i remember the back of you as a lily strikes the hours every stone walks off and the morning sinks in an avalanche of footprints, petals and parables the sudden whitewashed limbs of you
As I don’t anticipate posting again this week, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
The Used Life 
18 responses to “Lily Strikes the Hours”
Love this. A profound sense of parting.
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Thank you, Bob.
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Beautiful poem, L.
I wish you a Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻
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Thank you, J. Merry Christmas to you, too!🎄
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Merry Christmas to you! Beautiful writing, again.💗 You have such a unique way of describing the common, turning it into the sublime.
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Thank you very much, Michele. Merry Christmas! 🎄
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And a Merry Christmas to you!
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Thank you. Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful day🎄
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Merry Christmas, 🙏🏼
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Thank you. Merry Christmas!
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This has never came up on my Google newsfeed before but i clicked on it… Bam its be along very time since i read something like this and it completely made sense to me, i could feel exactly what i was reading.
Thank You! 🙂
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Thank you very much. I have to say I’m surprised this showed up in your Google newsfeed, but, of course, I am delighted you found my site. And I’m glad the poem resonated with you. Happy holidays!
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sorry to ask but can you explain me the lines cause i seem a bit lost
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Hi, the poem is about the emotional experience of watching someone you love walk away.
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Perfect use of words. Enjoy and read more of the talented writer.
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Happy New year and the poem is so good. No wasted words in the meaningful poetry.
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Thank you very much, John. And thank you for sharing!
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You are welcome and I enjoyed your work.
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