Water

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Water

You are a well in the desert

And I am a drop of water.

I fall into you, after
These parched years.
A weakened husk
With dust on my cheek.

I wandered away from love
When it neglected me.

Its embrace as dry as bone dust;
Its speech a thin and hollow sound.

When people look at me and say,
A fallen woman
Who left her toiling husband.

I ask them,

Can you blame the river
For seeking out the ocean?

I am a drop of water,
And into you I fall.

Into you, I thirst.

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Charlie23 commented on Water

09-14-2009

This is a great poem! I can see her seeking out the ocean, especially if she was bone dry in the desert! Loved it!

dahlusion commented on Water

09-10-2009

I have shivers down my spine from the emotional and creative depth of this perfectly structured, perfectly delivered masterpiece. Bravo!!

Jammin

09/13/2009

Thank you. I especially loved writing this one.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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