Spinning

Spinning

North of the equator

while you sleep

I sit in the South Land

autumn sun

with my pen to weave

words into dreams

for you when you wake

and I am kissed by sleep

Awake you pick

up your quill

to dip in ink

and scribe

what is your will

in spring

for me to read

when I yawn from slumber

Seasons and night

between us lie

who sleep and wake

north and south

of the spinning

tropics line

yet words that are writ

by pen and quill

stamp not now

on turning time

yet all is awake

in its season

See also:

000 Seasons: Table of Contents

Comments: 26

0000-dashiell5-0000 Jul 19, 2006, 6:28am EDT

Nice personification at work here, Magi... and I like how the South and North writers leave each other "gifts" for when they awake and sleep. You've got more than one cycle at work here -- much like life itself.

Summerily yrs,

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Carolyn Madden Jul 19, 2006, 6:39am EDT

yes! i love this. precisely how i feel about my northern friends and the presents they leave for me while i sleep. lovely Nicola.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 6:40am EDT

Thank you so much KR - what does the KR stand for?

But now you're in a summer morning while I shiver in winter's evening.

Magi

P.S. How on earth did you find this so quickly? A moment ago there were over 300 'articles for me' and I'm struggling to find myself. Guess because I'm sitting here in the dark.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 6:43am EDT

Good heavens, Carolyn, when I posted my reply comment to KR yours sprang onto the screen - and thank you very much for your nice present.

Magi

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0000-dashiell5-0000 Jul 19, 2006, 6:48am EDT

Magi,

I found your poem quickly on the new "My Gather" page which lists both the most recent articles and the most recent comments by people in my network. No magic, just software.

And now it's off to start the day with a $)(%*)$*@&* run. Never fun (until it's over). G'night...

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Cheryl C. Jul 19, 2006, 7:09am EDT

This is like finding a bright present under my pillow. Thanks.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 7:16am EDT

Thanks, KR - I'm still finding my feet with the new system.

Magi

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 7:18am EDT

And thank you, Cheryl, for your bright comment. But because I'm weary, I'm switching off the computer to get ready for a very early night.

Magi

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mona d. Jul 19, 2006, 9:02am EDT

that's beautiful, magi. i could see both hands hovering over paper so clearly...your imagery is perfect.

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Dan B. Jul 19, 2006, 9:45am EDT

How is the winter? Where did thee now get stamped? I love the metaphor and anology.

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Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Jul 19, 2006, 11:18am EDT

Very, very creative, dreamy, just great....(sigh)

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Julie L. Jul 19, 2006, 5:11pm EDT

Beautiful imagery. Thank you for the picture.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 6:06pm EDT

Good morning, my time, Mona - evening your time?

Thank you for the generous comment.

Magi

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 6:08pm EDT

Thanks, Dan, for your comment - the winter is frigid in West Oz.

Magi

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 6:13pm EDT

And good morning to you Lynn and Julie and thank you for your lovely comments.

I've gotten out of bed one coffee ago and am getting my mind into gear here in the future. Its already the 20th July here while it is still the 19th July in the past of North America.

Magi

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Aileen F. Jul 19, 2006, 6:27pm EDT

I love the thought of leaving us gifts as we sleep, almost like fairies!

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 19, 2006, 8:11pm EDT

Good morning, Aileen. It's two coffees later. Thank your for your comment - yes, it is a bit like the fairies making deliveries as we sleep. And it's great - more power to the enchanted people.

Magi

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Carol Roach Jul 19, 2006, 10:14pm EDT

very nice, well crafted,

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Mandi -Watch where the chalk-white arrows go. To the place where the sidewalk ends. S.S. Jul 20, 2006, 12:19am EDT

cool!

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again Jul 20, 2006, 5:14am EDT

Thank you muchly, Carol and Mandi - I'm glad you liked it.

Magi

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Renda B~surviving the storm by dancing in the rain. Oct 6, 2008, 3:01pm EDT

"yet all is awake

in its season"
Those two lines are especially lovely. Yes, the seasons are different. Isn't it wonderful to have gifts from one season while we are experiencing a totally different season?

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