Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Special Feature Collaborative Poem--By Michael Todd, Linda Thurmond, Sandra Canfield, and Christine Wichman--United States and Alba Hernández Abrego--Costa Rica

Every Word a Whisper

By Michael Todd, Alba Hernández Abrego, Linda Thurmond, Sandra Canfield, and
Christine Wichman

I am inherently happy... not a care in the world... scary moments;
Still, going to roll with it as long as there is a downhill in my path.
A great portion of these portents come from your sweet presence,
Let me not take this for granted, before fending off inevitable wrath.

Retrospection, unexpected guest,
Past's picture of cherished faces;
Blessed life, fulfilled with the best,
Tears, smiles and treasured places.

Memories in the mind, lost and hard to find,
the way remains of the day not to fade away,
Heart visions point to path, all to remind
Memories buried within the soul never to stray.

Tentative glances leading to tentative words, a smile,
And the holy miracle of the very first touch,
And I wonder at the smell, the light, the incredible
joy of discovering, that I could love anyone that much.

Ghost or Angel, all I feel is the love,
of a presence here, now and past somehow...
Every word now a whisper, every thought below, as above,
Life or death, it is all the same in the end...just energy, just a glow.

24 comments:

  1. Thanks to my fellow writers... This poem was a blast to put together. These ladies are not only fantastic writers, but each are close friends.

    And, as always, thanks to Whispers in the Wind for offering such a fantastic platform to writers to be creative, and get their words out.

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  2. Thanks Michael for including my words with such great company. :) ~Christine

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  3. looks great!!! thank you Michael for including my words and thanks to all the other wonderful writers to make this a success!! Love it!!

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  4. Thank you, Beth Winchcombe, for the following--

    This is such a wonderful picture painted in wonderful words...really well written, well described.

    Best wishes,
    Beth

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  5. Dear Michael, Linda, Sandra, Christine and Alba,

    It's so good to see you already have several comments on this wonderful poem. Welcome Linda, Sandra, Christine and Alba to Whispers. I hope you enjoy your time spent here. I invite each of you to share individual poems too. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  6. There are so many great lines here, in each of the stanzas. Truly a wonderful piece of art :)

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  7. Michael, Lin da, Sandra, Linda and Alba,
    This is so deep in meaning. A warm welcome to Whispers to all the newcomers.
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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  8. Thank you, Isha Wagner, for the following--

    I have read this work several times and, as I understand, it is a declaration of happiness contingent upon love with all its scary aspects. The poem is remarkable in its use of language obviously because five poets composed : each reader would see the poem's meaning differently and that perhaps is good poetry. Congratulations.

    Yours sincerely
    Isha Wagner

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  9. You don't know this but it was the perfect to be part of this for me personally and I am most grateful. Thank you.

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    1. I meant perfect time. 😊

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    2. Dear Alba,

      Thank you so much in joining together with your co-writers for this wonderful poem which was a pleasure to publish. I hope you will consider sending an individual poem for my consideration for publication. Welcome to Whispers!

      Karen

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  10. May I say welcome to Whispers, Michael Todd, Alba Hernández Abrego, Linda Thurmond, Sandra Canfield, and Christine Wichman. This is a beautiful poem, heartfelt with treasured moments from each of you. Wonderful imagery evolves, each of you captured life in all its mystery that is touched by love, memories and welcome gifts. It was a pleasure to read. Leokadia (Lee)

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  11. Wow, such a deep and meaningful poem, and it was written by five poets, incredible! Thank you so much for such a grandiose piece. Welcome to Whispers those that are new, you will find this journal to be very enlightening and wondrous. Please submit individual poems as well. I would love to read them, I know that they would be a great as this wonderful poem, great work,

    Russell

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  12. Each stanza well placed to follow the fore. Deep in content and feeling,Congrats to Michael, Alba, Linda, Sandra and Christine for such a well written and thought inducing poem!

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  13. I enjoyed this piece, thank you all for sharing!

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  14. Welcome to Whispers! I'm fascinated by this successful 5-way collaboration, and the loveliness of the result. If any of you are inclined to share any notes about your process, how you worked out the logistics of this, I'd certainly be interested. -- Laura M Kaminski

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    1. I will be happy to discuss the process with you, Laura. Karen O'Leary has my email address. You can get it from her.

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  15. I enjoyed reading this collaboration today..I am glad that I chose it...Sara

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    1. Thank you for your very kind words, Sara.

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    2. Thank you for your very kind words, Sara.

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    3. Thank you for your very kind words, Sara.

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  16. Very inspiring and uplifting. I feel lucky to have read this.

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  17. wonderful collab - congrats to you all

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