~So Wonder-full~

Today listened

to the beating of my heart

steady and strong

to the silence of the snow

falling white petals

to the waltz found

in the spaces in-between

We often forget

Love and loss

life and death

are also intertwined vines

each enabling the other to be

Out there in the night

you will find me

a womanchild looking up

lost in the wonder

of the intangible stars

sprinkled above

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JOHN BECK Feb 9, 2013, 12:17pm UTC

A strong, steady heartbeat is a good thing, as is a waltz. I also look up at the stars in wonder.

Beautiful images, Michelle.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 9, 2013, 1:06pm UTC

Thanks, John. You are always first.. xx's

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Kim B. Feb 9, 2013, 12:18pm UTC

very nice

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 9, 2013, 1:07pm UTC

Thanks for stopping by, Kim.

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stephen berwaldt Feb 9, 2013, 12:24pm UTC

I loved this picture of you...looking at yourself and answering "What am I"...or "who am I?" We can get so preoccupied with trying to define ourselves we don't acknowledge what we are already.
There is an ego in us that wants us to be what we consider "something"...but the "Zen" in us accepts who we are and acknowledges we are part of a greater existence...but of course...the beauty with which you say it is without peer...

I loved these lines...

"Out there in the night
you will find me
a womanchild looking up
lost in the wonder
of the intangible stars
sprinkled above"

Solomon said "There is nothing new under the sun..." I'm not sure that statement applies to you... You prove, Michelle, that beauty is not only skin-deep...

Thank you for submitting to Gathers Luminous Writers and Artists. Now Featured.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 9, 2013, 1:07pm UTC

Aaawww....thanks, Stephen, for such a wonderful comment.

And thank you for the feature!

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Len Maxwell Feb 9, 2013, 1:18pm UTC

Stephen picked out my favorite lines as well. Nicely done.

Thanks for posting to the Wall of Silent Snow on The Triple Name Club where it's now featured.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 9, 2013, 2:52pm UTC

Thank you, Len, and thank you for the feature!

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A. F. Stewart Feb 9, 2013, 1:38pm UTC

So lovely.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 9, 2013, 2:53pm UTC

So glad you think so, Anita.

I haven't been on Gather much...if there is anything I missed of yours that you would like me to read, PLEASE let me know!

A. F. Stewart Feb 9, 2013, 4:21pm UTC

I haven't been posting too much myself, I've been finishing up my new book of poetry for the official launch on Valentine's Day.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 12:18am UTC

That's exciting!

A. F. Stewart Feb 10, 2013, 7:24pm UTC

Yes, it is; the book is called Reflections of Poetry. I've published it on Smashwords for free until Feb. 14th, as a pre-launch/review promotion and the official announcement comes during my Bloody Valentine Blog Hop.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 7:46pm UTC

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!

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Brian Benson Feb 9, 2013, 3:32pm UTC

The spaces between your flakes, like the spaces between the planets, are filled with energy. The night is not empty, your word presence fills the void. Very well done M...B

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 12:19am UTC

A beautiful comment. Thank you so much, B.

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Chris Brockman Feb 9, 2013, 5:07pm UTC

I am stunned by you who not just notices, but finds profundity in the space between snowflakes.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 12:19am UTC

What a truly lovely thing to say; I am speechless and humbled.

Thank you, friend.

Chris Brockman Feb 10, 2013, 10:07am UTC

You speechless = the space between the snowflakes.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 1:08pm UTC

:)

It DOES happen!

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Bernard C. Feb 10, 2013, 5:33am UTC

With the Chinese New Year this sounds very much like the Snakes Eye point of view - in a good way of course :-) Nice setting

Thank you for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 8:21am UTC

Thank you...the Chinese new year brings wonderful new things...

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Diane Huizenga Feb 10, 2013, 11:39am UTC

how lovely

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 1:09pm UTC

Thank you, Diane!

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Ann Marcaida Feb 10, 2013, 1:34pm UTC

The second stanza really jumped out at me. Here in Connecticut, several elderly people slipped and fell during the storm. The snow was falling so fast that no one saw them before they were covered over. Life in death are indeed closely intertwined during storms.

Thanks for sharing with Gather's Luminous Writers and Artists.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Feb 10, 2013, 1:44pm UTC

Thank you so much for your comment, Ann.

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Priya P. Feb 11, 2013, 6:34am UTC

I am out there too, weaving my way through lost and found, love and lost. This was lovely as always.

Featured with grace in the The Surreal Circus.

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~So Wonder-full~

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