Tuesday 28 February 2012

Muse





Your words washed over me
Like ice wine, sweeter than

Plum nectar with a tinge of
Tropical mango and lycee 

I became drunk with every
Grape drop, cold crystal on my lips

I didn’t noticed the dark shadow 
Knocking at my door at 12:01 am.

He smelled your rage in my hair,
The earth on my olive skin,  


Autumn labour of purple feet.
He left in despair, hands empty. 

I took my pen, and started writing.  



Process Notes:   Inspiration from Rumi's poetry:
Any soul that drank the nectar of your passion was lifted.
From that water of life he is in a state of elation.
Death came, smelled me, and sensed your fragrance instead.
From then on, death lost all hope of me.


Today is the last day for Few Miles Haiku Challenge I have participated for February. I want to thank my friends who have visited and commented in my other blog.   I have completed 29 haiku in 29 days. Thanks for your support and comments.        


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56 comments:

  1. Soren Ambrose28 February 2012 at 08:09

    Aren't muses grand? :)

    Can only imagine whoever inspired this piece must've earned it!

    ~Soren

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  2. Brian Miller28 February 2012 at 08:14

    smelled your rage in your hair...great touch...some really nice textures in this grace...and contrasts like the ice wine...i like rumi too

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  3. sonnema28 February 2012 at 08:35

    good stuff, following for more

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  4. kaykuala28 February 2012 at 08:39

    That's amazing Grace! 29 haiku in as many no. of days! Congrats is in order! Well done!

    Hank

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  5. Pat Hatt28 February 2012 at 09:11

    Some great wordplay once more, purple feet, that would just be neat..haha

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  6. Mary B. Mansfield28 February 2012 at 09:50

    I also love the line "he smelled your rage in my hair" Wow, so beautiful!

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  7. Laurie Kolp28 February 2012 at 10:09

    Wonderful imagery, Grace.

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  8. Mary Ann Potter28 February 2012 at 10:16

    I enjoyed this imagery, and I appreciated the process notes. So vivid.

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  9. Kerry O'Connor28 February 2012 at 10:43

    I like to think of what you have left out as well as what you have included in this sensuous piece. This is very good writing.

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  10. ashok28 February 2012 at 10:44

    wonderfully written!

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  11. Sherry Blue Sky28 February 2012 at 11:33

    Great poem, kiddo. Appreciated the notes, as well, and good for you completing the haiku challenge!

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  12. Apeetha28 February 2012 at 13:02

    I love food metaphor, and the color purple. ;)
    So lovely,

    and oh! I love Rumi as well! *same pinch*

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  13. Steve King28 February 2012 at 13:50

    So many sensual details in the first three stanzas, then the serious turn. It surprises, the way good writing should. I enjoyed...

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  14. Jim28 February 2012 at 13:57

    Mixed feelings here, right? :) The many metaphors were pleasant.
    There may be a right and wrong as well. I felt sorry for the second fellow although I feel he had been coming for some time now.
    ..

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  15. Drenchxoxo28 February 2012 at 14:17

    Luscious imagery you've paintes here with your words.

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  16. Claudia28 February 2012 at 14:24

    nice...ice wine..rage in the hair and earth on olive skin...can smell and feel this..nice...

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  17. Pam28 February 2012 at 14:48

    This is absolutely beautiful. I adore Rumi and you did his lines justice.

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  18. Daydreamertoo28 February 2012 at 15:09

    I also am a Rumi fan. This is fabulously warm and a little dark but tasty.
    A lovely write.

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  19. Laura28 February 2012 at 15:21

    "He smelled your rage in my hair,"....wow.

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  20. Jannie Funster28 February 2012 at 15:24

    Wonderful! I can so relate to someone's words and mere presence making me drunk.

    And methinks Autumn makes you write very very well in winter's cozy arms.

    xo

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  21. Anonymous28 February 2012 at 15:32

    Something for all my senses. Love this one!

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  22. Anonymous28 February 2012 at 15:43

    A feast for all the senses - smell, taste and touch as well as sight and sound. Thanks for sharing it with me/

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  23. Buddah Moskowitz28 February 2012 at 15:59

    Wonderfully erotic - totally alive. Thanks.

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  24. Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger28 February 2012 at 16:41

    Beautifully alive--this is a feast for the senses-

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  25. Unknown28 February 2012 at 17:01

    beautiful write.. every line was grand... I loved the earth on your olive skin :)

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  26. Herotomost28 February 2012 at 17:03

    Oh man...I hate to say this but I found myself really thirsty for a Route 66 Grape Slushy from Sonic after the first two stanzas..lol..There is some awesome description in this and lust oozing from the pores of the page. The inspiration seems like it was well placed in your hands...terrific.

