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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Words I Had Forgotten





I traced words on leaves,
with my fingers and my toes.
I scattered them in the orange grove,
and watched how they were swept into the heavens.
The fields nearby were Peridot  green,
inviting and unassuming,
I knelt down,
wishing the scars would heal,
and I can find them once again.
The sun shined with regret,
attempting to console my emptiness.
The wounds of life led me to abandon
the words I love as I buried them deep inside.
Poetry, my old friend,
you found me while I played hide and seek
with my words.
While I wrote them on napkins and receipts
and tossed them away.
Poetry you found me in the ocean,
on a moonlit night,
the tide was rising,
the fish were biting.
You found me and I could no longer hide.
I had forgotten how you heal me,
how you awaken my desire,
how you let my soul dance outside my body.


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143 comments:

  1. Pat HattNovember 8, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Some great imagery you portray in this verse, liked your soul dancing outside your body. Seems it can find you anywhere and you are talented tracing words with your toes..haha

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  2. ScarletNovember 8, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    and I hope we never lose sight of our old friend. finding and dancing words, beautiful words to describe poetry ~

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  3. KristiNovember 8, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    So lovely ayala I love this description of your love affair with poetry. <3

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  4. BelindaNovember 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Ah, the haling properties of poetry -- lovely, Ayala. Isn't it amazing how poetry surrounds us if only we pay attention?

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  5. Kelly MillerNovember 8, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    This is beautiful Ayala. I completely understand, though poetry is no longer my outlet. Words are powerful, whatever form you choose.

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  6. Brian MillerNovember 8, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    nice...love how our writing and baring our souls leads to that healing place...i feel much the same and love the fun lilt that the first couple lines have...

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  7. BeachannyNovember 8, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    You tell the tale well of the play of words..in and out, meanings and innuendo; it's poetry and expression that is all today.

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  8. FireblossomNovember 8, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    I love that last line because that's what it's like, isn't it?

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  9. CloudiaNovember 8, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    a wonderful explanation of the process of being a post!


    Aloha from Honolulu

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  10. wayside word gardenNovember 8, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    I was drawn in from the title and the first words...a beautiful verse... from the heart.

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  11. Uneven StephenNovember 8, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Beautiful! I just love the lines:

    "Poetry, my old friend,
    you found me while I played hide and seek
    with my words."

    Well done.

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  12. ClaudiaNovember 8, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    ..and glad poetry found you...
    go on with letting the soul dance outside the body...smiles

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    1. ClaudiaJuly 20, 2012 at 12:33 AM

      that's a wonderful piece ayala..enjoyd the re-read

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    2. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM

      Thank you my dear Claudia. :)

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  13. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    you have a great use of play with words. love this so much. its magical and whimsical! so happy i stopped by! GREAT POST! Hugs!

    ps... i have added you to my blogroll! :)

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  14. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Very nicely done. There are many thoughts throughout this poem that resonate with me completely. Thanks, really enjoyed:)

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  15. LisaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Poetry you found me, and I so loved the last line. You lent me your voice tonight, thank you.

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  16. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Thank you, Pat. Ha, ha ...you should try it. :)

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  17. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Thank you, Heaven. I hope we never lose our friend....

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  18. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Thank you, Kristi.
    :)

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  19. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    Thank you, Belinda. When our eyes are open and our spirit is at peace, great things can happen if we let them.
    :)

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  20. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Thank you, Kelly. Words are powerful!

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  21. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Thank you, Brian. Good to get to that healing place.

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  22. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Thank you, Gay.
    :)

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  23. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Thank you, Fireblossom. Yes...that is what it's like :)

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  24. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Thank you, Cloudia.
    :)

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  25. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Thank you, Anna.
    :)

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  26. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Thank you, Stephen.
    :)

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  27. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Thank you, Claudia.
    :)

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  28. mrs mediocrityNovember 8, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    poetry will always find you. words have always been my best friend, always there, or at least just behind the curtain.

