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Monday, October 27, 2008

barefoot

the earth

pushes back

[First published in Acorn]

16 Comments:

Art and Poetry said...: Nice feeling to this one!; 2:09 AM
John McDonald said...: can feel it bill
john; 4:24 AM
Bill said...: Thanks, Nick and John. This is one I posted a few months back, but I've posted it a second time to celebrate its publication.; 3:44 PM
Gillena Cox said...: barefoot in the sand
the heat
on a sunny day

much love
gillena; 6:53 AM
Bill said...: Thank you, gillena.; 7:51 AM
Magyar said...: _There is something "connective" about this... "feeling" the earth.
_m; 8:42 AM
Bill said...: Well said, magyar; 1:18 PM
polona said...: do i remember this one?
still, it's excellent
(ah, i see now you said it had been posted before); 3:19 PM
J. Andrew Lockhart said...: I see the "feel"; 9:32 PM
Bill said...: Thanks for the visit, polona and andrew. And, polona, thanks for remembering.; 1:52 PM
Tikkis said...: ;-) continuing Gillena's:

barefoot in the snow --
a man visited the lady
next door

(This is a true story, but he was not me!); 12:37 PM
Bill said...: Hmmm. What an interesting neighborhood, Tikkis.; 9:06 PM
jem said...: So few words, but so strong. A feeling of belonging, of being grounded.; 4:52 AM
Bill said...: That's it, exactly, jem. As I said when I first posted this, walking barefoot can be pretty intense for a city boy like me.; 7:47 AM
Ella Wagemakers said...: I can feel the throb of both hearts, Bill.

autumn leaves ...
will my hair turn black
again in spring?

But of course your ku was about feet.

barefoot
I still prefer sand
beneath my feet

Ella; 2:05 PM
Bill said...: I like those, ella, especially the autumn one.; 5:58 PM

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barefoot

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