You’ve come back
to the rooms of our house
where speech died
and a breathing stone filled our bed.
You leave a trail of crumbs
to lead me to you,
thinking, perhaps, that I will follow
like a hen
grateful for food,
for a lighted place to grow old.
But I have closed and shuttered myself.
I will keep this darkness and chill,
feel my way like the blind
and harden.
© 2016 Karen Kleis – All Rights Reserved
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This is really, really good Karen~
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Thanks! 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I kind of like this one a lot, but it seems like something very personal to you and not so much about society or the greater public in general. I like it because I really think it clearly describes the attitudes of many in America. Nicely done.
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Thanks! I don’t always write about topics that are applicable to society or the public in general. Poetry in particular has always made room for both the personal and the larger points of view. Though I think that is true for fiction and essays as well. And, of course, each reader will extrapolate meaning as it relates to his or her own life experience. In any case, glad you liked it!
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So well written!!!
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Thank you!
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Shall be reposting when I get back onto my laptop
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Thank you! Much appreciate! 🙂
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This is gorgeous, Karen!
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Reblogged this on Art by Rob Goldstein.
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Love it!!
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Thank you!
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I really like this! 🙂
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Gorgeous distillation. Brings tears to my heart, for closeness of feeling. I particularly love the first stanza. Thank you.
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Oh! I also adore the image. Love the contrast and pulse within. It reaches far.
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Thanks again! 🙂
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Thank you very much!
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