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Cris Tina
03-12-2002, 02:10 AM
Boats

I.
something secure in the realization of a point of an arrow-
sharp neon symbol directing a walk on along a span of steps
shaping his path and it is not living in the sense of the word
where he hears it speak and retorts to the buzzing

II.
brought by a field study measuring the turgid falls cleansing him
and sanctioning off partial quarters to annotate each life blessed
in the square of the grid of the larger square that is counted

III.
in its entirety they intermingle with bright stabs of prismatic light
all giving a fabric, coexisting, spilling over our bent plane

IV.
to observe the tranquil immersion in sky



pointed to nothing

the experimenter watches, guided, demur,
spherically still (winged Victories
with bearded goat at foot,) she
transfers the light, gathers primal fabrics
to black art, poised at rudiment with
dogs barking at their stone throats.

within brushwood, fierce eyes, starched
and diminished ruff, her face painted
as chalk in line she pours resonant
and enfeebled to the sea
insofar as the pauper's
nerves pervade,
acquiring obscurity (to the latter example,)
argued to delineate madness founded

in unrelieved obliteration just paces
to the west. blood of rats seeps into
heavy tiles, hands itself down the
drain, lends to dank
bath floors while she abstains
wrapped in golden red
history of un libro mopping
,,ea exigency to its
previous surface
and she sees, accords
one translation of faithful, arrant,

<<in this arcane existence, if it pleases
you, gradi!>>



garrisoned in and i see amarillo sol, delante de
razón (yellow sun, open to reason)

memories spill quickly, spill over (lanzadera:
la taza se ejecuta concluído) one as i squinted
my eyes-and the two men down in silence,
others shuffled off. quieted.
i watch myself, see that my eyes line forward.
i don't look at the floor. make the line forward
line forward
juan carlos won't let up on the horn. moving
forward a man in a suit (lino) grips steadfastly,
reasonably. juan raises his voice
i see an angel (carlos,) his image arcaico-
imposición, (man in flaxen.) he is brisk in
greetings. his face is drawn,
it is drawn.
i breathe in, expire, and breathe in.

*Lissa*
03-12-2002, 02:26 AM
Cris Tina,

I haven't yet tried to interpret the imagery of your poems, but I really like the ring of them. Being a verbal person myself, I find your choice of words interesting. I especially like Pointed to nothing, because of its suggestive imagery.

It's such a pity that the traffic on this board is so heavy that all poems tend to disappear rather quickly, because that means not all of us will read them :sad Maybe there should be a separate board for writings.

Cris Tina
03-13-2002, 07:36 PM
thank you *lissa*

this board does move more quickly than it did several years back. take care of yourself.

CerealKiller
03-14-2002, 01:57 AM
:hugon :love Cris Tina :love :hugoff

Your poetry always touches something in me. Something about the images is familiar, takes to me a place I almost forgot that was so familiar and beautiful, but I lost it somehow... you bring me back. Thank you. :touched

There should be more to say, but I hunt for words and they are not there. Somehow I want to reach you, to let you know that I think you have something special... something amazing... and I don't know how. So I just say it as blunt as I can and hope it suffices and the words will reach you anyway, even though they feel crude and unformed. The truth I could say is that I think you have a beautiful mind and a beautiful spirit, and that is what I see.

There's this song I think of now, by Roberta Flack, I think... :notes This young white stranger... . telling my whole life...killing me softly... with his words :notes It makes me think of you. :shy You reach the place in me no one else can even relate to. And I worry sometimes about you, because I want YOU to have people that relate to you too. And if it's hard for me, I wonder if it's even harder for you. I wish I could do something more for you, to help you in some way if you needed help. You have something so special. Keep writing. Your voice touches places most others have forgotten, and that we need to remember.

:love

Marlene

Cris Tina
03-16-2002, 12:53 AM
thank you marlene. is that the song lauren hill covered? i remember it from when i was younger if it is although i did'ent know the words.

sometimes i feel having a flat affect at times gives me trouble relating to people. i don't feel particularly empty and cold in spirit, just very much like i echo and am stuck in a plane. i can't explain. starting to sound :ufo 'consider, if you will...' zoney

i do appreciate the compliment you've given to me. take care of yourself. you're going through a lot.

other times i'm quite jumpy :cute

rowgirl
12-07-2002, 11:50 AM
:hugon Cris Tina :hugoff

Those are a bit over my head right now, but they are really pretty.