Friday, April 29, 2011

A Personal Favorite Rerun



through a hollow


I will 
touch you 
when my arm 
grows longer 
or I taller 
or you 
closer than now 
you will 
touch me each time 
your voice speaks 
within earshot 
or through 
a hollow of memories 
searching for 
escape. 


Poem © 2007 by R. Burnett Baker 
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7 comments:

  1. Brian MillerApril 29, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    through a hollow of memories searching for an escape...nice...i feel the echo of emotion...

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  2. Peter GreeneApril 29, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    I like the feeling of stretching towards each other in this; growth as a kind of yearning. thanks for it, Monsieur le Burnett Baker!

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  3. Isabel DoyleApril 30, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    I like this one too

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  4. LiApril 30, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    I can see why this is a favorite. It's very spare and yet it gets the emotion across. Longing, sadness, and I think I even detect a shred of...hope?
    I think my favorite of yours (one of them) is "gentle kiss".

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  5. Vicki LaneApril 30, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    Beautifully done -- the restraint like a coiled spring. Am I imagining it or is your poetry getting better and better?

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  6. SuzApril 30, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    I'm clapping
    are you?
    simply wonderful wih emotion
    and I like the line breaks

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  7. Tess KincaidApril 30, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    This is really beautiful Rick. My favorite of yours, I think. So very romantic.

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