I always notice the dreamlike quality of
clouds, their soft layers of hazy beauty.
I often see daisies in dry bones.
I dance with skeletons, ignoring the witch’s
brew.
I stick my hand in the boiling
cauldron and call it comfort.
I pay no attention to the clock’s
incessant noise.
I’ve repeated your name so many times
it sounds like an incantation.
When do I stop hoping?
When does your name mean
nothing?
Do you remember dictionary?
I pile on the words trying to
reach your table.
For one moment, I grasp the surface
just as my chair folds but refuses
to collapse.
I pick up syntax from the ground.
Your form takes shape on the paper
only as you are walking away.
-Tosha Michelle
I ♡ those clouds. As l must love the gamble too. A longing to be that person again, of no one else in the world I rather be.
The dream wakes me, to smile at such a sally. Of ever?
you’re up awful early….
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Thanks, Dale. Happy Monday.
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You always come up with such marvelous metaphors ❤ 🙂 Such a brilliant poem…
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Thank you!
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Positively gorgeous, Tosha. ❤
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Thank you. x
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Xxx
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Beautiful. ❤ Also, the title. One of my favourite words.
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Thank you.
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When do I stop hoping? Not until you’re ready to move on! Very pretty!
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Thank you. I think hope is just a lingering residue at this point. I’m ready to move forward. Wishing you a lovely day.
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Thanks, you, too!
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You’re welcome xo
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Oh, so many questions with no real answers.
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Just think of my poetry as The X Files. The true is out there…. way OUT there. Happy oh sh## it’s Monday again.
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Beautiful. Have a great day, Tosh!! xy
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Thank you. You too xo
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What a great start to a Monday morning, thank you! Ha-ha, “call it comfort” so true! Have a wonderful day! ~ Mia
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Thank you, Mia. My soul poetic sister
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You’re welcome! 😉
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Eerily perfect. That’s what I call this. 😉
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Ha-ha. Thanks xx
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My favorite lines of yours:
I often see daisies in dry bones.
I dance with skeletons, ignoring the witch’s
brew.
Your metaphors keep me at the edge of my seat. I love everything you come up with and how your imagination works.
Outstanding writing! 🙂
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Thank you, Charlie. High praise, indeed.
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You welcome. 🙂 You always keep evolving and keep making us think with your words. 🙂
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Thank you! xx
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My pleasure. 🙂
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Love this ❤ I often see daises in dry bones ❤
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Thank you. xx
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Love the song 😀
You never stop dreaming, you just let some dreams flow away and go chase others.
https://cybabe.wordpress.com/
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fly away*
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I agree! By the way, really enjoy your beauty blog. Happy Monday!
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I agree! By the way, really enjoy your beauty blog. Happy Monday!
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It’s funny how you write. Not meaning you’re funny but the answer the truth is out there. A lot of what you say I feel and understand. The metaphors are enough to know the hurt that went on, that you still feel and they point at your favorite spot with someone. I write some truth, half truth, all truth and nothing is truth but memories. Those linger even when you’ve fully moved on and have a dream out of left field.
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Thank you, Paul. Sometimes the present refuses to endure the past. Writing is a way of releasing it all, pushing those memories out
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I know I read it and visualize it. I do the same thing, my ex tried to kill me twice and I shocked the hell out of her by not leaving. You can find a 100 ways to say the same thing. I like mixing it up too. I do it verbally, visually, musically and sometimes the exact opposite. Pain is still pain. That reminded me I had to post.:) Tricking your mind is fun when you enjoy it.
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Good lord! You certainly have some bad luck when it comes to women.
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Yea that is only the recap. IDK I have a big heart. If I am mad but someone is having a bad day I leave things alone. I did write a real post about her. She put 20000 mg of narcotic pain killers and sleep agents. She also cut my brakes and had someone go after my alternator to make it go in flames. The car stalled and I got out on the parkway and mid day and clear someone smashed into it and it exploded. The meds I forced gag reflux and then worked out real hard to sweat it out and get my adrenaling up. My hr goes over 200 and I was 20 and dizzy when I realized and I sat there looking at her and her jaw dropped. The same with the car. She had me heavily insured. We did separate 2 months later. I am sure you got the double and triple meaning in the post I just wrote.:)
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I hope she’s in jail. There’s cute crazy and then their psychotic crazy. She definitely sounds like the latter. Your post reads like a Investigate Discovery show.
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I wanted it to be subtle yet cryptic at the same time. As far as her, she ended up exactly as I told her. I helped her career got her a head hunter and her career took off. She wanted a millionaire and the type to leave their wife for her. She dated 4 in 2 years, got pregnant 3 times, miscarried twice and the last left her with the kid. She actually called cops on me after coming home drunk as hell and started throwing crap and the second time a female cop went from treating me like a suspect to a victim and gave me her number. Doing that in front of her was priceless.
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You should write a screenplay and sale it to Lifetime. You would make a killing. I’m glad you aren’t with her anymore.
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I have thought about it and I certainly write enough and have enough material. It is interesting. If I did that, mind you she watches it all the time, she would like it and not realize it was about her:) I have enough of my own material to publish on a few subjects. I am glad I am not with her either.
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Reblogged this on wwwpalfitness.
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Thank you, kind one.
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Of course 🙂
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Stunning poetry, as always!
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Thank you, Thomas x
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You are welcome, Tosha.:) xo
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Stunning. Your words always leave us wanting more.
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Thank you, Andrew xx
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Seeing ‘daisies in dry bones’, and ‘dancing with skeletons’
–Brilliant imagery here Tosha. Love it.
And what a video. Pretty wild. Don’t think I totally understood the message. Did you?
🙂
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Thank you, lovely. The lead singer of Years and Years is gay so I think he was talking about his relationship. I’ll have to go back and watch. In truth, I usually get lost in the music and lyrics, forgetting to pay attention to the actual video.
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You’re welcome. Yea, I guess the video is just basically a visual representation of the lyrics anyhow, right.
😉
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Yeah, but lyrics can be subjective so. I should pay more attention. I’m just not a visual person, more auditory.
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Good point. I’m very visual. But for learning, I’m kinaesthetic. I have to do it to really get it.
🙂
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I like that! 🙂 xx
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🙂
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I love it your world tosha
Thanks for being part of my world
kiss
marcello
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Likewise. xx
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thanks Tosha
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You’re welcome xx
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:)))))
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” I often see daisies in dry bones ” ….hauntingly beautiful dear Tosha ! Love , megxxx
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Thank you, lovely.
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Reblogged this on sherriemiranda1 and commented:
Another fasciniting poem from Tosha!
Still trying to understand it, but I look forward to reading it a few more times. 😃😊😘😜😳
Peace, love & poetry to all,
Sherrie
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Thank you. It’s basically about letting go xx
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Reblogged this on barclaydave and commented:
Another beautiful poem from a blog newly found. If you enjoy reading it, as I did, please leave comments against the original post and not here. Thank you dear reader.
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I…loved…this.
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Thank you!
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