Conjured Memory, 100 Day Steemit School Poetry Challenge and Digital Art (Day 2) @d-pend

in #steemitschoolpoetry7 years ago (edited)

Conjured Memory

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The ocean outweighs the land
yet earth offers heavier substance

water no matter how vast
             no matter how deep
                                   like your love
                                             evades my grip

So tread I must upon murky shores
my feet entwined among sea grass
a messy but solid way
surefooted, I am not, but each fall ends

The descent from you does not
I go nowhere
                       yet in stillness, plummet faster

Feet are earthbound
but a mind may reach beyond
aided by senses
that need no touch

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I watch for you …

upon the wave-crests
or emerging from deep currents
you ignore the pull of the moon
shirk-off the insistence of the tides

I listen for you …

only an indecipherable message is delivered
upon the fickle breath
                                 of a mercurial
                                                         absent-minded zephyr

I smell you in the sea-breeze
only a memory of what you no longer are

Taste
                   a remembrance preserved
                                     in the dried remnants of a prickly brine

If only my mind could throw off time
my body supersede its senses
then I might once again swim in your depths

                                              with smooth and sure strokes
                                                                   conjure what I struggle to remember


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The digital art pieces are a composites of photos found in the public domain or my own work.

Resulting works and Conjured Memory are copyright Pryde Foltz

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As a beginner in English poem, I found yours is ah-ma-zing!

Great poem. Love it. 😊

Thank you, ayah:)

You're welcome 😊

Wow. How did I miss this. You are amazing! Fantastic!

Thank you, GBM:)

@prydefoltz,

Pryde, I am truly honored.

I had no idea you felt this way about me.

I guess we need to talk, don't we?

OK ... enough baloney. That was absolutely beautiful. You are truly a gifted writer & poet.

LOL ... you are in the present. Not some made up memory:) This kind of thing ... is great poetry fodder but also makes for horrible love hangovers:)

A powerful and harmonious play of words @prydefoltz! Stirred sleeping emotions deep in my soul.

Thank you, raiserxn:)

wow, how to develops is very good poetry patterns. a great work.

Thank you, anggre:)

This is an exquisite poem @prydefoltz. Truly felt the longing. And the indented text is genius; felt like sad echoes.

Your poem was nominated to, and recognized by @curie. We're on a constant lookout for new quality creators like you. If you'd like to support what we do, you can vote for Curie as a witness :)

Thank you, Jazzhero. That is much appreciated:) I will look into the other matter:0

Wow, that beautiful poem. I felt it inside me.

Thank you, cordero:)

Wow that was ethereal and I'm very happy to have read that. Keep up the good work!

Thank you, Niki:)

You have a gentle flow and rhythm permeating this beautiful poem. I like how you have taken the theme and crafted both the style and appearance to fit with it.

So glad you enjoyed. Thank you, naquoya:)

Pryde, this is sweet.. i love it when words can carry me into the mind of the poet.. and i like your style too..☺

Thank you, queen:)

You are welcome <3

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