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Resuscitation

November 10, 2011 by Betty Hayes Albright

Oh Muse,

source: wikipedia

into our empty lungs

blow deep

the lucid sky.

Inside these brimming

unsung hearts

pump earth

and trees and fire.

Smooth the scars

that line our veins,

infuse them

with the sea,

till we inhale

your playful light

and breathe out

poetry.

20 Responses

on November 10, 2011 at 2:16 pm | Reply Martin Shone

Oh now that is just poetry, superb.

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- on November 10, 2011 at 2:29 pm | Reply Martin Shone
  
  Thanks for staying with me Betty, much appreciated.
  
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  - on November 10, 2011 at 2:38 pm | Reply Betty
    
    Thank you again, Martin!
    Wordpress is acting strangely – I was already “following” you but it suddenly showed I wasn’t, so I resubscribed. And now WP is showing that your blog is “unavailable”. I’ll keep checking – must be a temporary glitch.
    
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    - on November 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm | Reply Martin Shone
      
      It’s no glitch Betty, I deleted my poetry site, Wordshelf. I wasn’t happy.
      
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      - on November 10, 2011 at 4:38 pm | Reply Betty
        
        Alas, Martin, I was enjoying it! Glad I found your other blog – in whatever form, I think you have lots to say. Your spirit shines through your words very nicely.
        
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on November 10, 2011 at 2:20 pm | Reply granbee

Betty, I have found I CANNOT “breathe out poetry” without “inhal(ing) PLAYFUL light”. I find that I must keep the act of absorbing the light very light-hearted, indeed, lest it be smothered into darkness. Thank for another lovely post.

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- on November 10, 2011 at 2:50 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Glad you could relate to that, Granbee – thank you!
  
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on November 10, 2011 at 5:43 pm | Reply Lindy Lee

Very nice prayer to the muse, whomever she may be. Excellent…

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on November 10, 2011 at 6:00 pm | Reply planaquarium

“infuse them with the sea” – beautiful! lovely flowing lines, I so enjoyed this.

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on November 10, 2011 at 8:08 pm | Reply Betty

Thanks Lindy Lee and Planaquarium!

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on November 11, 2011 at 4:56 am | Reply C.L. Sostarich

Wonderful! Resuscitation is the perfect word.

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- on November 11, 2011 at 8:26 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, C.L. !!
  
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on November 11, 2011 at 5:57 pm | Reply Vampire Weather

Beautiful work Betty! I love this one! Your vivid descriptions and deft use of the closing lines is just perfect. Everything I could want from a poem! Beautiful!

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- on November 11, 2011 at 8:29 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, Vampire Weather – and that could be said about your own poetry, which I find extraordinary!
  
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on November 13, 2011 at 2:14 am | Reply Poetry & Icecream

Superb Betty, a poetic masterpiece 🙂

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- on November 14, 2011 at 5:39 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you again, “Poetry” – not sure it’s a “masterpiece” but it’s so nice of you to call it that! 🙂
  
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on November 27, 2011 at 5:36 pm | Reply lscotthoughts

Simply lovely words, Betty~

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- on November 27, 2011 at 6:16 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thanks for all the nice comments, L Scott! 🙂
  
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on March 14, 2012 at 2:47 am | Reply I, the dolphin

the original was much better!

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on May 1, 2012 at 5:51 am | Reply dpbowman

Amen! – So let it be!

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