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Array ( [sid] => 110029 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Learning Departure [time] => 2005-11-19 15:21:15 [hometext] => This poem is small, one-sided, and limited. But what it conveys . . . is huge, maybe. [bodytext] => It’s so late in coming.

Secret for the ear:
your copper breath; harsh as waves
pearl-hid in that shell,
--crashontheshore caught and pinned--
spined, worn to a finish
[that burnished intake: twist of air
thick with sand],

you roar.

Salinity, a philosophical
question,
draws you out to swollen seas.
Shell carries your breath.
Learning to breathe on my
own, I say,
float, darling.
You do. Out and out and
out.
Fade, smaller smaller,
into the swells.

I wave, and

embrace the shore. [comments] => 7 [counter] => 878 [topic] => 52 [informant] => ShadowDaughter [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 24 [ratings] => 9 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => goodbyepoetry )

Learning Departure

Contributed by ShadowDaughter on Saturday, 19th November 2005 @ 03:21:15 PM in AEST
Topic: goodbyepoetry

It’s so late in coming.

Secret for the ear:
your copper breath; harsh as waves
pearl-hid in that shell,
--crashontheshore caught and pinned--
spined, worn to a finish
[that burnished intake: twist of air
thick with sand],

you roar.

Salinity, a philosophical
question,
draws you out to swollen seas.
Shell carries your breath.
Learning to breathe on my
own, I say,
float, darling.
You do. Out and out and
out.
Fade, smaller smaller,
into the swells.

I wave, and

embrace the shore.

Copyright Â© ShadowDaughter ... [ 2005-11-19 15:21:15]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by Fionndruinne on Sunday, 20th November 2005 @ 12:54:57 AM AEST
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This caught me like it were ocean surf. The sea-imagery does so much for this, I think, just because the sea is so, so powerful. The sea embodies things like farewells, and distance. And of course, I am just enamored of sea-poetry on the whole, heheh.

But this, with its crystal-clear lines, brings such extra power into the theme. It's beautiful. Terribly so.

One of my favorites of yours, beyond any doubt.

Andrew

Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by blowfish_jane on Sunday, 20th November 2005 @ 05:55:29 AM AEST
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Nora, this was such a brilliant write. It still amazes me that your only 15 you are so gifted and smart. It really is rare to see a girl like you.

This poem just grabs you like the open sea. It truly does feel refreshing to read your work.

Jane ~

Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by faith_my_eyes on Monday, 21st November 2005 @ 06:12:08 AM AEST
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Congratulations-- you are offically a master of abstract poetry.
Hugs,
Em

Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by Dri on Monday, 21st November 2005 @ 06:31:08 PM AEST
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ah, the poetry of the wounded, restored...

Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by Cancer on Wednesday, 1st February 2006 @ 12:30:15 AM AEST
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i like it. but probably not for the reasons i should. the second stanza actually made me smile, though i imagine i interpreted it differently than you meant it. regardless, UFYPMOTGF.

51

Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by Kayden on Tuesday, 21st February 2006 @ 04:51:15 PM AEST
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Wow incredible... Wrighting is definetly your gift... Keep it up and dont give it up... For there are few as good as you... =)

Re: Learning Departure (User Rating: 1 )
by Eve on Monday, 31st July 2006 @ 08:02:53 PM AEST
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And, with all the time you give me in between WRITING THINGS

er
writing things =)

I've drawn more meanings out of this than I ever did before. Which is good and bad.
Bad because you need to write because it's been too long. Missy.
Missy.
And don't bring me up either. This has nothing to do with me.

Yours truly,
Gerty o' the high seas.

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