Water

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    Water

    You are a well in the desert

    And I am a drop of water.

    I fall into you, after
    These parched years.
    A weakened husk
    With dust on my cheek.

    I wandered away from love
    When it neglected me.

    Its embrace as dry as bone dust;
    Its speech a thin and hollow sound.

    When people look at me and say,
    A fallen woman
    Who left her toiling husband.

    I ask them,

    Can you blame the river
    For seeking out the ocean?

    I am a drop of water,
    And into you I fall.

    Into you, I thirst.

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    Charlie23 commented on Water

    09-14-2009

    This is a great poem! I can see her seeking out the ocean, especially if she was bone dry in the desert! Loved it!
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    dahlusion commented on Water

    09-10-2009

    I have shivers down my spine from the emotional and creative depth of this perfectly structured, perfectly delivered masterpiece. Bravo!!
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    Jammin

    09/13/2009

    Thank you. I especially loved writing this one.

    Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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