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Blue Mercy

I've slid down hills of sharpened grass Shards leaked in broken, bleeding glass Through concave cracks of emptied seas I thirst for water's blue mercy From the nomadic, swollen plains Swallowed by thunder's luscious rains To silvered desert's destiny I thirst for water's blue mercy When hope is shriveled on my tongue And salt crusted hinges are sprung On worlds weary of barren pleas I thirst for water's blue mercy As my heart lies, dusty and prone A statue shrunk to withered bone Your voice, like rivers running free Fills me with water's blue mercy 09/07/22

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Date: 9/22/2022 11:13:00 AM
A treat to enjoy - again, this - poetry thirst quencher from Michelle. Shalom Sis, shalom & Eireene
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Date: 9/21/2022 11:02:00 PM
"I thirst for water's blue mercy" is an apt kyrielle refrain for where would we be without water. Your imagery is always topnotch, your phrasing creative and original (I liked To silvered desert's destiny best out of several really good lines), then you bring it around to love in stanza 4. I predict this will be a winner ~ John
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Date: 9/20/2022 8:18:00 AM
Michelle, Each line is beautiful. ...swollen plains swallowed by thunder's luscious rains... Best of luck in contest.
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Date: 9/12/2022 3:10:00 AM
In South Africa, notably, Eastern Cape province / state, we were without water in faucets for 2 weeks. And nightly ... To save water as infrastructure maintenance was ignored since Mandela's "democratic victory." Yes, water is life & such a blessings. I know even better now. Thx
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Date: 9/11/2022 9:50:00 PM
Love the flow and the rhyme. Michelle, and the poetry, superb.
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Date: 9/10/2022 7:28:00 PM
No better place to go than a clear lake of H2O // Water heals the heart and soul. Kudos, Michelle.
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Date: 9/10/2022 2:22:00 PM
I so love that beautiful refrain of yours. Only when we are loved by another soul can we feel the blue mercy of the sea, we are 90 percent water aren't we ? You poetry is amazing today, Michelle, just like you :)
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Date: 9/10/2022 9:32:00 AM
I agree with the other readers, Michelle: Awesome imagery and a beautiful flowing Kyrielle. This form is perfect for a water theme. A certain winner. SuZ
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Date: 9/10/2022 1:02:00 AM
This is superb both ways, as metaphor and blue waters literally in imagery. Kudos for a fab poem! Plz also read and comment my newest poem too.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/10/2022 7:25:00 AM
Thank you, appreciate it
Date: 9/9/2022 2:37:00 PM
I love where you went with the theme and it flows so nicely.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/10/2022 7:25:00 AM
Thanks for your kind comment, Juliet
Date: 9/9/2022 9:47:00 AM
This is a lovely piece, Michelle. I'm a true "son of the desert", myself. BOL in the contest.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/10/2022 7:24:00 AM
I lived in Arizona for many years, and I do love that fragile desert beauty! Thanks for your comment, Jim~
Date: 9/8/2022 7:00:00 PM
This was lovely and i really liked the wording of your last two stanzas - California is so thirsty right now :)
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/8/2022 10:21:00 PM
Yes, and the east coast so flooded, this is what climate change looks like -
Date: 9/8/2022 11:06:00 AM
Did the voice say, "The fire is out!"? Aloha!
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/8/2022 10:20:00 PM
More like 'surfs up' :) thanks for your comment, Rico
Date: 9/7/2022 9:11:00 PM
Awesome Poetry here my friend. Truly enjoyed to read and I am sure Kim will too...
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 9/8/2022 10:19:00 PM
Thank you much, appreciate it

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