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Sixpence Finalities
She lied, striking joy from our journal.
I bore false witness against myself ‘til she shattered.
I whispered to our synching pulses.
Here lives our melody; lyrics lost to history.
Betrayal smelled like him on her lips.
I blew kisses, burning our garden in foreign tongues.
She was of earth and time left behind.
I fold it as fabric, creased at where she and I met.
Displaced by ocean as decades blur,
we leave love notes as moon phases for blue stargazers.
The sky will fall, all voices silenced.
Her name transcends sound, as it is formed from cosmic breath.
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Inspired by Real Toads May the fire in our hearts keep burning as though there is no end ~, hosted for the final time by the lovely, brilliant Sanaa Rizvi . I’m not gonna cry! I’m not gonna cry!
These six Landay (Couplets of nine and thirteen syllables) may be read as a single poem, but they were created as six separate poems about six separate subjects.
Hephaestus’ Waste & Cosmic Rubble 
I LOVE this!!
Each one is so beautifully done, I can’t pick a favourite part.
And what a perfect ending.
Thanks for sharing this, I had never heard of the form and her post about it is so interesting.
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Thank you. I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
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One of the best things I have read lately!
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I like the blue star gazers leaving each other love notes on the moon. Enjoyed them all
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Moon-writing is my favorite. Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed them. 😊
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I love this Landay, Barry:
‘She was of earth and time left behind.
I fold it as fabric, creased at where she and I met.’
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Thank you Kim. 😊
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Being betrayed may well result in them becoming betrayers themselves. Absorbing set of Landay couplets.
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Thanks, man! 🙂
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Words aren’t enough to describe just how moving each Landay is and how marvelously they flow in sequence! ❤️ I especially love; “She was of earth and time left behind. I fold it as fabric, creased at where she and I met.” 🙂 Thank you so much for writing to my final prompt! 💐💐
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And thank you for sharing this prompt! Of course I’ll be following you over at Poets United as well. 🙂
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Took my breath away ~~~~~
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I hope you got it back! Thank you kindly. 😊
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This is such an excellent journey into darkness… betrayal is not the end but the beginning.
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*nods in agreement* And whether we know it or not, betrayer and betrayed, every one of us is suffering somehow. Thanks, man. 😊
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Betrayal is a flood we drown in. Powerful poem
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Barry, this is one of your best! Too many amazing lines to quote. Absolutely wonderful writing!
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Out of all this beauty, I have to say number five touched me the most.
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Thank you. 🙂
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