by Granny Janny
Member since:
February 16, 2006

Sympathetic Waves

December 09, 2011 02:23 AM UTC
views: 0 | 19 people recommend this | comments: 46

magnetism waves at me

licks and laps

just like the sea

wraps me in sensation

aurora bores

into my pores

a dance of visceral elation

solar winds

blow through my cells

warm the tides of arteries

in gratitude

embrace the swells

foreign frissons

from galaxies

beyond my

comprehension

 

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Comments: 46

elizabeth evans Dec 9, 2011, 5:13am UTC
Having danced under the Aurora borealis on a moonlight night coming home from the Howling Dog in Fairbanks, Alaska, I know well the feeling of being part of the whole universe as it pulses within me.
Kathryn Flynn Dec 9, 2011, 7:03am UTC
I bet it was beautiful. Saw it twice in Montreal, during August. White, not colorful, but still freakishly beautiful, a bit like sheet lightening but different.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:40am UTC
I've never seen the real thing. But I hope to one day. Thank you for these lovely compliments.
JOHN BECK Dec 10, 2011, 7:45am UTC
Oh, my! We live in an area with little enough light pollution and far enough north that on occasion we are treated with an awesome display. Our sun has been "sleeping" for several years but the sunspot cycle is picking up now so we expect to see the aurora more often.
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 12:00pm UTC
Lucky you!
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 12:02pm UTC
Oh dear, I meant to say lovely comments not compliments!
Barbary C. Dec 16, 2011, 11:00pm UTC
I was lucky enoughto see it at night from a plane window,
passing over Greenland. I was the only passenger awake.
JOHN BECK Dec 9, 2011, 7:01am UTC
Frissons. Perfect word to describe the metaphors. Impressive, Jan.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:41am UTC
Yes, that was one of the "fixes" on the repost. Thank you, dear John.
Kathryn Flynn Dec 9, 2011, 7:02am UTC
Beautiful, Jan. Beautiful.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:41am UTC
Merci, mon amie.
J. Reid Dec 9, 2011, 8:25am UTC
A palpable journey! Smiles...

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Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:42am UTC
And thank you for reading.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:42am UTC
Love your icon!
Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 9, 2011, 9:34am UTC
Marvelous!
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:42am UTC
Merci!
Robert - just a simple man - B. Dec 9, 2011, 10:27am UTC
I was backpacking one evening, many years ago in the White Mountains when the Aurora made a surprise call. On that evening, I felt I was walking with God. The naked universe can instill a feeling of one-ness with all.

Thanks for a nice poetic romp my dear.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:43am UTC
Lucky you for seeing it. Lucky me for your visit.
Len Maxwell Dec 9, 2011, 11:03am UTC
That brought up some nice images; nicely done.

Thank you for sharing with The Triple Name Club.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:44am UTC
Thanks for coming by, Len.
Doug Westberg Dec 9, 2011, 1:17pm UTC
Ooh I love this. Right up my alley. Thanks for sharing with Depression and Creativity!
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:44am UTC
Hugs to you, Doug.
Kasey Klein Dec 9, 2011, 2:10pm UTC
wonderful!
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:44am UTC
Thank you for reading, Kasey.
stephen berwaldt Dec 9, 2011, 5:57pm UTC
You are a constant source of amazement...this was so pristine and perfect...

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Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:45am UTC
Thanks so much for the feature, Stephen.
Chris Brockman Dec 9, 2011, 6:20pm UTC
It's so awesome to be reminded of the power and scope of the universe and nature and realize that we, each of us, are part of it! Thanks for calling it to mind!
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:46am UTC
We are so lucky to be alive, Chris. Thanks for commenting.
Diane Huizenga Dec 9, 2011, 6:59pm UTC
beautiful
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:46am UTC
So glad you came by and enjoyed, Diane.
Kathryn Flynn Dec 9, 2011, 10:16pm UTC
Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Granny Janny Dec 10, 2011, 1:47am UTC
Thanks so much for the feature. Hoping you are well, getting enough sleep and enjoying the crazy season. Are the kids coming home this month?
Kathryn Flynn Dec 10, 2011, 4:22pm UTC
Daughter came back before Thanksgiving and our son has been home for months. Daughter leaving on New Year's for Hong Kong, a semester at the HK campus for her art school. Yes, doing better with sleep. Busy writing the MS, nearly have the first 10 pages ready for the editor in April. Must send it to her in March. Complete rewrite. Been taking courses all year and will continue to do so. And ESL... and writing/editing tech articles for money.
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 11:54am UTC
Sounds like your daughter is going to have a wonderful adventure!
Alison H. Dec 10, 2011, 2:05am UTC
I hope to see the aurora one day, too. This flows wonderfully!
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 11:55am UTC
Thanks, Alison.
elizabeth evans Dec 10, 2011, 3:24pm UTC
Featured in Angels on Pillows.
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 11:57am UTC
Thanks for the feature, Bobbie. I've been thinking of the Saint Ives riddle since you were there and actually heard a man recite it at a party yesterday!
elizabeth evans Dec 11, 2011, 1:28pm UTC
And would you believe there are many black cats in St. Ives....as well as many hardy Cornish elderly "wives" who walk those cobblestone hills in all kinds of weather.
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 3:49pm UTC
I was never there so that is good to know. St. Ives is the real deal!
Stirling D. Dec 10, 2011, 11:04pm UTC
Brilliantly beautiful - and inspiring.
Granny Janny Dec 11, 2011, 11:58am UTC
What a lovely comment. Thanks so much, Stirling
Marilyn (PaintsOnSlate) S. Dec 16, 2011, 6:28am UTC
that was lovley
Barbary C. Dec 16, 2011, 11:02pm UTC
You encompassed much nature in your unique poem.
I even see amber waves of grain.
Mustafa Demiri Dec 16, 2011, 11:26pm UTC
I, now, so vividly see, in the eyes of my mind, those strange ribbons of light dancing in the ether, between the stars and the coils of the earth's magnetic field. Beautifully illuminated.

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