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If You Knew

Posted by Maverick ~ on December 29, 2015

Posted in: Nature, Photography, Poetry. Tagged: dragon, Ellen Bass, If You Knew, reptile.

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If You Knew
(excerpt)
by Ellen Bass
How close does the dragon’s spume
have to come? How wide does the crack
in heaven have to split?
What would people look like
if we could see them as they are,
soaked in honey, stung and swollen,
reckless, pinned against time?

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10 comments on “If You Knew”

Amreen Bashir Shaikh on December 29, 2015 at 4:35 am said:

Well written! Nice one.

Do read my post too here >> http://bit.ly/1QXkeGU

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- Maverick ~ on December 29, 2015 at 5:41 am said:
  
  Thanks for the link Amreen I had missed that post. Gave me a chuckle 🙂
  
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  - Amreen Bashir Shaikh on December 29, 2015 at 5:50 am said:
    
    🙂 Great! Glad to have you here !
    
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the dune mouse on December 29, 2015 at 7:55 pm said:

what a beautiful poem!! so aptly illustrated!

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- Maverick ~ on December 29, 2015 at 9:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you Cybele.
  
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Simona on December 30, 2015 at 12:02 am said:

Ti auguro uno splendido giorno mon ami 🙂

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- Maverick ~ on December 30, 2015 at 5:05 am said:
  
  Grazie. Anche tu la mia amica 🙂
  
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faburlifekhloe on December 30, 2015 at 9:18 am said:

You never fail to find perfect pictures to fit the poem. You nailed it once again my dear friend! 😉

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- Maverick ~ on December 30, 2015 at 7:43 pm said:
  
  Well, I am a dragon you know. 😉
  
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  - faburlifekhloe on December 31, 2015 at 2:47 am said:
    
    Yes a powerful dragon 😉
    
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