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A month with Yeats: Day Three in Shadorma

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Photo ©Paul Militaru

“With all their ancient faces like rain-beaten stones,”—W.B. Yeats

I can see
What is there and not
Rock bottom
Tempestuous
The blue colour of the sea
Of hovering mind

In my eyes
Ample suggestion
Now and then
Here and there
The value never cherished
The unrestrained depths

(c) ladyleemanila 2017

For: A month with Yeats: Day Three, Shadorma November: 3 of 30, Micropoetry Month: Nov 2017: #3

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7 responses

  1. pranabaxom

    Enjoyed reading your take on the quote. A completely different perspective from mine.

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    1. ladyleemanila

      thank you, Prana 🙂

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  2. sarahsouthwest

    Very nicely done.

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    1. ladyleemanila

      thank you, Sarah 🙂

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  3. Jane Dougherty

    What a clever idea! I especially like that first shadorma 🙂

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    1. ladyleemanila

      thank you, Jane 🙂

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      1. Jane Dougherty

        🙂

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