May 12
Fossilized
oh scorching words
and sublime phrases
cut within the quick of rock
lay the sharpness
of the wind and rain
upon the surfaced sandstone
carve a willful message
with granular punctuation
across the rough rock
settle me within the stone
cover me with sediment
fossilize me—remember me
for I walked upon your skin
and left my dreams
for you to finish
Pamela Olson, 5/12/09
prompt #16 (read write word)
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“for I walked upon your skin”…
Pamela, this is an amazing poem. That hard outer shell, surrounding something soft, something in pain…..jorc
This is as perfect a description of the territory as one could hope for
pamela, beautiful piece of poetic emotions so eloquently written on the walls of this canyon…
Love the thought of my punctuation being granular.
Exceptional. Loved these donated words, didn’t you?
very nicely done…..and use of words…great words…keep writing