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Liquid Blue Fingers MAG

July 9, 2014
By haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”

― Mary Oliver


last night
when water hugged
my skin and enveloped
my body, placed
fingers over my face,
I wanted
simplicity in the things
it offered. I wanted
the darkness and the
fluid, graceless cold
leaking into my
veins. I wanted,
for a little while,
like crazy,
to just have
everything
be that perfect
moment of nothing
lovely.


The author's comments:
swimming, and summer moments as you escape heat. I thought this was a rather oppressive thing to write about.

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on Oct. 8 2014 at 9:25 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

Eek. I read this once, and I wanted to comment on it, so badly. But then I forgot about it, and I apologize for that. :( My memory has, ah. Been slightly weird, haha. If that makes sense. Anyways, I love this poem. This is exactly how I feel, it's just perfect. I love simple things. :) It does take that much to keep me happy, I guess. Haha, I just love this a lot. Because it's wonderful and phenomenal. :)I'm glad that this was published in the magazine. And though my greeting is very late, congrats. :) Thank you so much, for sharing this. You're a winderful writer and person. Thank you again. :)

on Aug. 25 2014 at 10:47 pm
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”

― Mary Oliver

you are a beautiful writer. enough said. I reallly am greatful for your time taken to look at my work. thank you.

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jul. 30 2014 at 7:00 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

I've yet to forget that I promised to check out your work, haley101. It takes a while for me to get back to whoever requests some feedback from me (believe me, it's quite a list; but I enjoy giving feedback more than any thing). With that said, I'm so happy to have read this. I'm a huge believer in simplicity when it comes to poetry. Not always; but most of the time. Simplicity is often more than big fancy words and emotions. This poem is almost spiritual. There are times when I feel the same way. I just want to be at one with nature. Does that makes sense? Like when I gaze into the jet black skies freckled with pink and silver stars surrounding the amber moon—I want to be a part of it. Dunno how. But I just do. I really like the format of the poem; I feel like it works well with the simplicity of the poem. Simple doesn't mean BLERGH or BLAH. Sometimes simplicity carries more with it. And in this poem, I feel like the speaker is at "war" with him/herself. Trying to escape the complicated voom-voom-voom of Life, and relax; be at one with Nature, if you will; just accept those wonderful simple and quiet moments in Life. The beginning is very beautiful. Congrats on the Editors' Choice. Keep writing. I suggest more stuff like this. 5/5

on Jul. 16 2014 at 7:03 pm
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”

― Mary Oliver

of course! and thank you.

Avitar BRONZE said...
on Jul. 16 2014 at 11:59 am
Avitar BRONZE, Balch Springs, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Your poem was beautiful! I think thiis is the most proffesional looking one I have seen yet on this sight! Keep writing, and pleasse look at my work. Avatar