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|  | Vicrariously selective sadism
« Thread Started on Nov 1, 2008, 12:43pm » | |
When a goat herder
threw a sizeable stone bludgeon
at one of the dogs that accompanied us down
the mountain when we came,
I almost fainted at the thought of impact.
When thunder rumbled and
a flash of lightning lit the Kashmiri sky,
I’d be lying
if I didn’t admit that some part of me
hoped it was a bomb.
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| | Re: Vicrariously selective sadism
« Reply #1 on Nov 1, 2008, 8:48pm » | |
liking this Dave, a change in voice for you I think but I like the impact of the message here, up to the gallery she goes...
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| | Re: Vicrariously selective sadism
« Reply #2 on Nov 2, 2008, 6:29am » | |
indeed, here i sense one of life's singular enticing mysteries...death's allure at the time of its happening despite spending lots of time fearing it...beautiful imagry that melds comfortably with the senstation
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| | Re: Vicrariously selective sadism
« Reply #3 on Nov 10, 2008, 2:34pm » | |
the sensation is rooted in that instant - suspending time means it can be recorded and reflected upon; the title ('Vicariously' Dave, beautifully eccentric as it is 'Vicrariously' doesn't quite resonate!) is so palpably apt...
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