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  29. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Thank you, Kellie. So glad that you enjoyed this.
    Hugs :)

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  30. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    Thank you, Oceangirl.
    :)

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  31. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Thank you, Kelly.
    :)

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  32. ayalaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Thank you, Fred. Glad the poem resonated with you. :)

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  33. colleenNovember 8, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    I want to be found too but my muse is as fickle as an already fed cat.

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  34. Yousei HimeNovember 8, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    We all have a unique romance with poetry, don't we. Thank you for sharing a bit of yours. Feels familiar.

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  35. Ginny BrannanNovember 8, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    "...While I wrote them on napkins and receipts
    and tossed them away."

    Thank goodness for the gift of words and the ability to use them to express. And sometimes even when we can't seem to find them, they find us. You expressed this so well. Thank you for sharing.

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  36. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Wonderful, I've been hiding myself, it's such a gift to allow the words to flow freely and bring release.

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  37. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Wonderful idea of soul dancing outside the body! K.

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  38. Shashidhar SharmaNovember 8, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    How true and I could relate to all of it very much....

    'Poetry, my old friend,
    you found me while I played hide and seek
    with my words.'

    ... and then your last line... put on my feelings about poetry into perfect words....

    "how you let my soul dance outside my body."
    Liked it very much...

    Shashi
    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/11/whispers-tears-in-rain.html

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  39. Joanne Young ElliottNovember 9, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    I'm glad you're old friend found you so you could be here sharing your words with us.
    Love these lines:
    "I had forgotten how you heal me,
    how you awaken my desire,
    how you let my soul dance outside my body."
    So true!

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  40. kelvin s.m.November 9, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    ..a poem at its best.. your words flow like a graceful fairy shivering on some fine flowers in the morning... excellent, thanks for the poem!

    Good day!

    ~Kelvin

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  41. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    O, how well I can relate to this poem! Words are to fall in love with, keep you company, even heal. And yes, the poet does dance with words. Lovely work!

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  42. Adura OjoNovember 9, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Oh yes, Ayala! such is the passion of poetry. You capture it so well. Someimes I wonder why it's taken me this long to give in to it and draw from its strength to revive the zest for life.

    Thank you for your comments on my blog. Your dad is surely watching over you. Ever so proudly too:)

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  43. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    poetry such a comfort and inspiration to be found all around us ...loved your poem thank you for sharing x

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  44. PatriciaNovember 9, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Oh, I am so glad you did not forget THESE words... such a BEAUTIFUL write... your heart pours out in this... tenderly, passionately... like a wounded healer.

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  45. joannaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    yes, poetry can do such wonderful things, for us, with us, around us, if only we let her in & give her a free rein... lovely. :)

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  46. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    A true and lovely paean to our lady Poetry. Thank you for reminding me how valuable she is.

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  47. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Lovely words - I too have found poetry to be a great healer...

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  48. Steve KingNovember 9, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    A very well done lyric. Balanced, clean and transparent. Great expression.

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  49. Maude LynnNovember 9, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    I adore that last line!

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  50. Laurie KolpNovember 9, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    I love how poetry found you in the second half... beautiful!

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  51. VictoriaNovember 9, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Stunning ode to poetry, Ayala.

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  52. Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being RudriNovember 9, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    There something magnificent about the line, "Poetry you found me in the ocean." Love this write. Thanks Ayala.

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  53. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Colleen, you are funny...a well fed cat... :)

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  54. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Yousei, I agree ...I think it's a love affair that finds us.

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  55. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Thank you, Ginny. :)

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  56. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Thank you, Emma. I truly believe in it!

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  57. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Thank you, Karin.
    :)

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  58. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Thank you, Shashi. I appreciate your thoughts and so glad that it resonated with you.

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  59. The Orange TreeNovember 9, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    I traced words on leaves,
    with my fingers and my toes.
    I scattered them in the orange grove,
    and watched how they were swept into the heavens.


    love this, you instantly draw me, cheers.

