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Burnt Sienna
Posted: 04 March 2004
Word Count: 79
Summary: An inspiration.
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Sensory oblivion
Her unchallenged domain
Not for the faint of heart
The apathetic majority
Clinging doggedly to sanity
Chest thrust out
In nipple pointing pout
Devil’s delight
Dancing in the liquid black
Of her eyes,
Diamond mind
Cutting the glass
Of the mentally confined
No obstacle too daunting
The higher, the better
For pole vaulting
Untamed, unrestrained
Carefree and profane
All this and much much more
Burnt,
Sometimes charred
But the core
Always
Remains unscarred
Guiltless
Shameless
Forever Sienna.
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 cinq at 12:54 on 04 March 2004
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Paints an image of a phenomenal woman.
Loved it
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Thank you ... Walpus
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 roovacrag at 14:01 on 04 March 2004
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Burnt sienna,artists favourite colour.couple with raw sienna,touch of burnt umber and a wild sky..
Good one.
XX Alice
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The Walrus at 15:17 on 04 March 2004
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cing, thanks, phenomenal is very accurate.
Alice, must get my paints out.... thanks x
The Walrus
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oops, sorry Cinq
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miffle at 15:44 on 04 March 2004
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Walrus, Startling poem. Arresting images. Your core colour has changed (?) or maybe it is and always has been lots of colours (?)...'Forever Sienna', 'Burnt Sienna' - there's a contrast there...(?) - I personally read 'burnt' as a deeply resonant word in the poem despite the whirlwind of valiant, action-heroine, 'Boudicca' (spelling?) type images that surround it (?)...A colourful, resilient muse for sure. Write on, miffle
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Has she tried base-jumping?
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Linked in my mind to 'Cement Fields' poem - Skeetr (?)
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The Walrus at 18:13 on 04 March 2004
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Miffle,
No my core colour has not changed. It remains Red (with a few splashes of other colours from time to time). Burnt Sienna is a very dear friend.
I see your point re: Burnt and Forever. What I was trying to convey was someone who lives life to the max, with all the risks associated; someone who is prepared, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically to put themselves out there, knowing that the price to pay for this is that sometimes, amidst the soaring highs, they will from time to time, get hurt.
But, they will always, knowingly and deliberately take these risks, because ultimately it results in deep satisfaction in the knowledge that they are truly living. Without fear, without expectations.
As an old friend said to me: 'Only those who are willing to risk not knowing the consquences, are truly free.'
The Forever, well, despite the knocks, the lows, she will always live to fight another day. Her 'core' remains in tact.
Base-jumping? I think not literally, but more than likely, metaphorically.
Will re-read 'Cement Fields'.
Thank you, as always, for your kind, insightful and thought-provoking comments.
The Walrus
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Fearless at 21:59 on 04 March 2004
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Burnt sienna.....bronzed, clay-like resolve, constancy of spirit with degrees of vibrancy and mellow. Does what it says on the tin,
fearless
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The Walrus at 17:19 on 05 March 2004
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Don't know about the poem, but the woman concerned certainly does!
Thanks for your comment.
The Walrus xx
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Lawrenco at 23:47 on 26 March 2004
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Really enjoyed the poem ,a lady thet isn`t easily outwitted. By the sound of it, seems an awful lot of fun!
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