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A Straight Line of Sight
Cosmic eyes through the airwaves see clear the light
Invisible bridges interweave between wrong and right
Rendering the old, discombobulated in a new plight
But mama, this is the way to a straight line of sight
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A paper trail blew away in the wind yesterday night
Panic paced restless as the cuckoo’s nest spit spite
Nature absconded with power on a trip tandem flight
But, mama, this is the way to a straight line of sight
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Like the supple leather of an old mailbag's might
Coco Chanel's elegant suiting unfolds to full height
You look to the past for love lost with your knight
This is your way, mama, to a straight line of sight
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The old pines extended arms cloak the sun's bite
With clockwork precision the birds meet Spring's rite
The antique lace of your gentle love holds me tight
This is your way, mama, to a straight line of sight
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Comments
Sharp thnkniig! Thanks for the answer.
Good job Amy! I love these pieces how you play so well with words. :) Glad I'm following your work!
Awesomely beautiful Amy.
Amy, I am enthusiastic about your poetry because it is so good and unsual. And, you have a style of your own that I admire. Also, you are so truthful through your poetry. Sometimes it just brings tears to my eyes and no one else's poetry does that to me. Reading your poetry is always an emotional experience. Hugs right back to you - these from Ohio right now!
It's good to see such understanding and acceptance between generations... By seeing her line of sight you have insight and involvement ...doesn't mean we have to agree but just see the line. It offers so much more to such relationships. You take everyday conundrums, decisions, points of view and create a collage of colourful imagery through your intricately chosen words . Your vocabulary and the way you wield the words are impeccable as ever. Awesome, Amy!
I loved it. Very few poeple can see a straight line, so much is obscured. Loved it..
Such a beautiful poem for your Mum;I loved this hub and thank you for sharing.
Eddy.
What a wonderful poem about your mother. You say things in such an eloquent and unique way. Paper trail blew away - the Chanel suit from the past - love lost in the past and your knight - this is so beautiful, Amy. I also love the Sinatra song you have included. It was one of my parent's favorites. Again, the song is so appropriate for the poem. Another winner!
Beautiful work!
This is such a beautiful tribute to your lovely, precious mother. You are each so blessed to have such a loving relationship. This is a blessing and the greatest of all gifts. I couldn't help but shed a tear or two as I felt a lump in my throat and I wish that I, too, could have had a close and loving connection with my own mother. I know though, that this will come to pass when she greets me on the other side.
Sharing time and love is important and valuable when our loved ones age and find it harder to do the things that were once effortless. I am experiencing some of that now. My mind is still 16, but my body is gently reminding me that I have become a "super senior."
Amy, thank you for being who you are and for sharing this heart-felt story. I will be sharing this and voted up and more. Hugs to you, sweet one.
Now you made me cry. This reminded me of my mom and her calming presence. Frank just took my soul away. Terrific.
This is a lovely tribute to your Mom, Amy. The power of your unique phrasing never ceases to amaze me. But two lines in particular stand out: 'Like the supple leather of an old mailbag's might' and 'The antique lace of your gentle love holds me tight.' Genius, m'luv, absolute genius!
...perhaps because I am listening to a classic Stones album Let it Bleed - loud enough for your country to hear it (I live 47 miles across the lake from Erie. Penn.) ...... "This is your way, Mama, to a straight line of sight " is a STONES line if I ever heard one - lol - the Glimmer Twins Keith and Mick would be proud. And maybe we should make it - The Glimmer Triplets - Keith, Mick and Amy.
Once again Miss Amy of a New Language - it's always such an amazing journey to take with you deciphering and decoding these words - in which I would challenge anyone not to read it over again at least 2 more times ......and as I am signing off here - the last track on the Let it Bleed album is You can't always get what you want - well, lol, I do - I arrive here on your scene Amy .....and I always get what I want!
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Loved this and especially the yesterday night, had to keep going back to that. Made me smile. Hope your mom is good. Have you moved in with her now? Would so love to have my mother still with me. You know there were times I would be right at the breaking point but if I ever got snappy I would apologize immediately and today I am so glad I did.
Up and shared.
Isn't it interesting, beautiful lady, that we thrive on interaction with our species, but we struggle so hard to find someone that we can trust to interact with?
We long to be able to open our hearts to our fellow prisoners, and yet to do so invites the scam artists, the crooks, the plunderers of the human soul.
We are walking, talking dichotomies and still, we are hopeful....still we are enthusiastic about the next lesson.....still....
lovely work my dear.
bill
"You look to the past for love lost with your knight." I can imagine your mother remembering about past and lost loves. Beautiful thoughts...
Indeed, the heart ones are always the hard ones, but with a 20/20 vision we'll see the "straight line of sight". Truly lovely
The connections between than and now are invisible but non the less real. The past will always exist not as something gone and lost, but as part of the present and future. This is all so because the universe truly exists within each one of us and is eternal.
This is a beautiful poem. I really like the flow of your words. Voted up and sharing.
You write beautifully! Excellent work!
Amy, once again I am impressed with your vocabulary and the way you string those meaningful words into meaningful sentences in rhythm and rhyme. So true, all of our hardship is but only the way to a straight line of sight. Voted up and truly impressive :)
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