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Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Cece

I sit
and appear
unphased;

I love
the way
you see
right
through
my act.

          Truthfully,
                      we both know
                                  my heart melts

                                                          when you call me

                                                                        your little duckling.

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Ordinarily Unique

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Cece

Ordinarily Unique

You took interest to me
like a beautiful flower,
waiting for you.

Twinkling at my petals
and the essence of my soul,
you hold me close.

Breathing in
my scent
of adoration.

Why shouldn't
I blossom,
for the only person
that's taken the time
to pick me up
and put me in
such an intricate vase?

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

To Whom it may Concern

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Mr E

To Whom it may Concern

I want to know you better
I want to know what makes you tick
What makes you smile
What makes you mad
What scares you most
What makes you sad
What makes you serious or
Makes you stern
I want to know you better dear,
To whom it may concern

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

A Peach in September

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Margit Appleton

A Peach in September

I looked at it critically
Was it red enough, plump enough,
Will it be juicy still?

Will it live up to its promises?
Nobody wants a dry peach.
I'd better leave it, I thought.
God knows what it will be like.

And then it dawned on me:
This is a peach in September.
Grab it, eat it - as quick as you can!

For this is September,
and peaches are rare in December.

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

to the misunderstood

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

James Ellis

to the misunderstood

Your actions have reactions
yet we don't know the
hardships you don't speak of...
I can't judge you and neither
can anybody else.

Though you may seem
one way you probably
think completely different...
I don't know how you really feel
and neither does anybody else.

Let me apologize for characterization,
stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice
for you are a human just like us.
I'm not sure if you are what they say you are
and neither is anybody else.

Dedicated to everyone,
at one point or another
we have all been
Misunderstood.

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Timeless

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Senor Negativo

Timeless

Fingers interlaced,
Lips chained together,
Bodies bound
In a tangle of limbs.
Back from the future,
Face to face with the past,
Present tense exists and lasts.
You stop all the clocks with your stare,
I look into your eyes, and see eternity there.
I know that this need will never end,
We can see around the bend.
The time I spend with you is
Timeless.

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Empathy (Tanka)

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Vijayalakshmi Harish

Empathy (Tanka)

I wish I didn’t care
and could ignore your feelings
but somehow I do
some invisible fiber
seems to tie me to your core
like the sea joins shores

- Vijayalakshmi Harish
18.09.2012

Copyright © Vijayalakshmi Harish

Once again, Thanks Paul for teaching me :)

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

taste

Sep 2012 Pandora dO

Rudy Ramirez

taste

I feel every touch,
every heart beat,
the soft taste of your lips
I see every shining light in your icy blue eyes
Then I fall back to reality
Waking without you