by Jim Ross
Member since:
July 9, 2006

Crystal

January 16, 2008 01:51 AM EST
views: 75 | rating: 10/10 (17 votes) | comments: 37
Crystal
Facets my love
Sparkling as time of day
Shifts colors to sing tones of life
Collected and dispersed on the instant
Your heart needs to know how I care
To share all radiance
With your own life
Crystal


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Comments: 37

Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Jan 16, 2008, 1:56am EST
Awwww Jim...one of those fine, fuzzy feeling romantic poems. LOVED THIS!
Jim Ross Jan 16, 2008, 2:11am EST
My pleasure, Jim. Thank you for the compliment.

These romantic poems make demands too, Lynn; from time to time they just nudge their way through the other stuff of life and say "Howdy! It's time for love!" I'm glad you liked it.
Granny Janny H. Jan 16, 2008, 2:42am EST
Love sparkles in its own reflection!
Jim Ross Jan 16, 2008, 2:44am EST
Yes, Marianne. It just pops out from time to time. Kind of a yodeling male on a mountain top singing "The hills are alive . . ." Love is strange, wonderful, heart-pounding stuff!

My pleasure, Marianne. I have read "Sadness", and loved every line of it. You're right, the rictameter shape is GREAT! One can almost lay a straight edge on it!
Jim Ross Jan 16, 2008, 2:45am EST
I couldn't agree more, Jan. Thank you for that!
Jenna is around here somewhere s. Jan 16, 2008, 3:37am EST
:)
Fred Hose Jan 16, 2008, 4:07am EST
Like a real crystal, the inner brilliance shines through. Well done Jim.
Cheryl W. Jan 16, 2008, 6:08am EST
I love this one, Jim!
elizabeth e. Jan 16, 2008, 7:48am EST
Through the glass
Rictameters smile.
Larry H. Jan 16, 2008, 10:38am EST
thanks for sharing..
Brandea M. Jan 16, 2008, 11:11am EST
Very Nice, Jimbo!!

But, you already knew that!!...lol..
Coffee Lady Jan 16, 2008, 11:29am EST
Oh, Jim, there is a very beloved Lady in your life! To be the recipient of this clearly sparkeling declaration of your Love & Affection with all of it's radiance -- all rolled up so sweetly in a rictameter.. Good Job!
You make my heart sing....

Good Morning Friend
CoffeeLady
Jim Ross Jan 16, 2008, 11:41am EST
Thank you, Jenna.

Thank you, Fred.

I'm glad, Cheryl. Thank you.

I love the feeling of that, Elizabeth. Thank you.

Thank you, Denden. :-)

My pleasure, Larry.

Brandea, thank you for your compliment. Only readers know how poems affect them, and if I'm very lucky, they let me know how they feel. I appreciate your comments very much.

There certainly is, CoffeeLady. She is very special and the mere sight of her inspires poems like Crystal. Thank you so much for your continued support.
Cecile V. Jan 16, 2008, 1:21pm EST
It's crystal clear to me, Jim! I love this!
Gerry Wass Jan 16, 2008, 1:59pm EST
This one really grew on me as I read it several times over. I like the way you've treated the movement of energy through different paths.
Jim Ross Jan 16, 2008, 7:19pm EST
Thank you, Cecile.

I'm glad you liked it, Gerry.
Marianne M. Jan 16, 2008, 11:19pm EST
Lovely words and very romantic, Jim! I enjoyed your use of the crystal in this sparkling rictameter.
Jim Ross Jan 16, 2008, 11:43pm EST
Hi, Amy! Thank you for the compliment. I'm glad you liked it.

Thank you, Marianne.
Kate Keeley Jan 17, 2008, 1:14am EST
Hints at the many facets of love. The symmetry is alluring.
Jim Ross Jan 17, 2008, 1:19am EST
Thank you, Kate. I'm glad you liked it. :-)
Alice N. Jan 17, 2008, 2:34am EST
To me, this means a lifelong love. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jim Ross Jan 17, 2008, 2:43am EST
It means the same thing to me, Alice. Thank you for the comment.
d g. Jan 17, 2008, 8:22am EST
Double points! Lovely thought styled as a poem...
d g. Jan 17, 2008, 8:23am EST
And the crystal metaphor is enriched as a rictometer.
Jim Ross Jan 17, 2008, 9:22am EST
Thank you, d m., I appreciate that--times 2!
Pat M. Jan 17, 2008, 3:38pm EST
Love it Jim
I've been away too long. When I came back in I found your rictameter group and thought it a great idea... a poetic discipline that even I could attempt.
Jim Ross Jan 17, 2008, 4:14pm EST
Great, Pat. I'm glad you're back! Can't wait to see your rictameters!
Alison H. Jan 18, 2008, 1:23am EST
So nice
Jim Ross Jan 18, 2008, 1:28am EST
Thank you, Alison.
Tom C. Jan 19, 2008, 3:56pm EST
What a beautiful use of this form, Jim. Are you getting better at this? I think so. I like the internal rhyme, and the metaphor of light here is just gorgeous. Keep 'em coming!
Jim Ross Jan 20, 2008, 12:34am EST
Thank you, Tom. Although rictameter is an unrhymed form, I can't help but want them to have rhythm, with lines that are complete phrases. It helps in the storytelling process and allows a steady gaited poem read or an understood, line by line read. Again, this is my own plan for writing rictameter; it is not dictated by any stricture I've found. I'll do what I can to nourish this synchronicity between heart, mind, and soul as long as possible. I don't know about you, but the longer a "good spell" lasts, the worse the "dry spells" seem--and the dred of them happening, deepens over time. You're a great friend with solid ideas; I enjoy reading your work, very much.
Richard A. May 19, 2008, 2:54am EDT
Crystal is a cool name... do you know where to find I really want to find some crystal skulls for sale???

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