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  60. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Thank you, Joanne.
    So honored to share this with so many wonderful poets.

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  61. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Thank you, Kelvin.
    :)

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  62. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Thank you, Jackie. The words dance ....and we dance with them.

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  63. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Thank you, Adura. I think he is :)

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  64. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Thank you, Kez. :)

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  65. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Thank you, Pat. :)

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  66. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Thank you, Joanna. :)

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  67. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Thank you, Anna.
    :)

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  68. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Ruth, she is the great healer ....
    :)

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  69. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Thank you, Steve. :)

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  70. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Thank you, MZ.
    :)

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  71. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Thank you, Laurie.
    :)

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  72. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Thank you, Victoria.
    :)

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  73. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Thank you, Rudri.
    I love the ocean...it's my therapy. :)

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  74. ayalaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Thank you, Orange Tree. :)

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  75. kaykualaNovember 9, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Ayala,
    So very true! Poetry has given you a life living and caring even tracing them on leaves or sand. It is something tangible where all of us are able to meet! Wonderful verse!

    Hank

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  76. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Yes, they do have a way of saving us, these words :)

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  77. Rachel HoytNovember 9, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Beautiful words! Great imagery. Poetry definitely brought me back to life. :)

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  78. BaishaliNovember 10, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    great imagery and a lovely write dear lady :)

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  79. AnonymousNovember 10, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    So beautiful a poem, Ayala, and so true.

    Thank you for this lovely reminder. Poetry seems to be the heartbeat of many of us.

    Lady Nyo

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  80. James RainsfordNovember 10, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Great to know that poetry is a trusty friend. May it never desert you.

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  81. Luke PraterNovember 10, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    tried to comment the other day, mobile broadband was malfunctioning... your 'Peridot green' is quite enchanting

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  82. GlynnNovember 10, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    And were you hiding from poetry?

    Lovely poem, Ayala.

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  83. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Thank you, Hank...it has and it does.

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  84. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Lori, they do :)

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  85. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Thank you, Rachel. I am happy for you!

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  86. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Thank you, Baishali.
    :)

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  87. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Thank you, Jane. Happy you enjoyed it.
    :)

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  88. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Thank you, James. I hope it never does.

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  89. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Luke, thank you for returning today. Glad you liked the peridot green ;)

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  90. ayalaNovember 10, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Thank you, Glynn. I was hiding but it found me.
    :)

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  91. Thoughts Not LostNovember 10, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Wonderful, I can relate to this poem!

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  92. LaurenNovember 11, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    So glad you poetry found you. And I love periodot green (I'm a periodot girl). I may have spelled periodot wrong though.

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  93. UnknownNovember 11, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    The words do save, you capture your poetry in a truthful way here, giving it life as a character...supporting one at that. Lovely ~ Rose

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  94. ayalaNovember 11, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Thank you, Thoughts Not Lost.

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  95. ayalaNovember 11, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Peridot girl, thank you. :)

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  96. ayalaNovember 11, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Thank you, Rose. Glad you liked it.
    :)

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  97. LeslieNovember 16, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    "I had forgotten how you heal me,
    how you awaken my desire,
    how you let my soul dance outside my body."

    yes, poetry does seem to be a soul-language...

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  98. ayalaNovember 20, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Yes, Leslie. It is my soul language. :)

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  99. AnonymousJuly 19, 2012 at 10:30 PM

    Simply gorgeous, a paean indeed :).

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  100. mrs mediocrityJuly 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    earlier tonight i read something that made me think of the saying that art is the thing that you can't not do.

    rereading this, i think of it again. we write because we must.

    xo

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  101. Helena WhiteJuly 20, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Poetry, my old friend,
    you found me while I played hide and seek
    with my words.

    For me writing and especially poetry has been like a guiding light, leading me to my truth and soul healing. This is amazing Ayala. Thank you for sharing your beautiful words.

