~Change is Changing~

Change is changing me

from the inside of my eyes

to the root of my tongue

Pushing, insistent

seeking fertile ground

I smell its warm taste

here on the outer rim

I have something

to say

or do

I am amber glass

able to soften

the garish sun

seeking to blur

my vision of

earth and sky

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Phillip DeNise Mar 13, 2012, 4:50pm UTC

this change looks like decomposition; maybe just a bit too much sun

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 4:53pm UTC

Not sure what you mean, but thank you for reading and commenting.

Phillip DeNise Mar 13, 2012, 5:02pm UTC

the picture looks like it was from the body farm; no reflection on what your poem says about change; how it feels; tastes; liked that a bunch

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 5:04pm UTC

Thank you for clarification, Phillip.

Phillip DeNise Mar 14, 2012, 12:58pm UTC

were you perhaps the artist? just had another look at the image; found no 'living hair;' combining her CHANGE-theme with what I saw there became DECOMPOSITION in my macabre mind; the lips are definitely inviting a kiss[NECROPHILIA?]

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JOHN BECK Mar 13, 2012, 4:52pm UTC

So much symbolism in few words. Nice, Michelle.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 4:53pm UTC

Thanks, John. :)

JOHN BECK Mar 13, 2012, 7:43pm UTC

I meant "symbolism" with a lower case "s".

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:25pm UTC

Interesting, gentlemen. Thank you.

JOHN BECK Mar 13, 2012, 8:30pm UTC

Let not the sidebar detract from the realization that yours is a lovely poem, Michelle.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:31pm UTC

You always are so incredibly kind, John. You make me smile.

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Gerry Wass Mar 13, 2012, 6:09pm UTC

You could have written this for me, Michelle, and I love it, as spring unfolds, the week I sent off soil samples and ordered a refractometer. I'm striving with all my being to raise my skill with gardening to new heights as I involve my students and my community in a major gardening project; it's all so much about changing and growing. I also love the last stanza with the amber glass. Thank you!

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:25pm UTC

Thank you, Gerry! So nice to "see" you.

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A. F. Stewart Mar 13, 2012, 6:13pm UTC

A beautiful poem.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:25pm UTC

Thank you, A.F.

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Kathryn Flynn Mar 13, 2012, 7:28pm UTC

lovely.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:26pm UTC

Shortest comment ever from you! :)

Thank you, no matter what the length of your comment. I always appreciate your feedback, friend.

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David W. Mar 13, 2012, 7:50pm UTC

Change is good, not to be resisted. For me, I cannot resist this beautiful collection of words.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:26pm UTC

Thank you, dear friend.

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Magi the magical poet is flowing with the wind Mar 13, 2012, 8:10pm UTC

As a poet you are indeed amber glass - and glass of other hues as well.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:26pm UTC

How incredibly lovely, dear friend. Thank you.

Magi the magical poet is flowing with the wind Mar 14, 2012, 2:34am UTC

My real pleasure to observe this truth.

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elizabeth evans Mar 13, 2012, 8:27pm UTC

When I awoke this morn I had several emails from home in my inbox all excited that temps were in the high 60's yesterday and that "spring must surely be here".

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:28pm UTC

Yes. "We" are all celebrating! :)

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Mike Firesmith Mar 13, 2012, 8:44pm UTC

You have a lot to say yet, Love, and I suspect as you change you still will.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 13, 2012, 8:51pm UTC

Thanks, Mike. Change is the only constant.

Marianne K. Mar 13, 2012, 10:18pm UTC

Absolutely....no change...no growth :)

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Kushal Poddar Mar 13, 2012, 9:21pm UTC

Good work, Mi

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 14, 2012, 5:10pm UTC

Thank you, friend.

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Granny Janny Mar 13, 2012, 9:53pm UTC

Wonderful, poem and image. It moves AND changes within the poem. Featured in Poet's Weekly Muse!

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 14, 2012, 5:11pm UTC

Thank you for noticing, Jan. And thank you for the feature!

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Marianne K. Mar 13, 2012, 10:38pm UTC

I LOVE your poem here, Michelle!!! I so relate to the first stanza, and of course it leads into the whole of the poem......change is necessary, essential, requisite to growing into the person we are meant to be, the sum of us, so to speak.
Being made in the image of God, I believe we are meant to 'put on' the garments befitting his image...a life-long process...but I would rather suffer change than remain cocooned...I want to soar to higher places, gaining a better view of myself and the world around me. I love John the Baptist's view of himself: 'He must become greater, I must become less'. And that, no doubt, we can apply to each other as well.

Of course I love your last stanza, too. Such an insightful comment on what really matters...ever seeing more clearly what life is about.....................~

xoxox

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 14, 2012, 5:11pm UTC

Thank you, dear friend.

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Bernard C. Mar 14, 2012, 6:34am UTC

Can see the changes as well - remarkable - nicely done :-))

Thanks for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 14, 2012, 5:11pm UTC

Thank you, Bernard.

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Bill's Spirit Mar 14, 2012, 6:38pm UTC

Marvelous !!!

Now Featured at The Surreal Circus

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Ann Marcaida Mar 15, 2012, 11:41am UTC

You are clearly a bulb below the surface, ripe to sprout. Thanks for sharing with Gather's Luminous Writers and Artists. Now featured.

Ann Marcaida Mar 15, 2012, 11:42am UTC

(And please let me know if you ever feel comfortable enough to give me carte blanche to tweet your work. This is a perfect poem of season and psychology which would be enjoyed by many).

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Priya P. Mar 18, 2012, 11:23pm UTC

this was so beautiful, so in touch with nature and with your inner feelings. or a combination of both. I read it three times to get a real feel of it. I love it.

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