like
an eagle on the wing;
the roads no longer posted
as the winds commence to sing.
the azure skies turn purple
as I find and lose my way;
the sun a reddening postscript
to a long and mile-swept day.

Still miles out of Ramah
the world is ebon blind;
jackrabbits tempt the bumper
but can’t make up their minds.
the gas is all but vapours
the night of music gone;
the road a treacherous rock slide,
but I’ll drive until I’m done. [comments] => 7 [counter] => 393 [topic] => 9 [informant] => spike [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 15 [ratings] => 3 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => AnniversaryPoems )

Rendezvous in Ramah

Contributed by spike on Thursday, 2nd October 2008 @ 10:35:33 PM in AEST
Topic: AnniversaryPoems

Two States across the Southwest
and my phone is fading fast;
I need to conjure Dharma
before the moment’s past.
the saguaro trees are trembling in
the shimmering midday heat;
their flowers are so beautiful
and the fruit is always sweet.

Deep into an enchanted land
Four Corners now long gone;
sweat beads upon my brow
the afternoon forlorn.
the pueblo folk are inscrutable
their features laced with time;
stone monuments are humbling
as I search for any sign.

I drive by intuition, like
an eagle on the wing;
the roads no longer posted
as the winds commence to sing.
the azure skies turn purple
as I find and lose my way;
the sun a reddening postscript
to a long and mile-swept day.

Still miles out of Ramah
the world is ebon blind;
jackrabbits tempt the bumper
but can’t make up their minds.
the gas is all but vapours
the night of music gone;
the road a treacherous rock slide,
but I’ll drive until I’m done.

Copyright Â© spike ... [ 2008-10-02 22:35:33]
(Date/Time posted on site)

Advertisments:

Previous Posted Poem | | Next Posted Poem

Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more

All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by karoody on Thursday, 2nd October 2008 @ 11:58:12 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

awesome picture! enjoyed the write very much as well. wonderful mental picture and peaceful feelings of chasing those feelings going down those roads. even the ones not neatly drawn.kara

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on Friday, 3rd October 2008 @ 06:32:31 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Awww Spike,..this is picture perfect!! I echo your sentiments to our dear friends Cowboy and Marty....
I have to admit I miss him and his work so very much....
Thank you for sharing this....
Jenni

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 6th October 2008 @ 04:41:57 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Hey Spike!!

Well the rest of the piece was damn fine, my dear poet! (I sent the PM I spoke
to you about). I wish I could have been there. From what I understand Ramah is
a very small place. But the pics were enticing enough. Something about that
place appeals to me-- even with the dryness and all. Ken and Marti are such
beautiful souls and are so lucky to have found each other. And to have you
for a friend. (I know of this)

25 years is rare these days. It is as inspiring as this write, my friend. :)

LOVED your line about the jackrabbits. ;)

~ Breezy

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Sunday, 12th October 2008 @ 10:35:48 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Awesome photo and surpurb write.
huggs, smiles, blessings,
emy

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Tuesday, 28th April 2009 @ 08:47:05 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

Well heck, Spike, first, thank ya. Second, if'n' I'd knowed ya did this back in September, I'da gotten here sooner. Mighty fine work o' wordsmithy, T.J. How's come ya didn't share this with me LIVE, like yesterday? I love ya, bro.

wabl
KenMoore
cowboy

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by Jessi95 on Monday, 26th April 2010 @ 08:30:33 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

nice

Re: Rendezvous in Ramah (User Rating: 1 )
by Jessi95 on Monday, 26th April 2010 @ 08:31:06 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)

nice

While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. Â©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright Â© to their submitter. All the rest Copyright Â© 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com