    ♥ Hεlεɳa

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 10:56 AM

      Thank you, Helena. So true...it does lead to soul healing <3
      xoxo

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  102. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    Just lovely...yes, so healing..it's in our souls..beautifully and sensitively put.

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  103. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 2:58 AM

    I always read your work with anticipation, but this has got to be my all time favorite from you. Simply beautiful!

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  104. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 5:58 AM

    Very nice! It starts beautifully and then sort of flies around like a butterfly, descending gently, as poem in my palm. See...even in my comment!

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  105. DaydreamerJuly 20, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    I'm so glad you found them again. To writers, our words are like our breath, once we can exhale them, we feel so much lighter. This is a beautiful read.

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 10:58 AM

      Thank you, Bren. So honored to be on this journey with you. :)

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  106. Myrna R.July 20, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    Lovely write. I especially like the last line. Now I know what that feeling is - it's my soul dancing outside my body.

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 10:59 AM

      Thank you, Myrna. It is your soul dancing outside your body. :)

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  107. VictoriaJuly 20, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    This is absolutely exquisite...the kind of poem I like to reread to recover serentiy. Bravo!

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 12:46 PM

      Thank you, Victoria. Happy Anniversary, it's been quite a journey. xo

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  108. libithinaJuly 20, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    lovely Ayala - Happy Anniversary to us and much love x x lib

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 12:46 PM

      Yes, Lib ...Happy Anniversary to us. :) Hugs and Love.

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  109. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    So nice, but an undercurrent of melancholy running through this that I find so appealing- and it's in your imagery too...just conjured up such vivid images in my mind....have really enjoyed reading your work at @dverse! Long may it continue!

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 3:58 PM

      Thank you, Stu. I have loved reading your work and yes long may it continue :) it's been awesome !

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  110. Jennifer WagnerJuly 20, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    I like this...words I had forgotten...much like remembering a first love. Nice.

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    1. ayalaJuly 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM

      Yes it is much like a first love :) thank you !

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  111. Tawnya SmithJuly 20, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    I think your choice for the anniversary is wonderful. I looked back through my dVerse posts, when I found the Purity of Fog, I thought, "Oh, I'd forgotten this one." Thanks for the visit and comment. :)

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  112. ChazinatorJuly 20, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    Your poem captures so beautifully how poetry heals us in intimate ways. I love the line about the soul dancing outside the body. That feeling of freedom and lightness is so true of the way that poetry brings into being a life that we can share with others but also a self that we wish to become in our deepest desires.

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    1. ayalaJuly 24, 2012 at 7:24 AM

      It heals and lifts :) it's all that and more. Thank you for your thoughts.

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  113. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Super poem - glad poetry found you too! k.

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  114. Other MaryJuly 20, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Lovely poem Ayala. Just what I needed today.

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    1. ayalaJuly 24, 2012 at 7:26 AM

      Thank you, Mary. Happy you enjoyed it. :)

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  115. ScarletJuly 20, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    A beautiful and even more uplifting read the second time around ~ Lovely share ~

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  116. Maude LynnJuly 20, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    That last line still floors me. Really, really beautiful.

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  117. Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being RudriJuly 21, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    What beautiful prose Ayala. Well-done.

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  118. BeachannyJuly 21, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    Poetry does let us dance outside our bodies, doesn't it. Wonderful poem Ayala. It spoke to waking up to the poetry that needs to be written and we certainly have come to love your voice this year. Thank you so much for all the support and consistency that you have given me. I always look forward to your comments and your work. Sending much love your way!

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    1. ayalaJuly 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM

      Thank you, dear Gay. I always look forward to seeing you here. You always share your kindness and support :)

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  119. BelindaJuly 23, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    Really lovely, Ayala, and I agree!

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    1. ayalaJuly 24, 2012 at 7:35 AM

      Thank you, Belinda. Xoxo so happy to see you :)

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  120. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    That last line is a gem!

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