A blue black light stood
All around us like a lynch mob,
Holding smiles instead of pitchforks.
You didn't know it, but there we were. I was back in my backyard, Talking with my old friends. You could see them And smell them And hear me talking with them, But you just hung back and observed.
You watched me rough their skin with my smooth palm And internally balked as I skipped in giant sized steps Through their dead, shed needles.
If I could have I would have kissed your hand there And pressed it to my forehead.
Your thoughts all intermingled with mine.
We were trees for the briefest moments and I never wanted to leave.
Make not love, but truth.
----- this is what making truth feels like:
-------------- (and remember, this is REAL)
You were the bottom of the sea and I am sediment.
We both inhabit the entire earth because land is land An infinite circle.
I settled on you after a long time of being disrupted by currents And being sucked in an spat out by various creatures.
Here I come, can you see? Shut your eyes, ocean's end.
I have found my way by pure accident to your deepest nook, To lay for a while in the cold dark calm of your hidden imagination.
While I am here and focused on you, nothing can intrude.
The dark means there are no expectations.
We can only find our way by feeling how I have fallen on your unknown contours.
The unseen is truthful because only our imagination knows it. Verification seems irrelevant.
The only products of our union are trust and enlightenment; Dreaming the same dreams And caring for an others soul As if it were your own.
Ladie Dee
About the competition
In conjunction with the exhibition Love, Loss & Intimacy the NGV invites you to create your own piece of writing exploring notions of love, loss or intimacy, under 500 words. If you're over 18 years of age and a Victorian resident, post your entry on the blog (1 entry per person) for the chance to win a romantic weekend getaway for two at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins and lunch for two at Persimmon.
The judging panel is comprised of three judges: Professor Jennifer Strauss (Editor of the Oxford Anthology of Australian Love Poetry), Penny Modra (Editor of Three Thousand; The Age arts columnist) and Richard Watts (Presenter of SmartArts on TripleR).
Entries accepted until 11 July 2010 and the winner of the competition will be announced and their entry recited on 18 July following on from the 2pm Floor Talk.
The judging panel is comprised of three judges: Professor Jennifer Strauss (Editor of the Oxford Anthology of Australian Love Poetry), Penny Modra (Editor of Three Thousand; The Age arts columnist) and Richard Watts (Presenter of SmartArts on TripleR).
Entries accepted until 11 July 2010 and the winner of the competition will be announced and their entry recited on 18 July following on from the 2pm Floor Talk.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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