"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
Eckhart Tolle

Monday, September 13, 2010

a mask I wear monday poetry potluck #1

hide behind triumphant smiles
as somber ones bow their heads
in shame
horns blare certain notes
a disguise I wear to our masquerade
while the sordid details jam from a surface
yearly we meet in the same place to walk
the edge with primeval attitude
remove your mask and I will mine

19 comments:

  1. How mysterious you are. Great choice of words.

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  2. Viv, mystery is the key to life. Well, I think so. Thanks and it is nice to see over at potluck!
    I am on vacation this week, so I am able to do loads of writing.
    Pamela

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  3. love the last...remove your mask and I will mine...love the image of masks...nice..bkm

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  4. inspirational piece.

    both wear masks, better face each other with truth.
    precise and powerful poem!
    :)

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  5. I am glad to see you share your poetry with us.
    Happy Monday!
    Cheers!

    Thanks for the comments.

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  6. Jingle not a problem and thanks for the site!
    Happy Monday!
    Pamela

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  7. ha. love the challenge there in the end...hope it is answered to your liking...

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  8. Amazing writing my friend, so appropriate as theme for Potluck too...thanks so much for linking, very happy to have you in. Much love xxx

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  9. The mask always hide the truth and truth should reveal!:P Happy Poetry Potluck my friend<3

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  10. riika we all wear masks of some kind.
    Thanks!
    Pamela

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  11. It's interesting to see what lays behind the masks we wear. I really enjoyed this poem.

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  12. So many reasons to wear masks. Sometimes to hide something, sometimes to have fun, sometimes to become someone different for a time. Me? I never could get into costumes. LOL.

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  13. River thanks and thanks for visiting!
    Pamela

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  14. Talon we all wear masks of some sort!
    Thanks!
    Pamela

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