Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Amber Soul..

as fossil petrified in amber
so sits my autumn soul
held within the seasons timelessness,
within its liquid gold

chained with a heart of promise
suspended, moving with each breath
I will guard it through the winter
and months of winter's silent rest

awaiting  sign of movement
in thought and in the stone
giving rise to my souls renewal
and its return to heart and bone...


bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2010

Posted for Magpie Tales #35
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42 comments:

  1. paigeOctober 6, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    I love your writing. :)

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  2. MaryOctober 6, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Beautiful, BKM. I love especially the first two lines!

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  3. Philip ThriftOctober 6, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Ah yes, spring is in the waking.

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  4. UnknownOctober 6, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    this is gorgeous and frozen in amber, lovely

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  5. Katherine KrigeOctober 6, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    simple and elegant

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  6. Brian MillerOctober 6, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    nice. i like the pick up of the amber...and how you used it...very nice.

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  7. Kathe W.October 6, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    lovely!

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  8. KatherineOctober 6, 2010 at 8:35 PM

    Oh I like this! It's quite lovely .. a very elegant Magpie!

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  9. SarahOctober 6, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    fall is beautiful...but I wait for spring.

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  10. ReflectionsOctober 6, 2010 at 11:00 PM

    Such a beautiful season, portrayed with such elegant wording.

    Excellent magpie.

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  11. rashmiOctober 6, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    Beautiful .....

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  12. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 1:18 AM

    Beautiful. I love the image of a soul caught in autumn amber.

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  13. DeborahOctober 7, 2010 at 1:45 AM

    So beautifully written.

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  14. SusannahOctober 7, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    Those first two lines are so beautiful!

    A wonderful Magpie.

    My Magpie

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  15. Doctor FTSEOctober 7, 2010 at 4:03 AM

    A fresh, original treatment of the prompt. Barely a leaf in sight, but "amber" reprising all the colours of Fall. Well done.

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  16. Tess KincaidOctober 7, 2010 at 5:37 AM

    My autumn soul encased in amber! This is me! I'm claiming this one for my own!! Gorgeous metaphor.

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  17. annell4October 7, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    Wow! I love this one! Thanks so much!

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  18. JinksyOctober 7, 2010 at 7:23 AM

    as fossil petrified in amber
    so sits my autumn soul

    Loved these lines...

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  19. Gabriela AbaloOctober 7, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    I love each and every line of your poem!

    beautiful

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  20. HelenOctober 7, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    Your poem is lovely, each beautifully crafted line.

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  21. Kristen HaskellOctober 7, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Lovely. Amber's liquid gold. I love Amber!

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  22. kathi harrisOctober 7, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Yes, we all lk 2 spring & the reawakening.

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  23. MartinOctober 7, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    "..as fossil petrified in amber
    so sits my autumn soul.." Quite beautiful.

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  24. TeresaOctober 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM

    What a beautiful poem. You always deliver such wonderful poetry!

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  25. joannaOctober 7, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    Sensual and gorgeous write, encased in amber, stunning metaphor.

    Lovely poem...

    Joanny

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  26. cosmos camiOctober 7, 2010 at 11:45 PM

    I loved that feeling this created, as if i were being pulled into the still wet sap of amber.
    Love this. Love your site.

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  27. SuzOctober 8, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    swoon
    loved it

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  28. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallOctober 8, 2010 at 8:04 AM

    divine,
    spring comes soon after winter.
    love the message in it.

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  29. Carrie Van HornOctober 8, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    I just love the flow and beautiful rhyme in this one Bkm...truly lovely! :-)

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  30. *October 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM

    Love the colors in this, the amber, the liquid gold, and the uplift of the souls renewal, sign me up, I'm in! :)

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  31. Tumblewords:October 9, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    The first two lines open so beautifully and draw me deep into the next. A lovely piece of work!!

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  32. Angie MuresanOctober 9, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Each line is sublime. Gorgeous!

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  33. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    There is a timelessness about your poem. A sense of the richness of life. Memory and time are woven together. Lovely.

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  34. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    I love the way you write. I think I say that all the time to you. But it's true. Love and Light, Sender

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  35. TinaOctober 10, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    Oh, I think this is my new favorite of yours. So vivid, and such a great metaphor. Those first two lines, as others have said, really rocked it. And such a gentle rhythm, which doesn't feel forced at ALL. (It's my opinion that when you force the rhyme, others can sense that in the read) You somehow made it just flow, and then the rhyme was such a quiet surprise.

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  36. ClaudiaOctober 10, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    ..the autumn soul petrified in amber..beautiful imagery

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  37. KarenOctober 10, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    This has a gorgeous, engaging rhythm and rhyme. Lovely, strong ending.

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  38. Karen SOctober 10, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    This is beautiful.

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  39. dsOctober 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    Just lovely & such wonderful imagery. (but I adore amber) Thank you.

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  40. Steve CapelinOctober 11, 2010 at 1:31 AM

    "as fossil petrified in amber
    so sits my autumn soul"
    great opening lines. "fossil petrified in amber"
    creates a timeless image of autumn and waiting.

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  41. CatyOctober 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    I love the fall...and you write about it so elegantly :)

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  42. ~T~October 12, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    Beautiful images of waiting. Lovely!

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