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Stephen Purcell Dec 2015
To me, words sing. They carry me up to the heavens and drag me down to the depths.

Sentences soar. They lie there, dripping with juicy meaning as they whisper softly.

Descriptions dance. Well paced prose or the precise hitting of phonetic notes are a symphony to my ears.

Pearls are found amongst the thickest of slime. Masterpieces of diction, form and character one can uncover, buried underneath the deepest mires of messiness.

These glorious works, both lengthy and pointed, are attractive for one main reason: the thoughts and flavour they contain.
These concepts swirl and crystalise like intricate snowflakes and make me think, 'If only life was always like this'.

Webbed connections spin and mesh, reflections and shattered mirrors are found everywhere. The hallmarks of beauty and the breath of the Divine mix with dark and twisted truths. Great words and those more humble writings weave a magnificent tapestry indeed.
When Inspiro granted me a birthday present at 1am on the 14th of December, I used it as best I could. Here is a snapshot of my thoughts on reading and writing.
SøułSurvivør Dec 2015
we all appreciate getting them...
please give some in return!

commenting on the content
will give as well as earn!

reading is a joy!
there's so much we can learn!


SoulSurvivor
12/13/2015
It's the law of reciprocity.
Same goes for ♡'s and reposts.
just sayin'...

My dear friends... I just want you
to know I can't return comments
on my commentary right now...
my Smartphone is being stupid!

I ♡ you ALL!

:0) Catherine
This body is to narrow to start the concrete picturesque poetry

As a marvelous bright sparkling spring into the pitch black marvel stone
My poems are shallow water running out of time climbing backwards

Shanti dances, Shakti watches, I ride the glossy magenta mountain byke Elementally through the potentially ***** city, gulping two little
              flying                            spoons          ­            wwhhpp          mhm                                  ­    
                       of
Brilliant        IO Ag
                   Helth guarantieed on the nulth spelling positive not
Obtrusive politely declined           skipped          suggestive
Visually objective little pencil box down bellow
                                             friend    _ this is blank !

Absolutely! Absoulutely! A ****** stream of no perservatives no ***

Objecting flowery flunder opiates                           Words grow from
Barriers between insufficient gestures                  from human
Jazzy left ear leaving laments of sounds incapability to stay
Endlessly entwined and glued together as your soul loves
Tender tactile cats touch on your desperate desert sju++
                  Ave Gratias Plena Ava Gardner Avon Avion
  My throat is not of a managment made suits suiting suitcases
I'm Tired Of Fraternities Or True Females  Always  Ends  Well
Erika Castaldo Dec 2015
fictioI watch as the words become images;
People, places, adventures.
They become an entirely new world,
A world separate from reality.

I stare at the pages
And let the screaming fade into the background.
I get lost in the words
And the chaos becomes nothing more than white noise.
I watch as the character’s lives play out
And ignore the grief that plagues my own every day.

I am content in that realm of fiction,
Happy even.
But after a few hours it’s over.
They’ve completed their quests, found their true love,
Discovered some sort of meaning in life.  

And I’m stuck once again in the horror that is reality.  
A place where there aren’t happy endings,
Where you aren’t eager to know what happens next, but fearful.
A place where you’re trapped,
Where you can’t just close the pages and ignore it when it becomes too much.
The only solace in this place is
Knowing that you can open another set of pages and
Escape into that other world
Once more.
Jillian Jesser Dec 2015
I stepped into your apartment
I saw you reading
  sipping coffee
I saw you go to the fridge
and muse at its emptiness
I slept with you at night
we dreamed together
        you didn't see me
but I was there
       when I went to leave in the morning
you looked up
         quizzically
Cody Haag Dec 2015
When I plug in my headphones,
Put on my favorite track,
I sink away from reality,
As I kick my legs up and lean back.

As I cradle a book in my hands,
Laugh, cry, and just live
Through the literature,
Adventures it gives.

Everything I do has the purpose of
Pulling me away from this harsh landscape,
Of which I have no control,
I'm impossible to elate.

But these hobbies give me wings,
Make my heart sing.
Enygma Dec 2015
There she is, reading a book she had been hooked on. She zoned out of reality and immersed herself in her own private little space. I can't help but look.

"What?" She asks, every time she catches me staring at her.

"What? Nothing"

Little does she know that I'm not only staring because of her mesmerizing beauty, but because of her existence. Because she's too good to be true. Because she's so surreal. Because I can't believe that the girl of my dreams is right in front of me-- the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. And yet she wonders why I stare at her, gazing upon those eyes that hold the universe, and I'm just about to get lost in them.
SøułSurvivør Dec 2015
are often there
to comment on
your woes and cares.

they are steady
as a rock
they are there
when you need to talk

they don't just write
they care to read
they relate
to your silent need

they will go
where your voice goes
be it Neruda
or be it Poe

they know to
pause when
you need a break
sometimes our
sanity's at stake

they will relate
on the site
offer help thru
lows and heights

they won't break
only bend
they don't need
daily or trend

they are THERE.

YOUR POETFRIEND.



SoulSurvivor
(C) 12/2/2015
I know I have not
been on the site in a while
Please be patient with me
I am being a good daughter
and helping to care for my parents.
I will be reading more
as I have left off doing some things
that were actually unhealthy for me

I LOVE YOU
You ARE important to me!

♡ Cathy
Silent Starfish Nov 2015
I read
because I love
feeling lost
being found
I live
for contained chaos
I breathe
words of people
I have never met
with a book
I dream
with open eyes
the beautiful part
is dying but feeling alive
seeing a place in your mind
where letting go
of a hopeless reality
isn't an impossibility  
like melting away
as I turn pages
like flying
and falling in love
somehow a book
can make you feel
but more so
make you be.
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