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  27. ayala28 February 2012 at 17:25

    Grace, this is gorgeous!

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  28. Anonymous28 February 2012 at 18:11

    Surreal and haunting! Beautiful work :) You pen with metaphorical elegance :)

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  29. Unknown28 February 2012 at 19:54

    Heaven, this is a great write. Love how the piece can really be about different things as well as for the muse. Every line is really, really good. Definitely a favorite of mine. Thanks

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  30. Daphne28 February 2012 at 20:39

    Wow, how sensual, yet so simple! I truly loved this.

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  31. Ed Pilolla28 February 2012 at 20:55

    this is the sort of good that i can't wait to read a second and third time.

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  32. SandyCarlson28 February 2012 at 21:04

    Beautifully done!

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  33. Harshad Mehta28 February 2012 at 21:31

    No choice but to leave for Him when life is pulsating so wild!

    Very lively.

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  34. zongrik28 February 2012 at 22:05

    it's what we do, take the pen and start writing

    cliffhanger

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  35. Anonymous28 February 2012 at 22:07

    Love this post. Every word.

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  36. Semaphore28 February 2012 at 22:27

    Being Canadian, I'm a great fan of ice wine, and I savored every word.

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  37. steveroni28 February 2012 at 23:02

    Ah! Rumi--inspiration into your creativity. How many times have we escaped death? Thank God we remember them, and not only those times we die.
    Peacefully,
    Steve

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  38. Unknown29 February 2012 at 01:36

    Vision aplenty ... enjoyed :)

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  39. Louise29 February 2012 at 03:47

    Beautiful words and imagery...delicious! "He smelled your rage in my hair" is a terrific line!

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  40. Unknown29 February 2012 at 07:20

    Lovely write ...thank you so much for sharing x

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  41. Unknown29 February 2012 at 09:35

    lovely, enjoyed how you carried forward from the prompt. ~ Rose

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  42. Gloria Baker29 February 2012 at 10:19

    absolutely nice:)

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  43. stu mcp (hate & hope)29 February 2012 at 12:34

    This is clever- and containe many different interpretations. I loved how short and sharp it was. The presence at the door could have been a leaving lover , or death, or imagination, or inspiration even! Really enjoyed how this skipped into gabbing a pen and starting writing- showing powerfully how writing can be an emotional outlet for all sorts of things! At least that's what I got from this- soz for rambling!

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  44. shawnacy29 February 2012 at 14:16

    love the poem of rumi's and yours builds on the seed of his idea. stanza 5 is especially powerful.

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  45. Anonymous29 February 2012 at 14:25

    He smelled your rage in my hair.... Vivid and vibrant

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  46. Cathy Feaster29 February 2012 at 15:59

    great imagery...very enjoyable piece.
    this line grabbed at me for some reason: "Autumn labour of purple feet."

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  47. Anonymous29 February 2012 at 21:59

    Oh my! I love:
    He smelled your rage in my hair,
    The earth on my olive skin,

    Wonderfully sensual : )
    -Eva

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  49. Matt D1 March 2012 at 01:06

    Beautiful.

    I like the idea of words
    or the ideas in them
    supplying us with a power
    to drive away the darkness …
    and on we write.

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  50. James Rainsford1 March 2012 at 03:47

    Oh! how I love this opening:

    Your words washed over me
    Like ice wine, sweeter than

    Plum nectar with a tinge of
    Tropical mango and lycee

    I became drunk with every
    Grape drop, cold crystal on my lips

    Quite simply, superb.

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  51. Beth Winter1 March 2012 at 05:15

    She seduces us with words, oh how I love it.

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  52. hyperCRYPTICal1 March 2012 at 12:54

    Wonderful words, excellent stuff!

    Anna :o]

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  53. Anonymous2 March 2012 at 10:59

    Love the images you conjure up.

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  54. Anonymous4 March 2012 at 03:57

    this is yummy!

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  55. Anonymous8 March 2012 at 03:43

    love this, Heaven! and appreciate you sharing the poetry of Rumi!
    ♥

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  56. Matthew John Davies29 October 2012 at 18:53

    "I became drunk with every
    Grape drop, cold crystal on my lips"

    Oh! I want to find you a publisher. The quality of work from bloggers never ceases to astound me.

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