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There are many tables

July 26, 2011
By lapisleaves DIAMOND, Durham, New Hampshire
lapisleaves DIAMOND, Durham, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
"...I wish none of this had happened." "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."


Eve is a Noctium
a velvet cushion of light
celestial palm leaves,
sprinkled with dew of ancient diamonds and garnet sweat
make soft beds for the victorious dead.
Violet cards
slapped upon tables of walnut and oak.
They have seen many years.
Or do you prefer the palm leaves
to an existence solely underground, where all life revolves
around an alien deity of the earth.
I dwell in a rose, where time is otherwise
and the shears approach steadily.

The author's comments:
Noctium, a variation of the Latin word, Noctum, meaning 'darkness'. It is interesting that this should be a cushion of light. Concerning the roses- that's another story I'd like to write.

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on Jul. 29 2011 at 9:56 am
MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
Don't be a victim; be a titan.

Again, your writing is gorgeous.