August 1, 2011

This, What Languid Looks Like...

Trace a path through canyon or chasm
Wind your way along lake's edge
It's a slow descent into lazy haze of August.
Joyfully lost
I linger
Melting…
This, what languid looks like.

This post is proudly shared at dVerse Poets Pub~ a rather cool place where poets and writers mingle and mix. And although I consider myself less poet and more painter who happens to love words, this one felt right to share in that special place. Do check them out.

Original Watercolor and Words © Michelle “Shell” Rummel

February 17, 2011

Absorbing The Blue

No tentative toes testing for ice.

No need to dip fingertips twice to know…

Yeah, it’s cold.

But the current seduces and before you know it you are sucked in….fast.

Past the shores you slip in and out of consciousness…

If only you slept this deeply.

Letting go, feel the sea flow fulfill.

Rejoice… No choice but to lay arched back buoyed…

Absorbing the blue.

January 30, 2011

I Just Need a Moment...

"As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment." ~ John Steinbeck

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November 30, 2010

Whole Hearted

Take another little piece of my heart now, baby…

October 19, 2010

The Winds of Chance....

And with a delicate grace you let go…

Fall away from limb,

Lithe, languid.

Hush….

Floating on breath,

Free falling fearlessly.

Have faith….

The winds of chance will carry you along.

My One Stop Poetry entry for One Shot Wednesday. Have a look ~ some incredible poetry to enjoy!

October 18, 2010

The Ocean is Salty Enough

So willful

The water, cold…

Receding,

Leaving me reeling and exposed.

And no matter how firmly I cling to crevices

Rock climb and sand sink

Wish upon a far off star…

I understand that some things are simply stronger than me.

Besides, I always hated tug of war.

So, I surrender.

Sweet suction release…

Tumble me gently out to sea.

Glide me under moon glow

Closed eyes trap tears…

The ocean is salty enough.

What a lovely honor, to be the featured artist today on One Stop Poetry.

Deepest thanks to Brian Miller @bmiller007 for the beautiful write up and for choosing my work to spotlight.

October 11, 2010

Saltwater

You chiseled away my edges and seeped deep within the cracks of my soul…

My One Stop Poetry entry submitted for One Shot Wednesday~ Please take a look~ so many talented poets and writers sharing their evocative words and images.... As for my entry, I'm not certain one line of text constitues a poem, but my emotion is true in these brushstrokes and few simple words. I can only hope that my painting and accompanying words convey that.. Beside, I've been gently *nudged* and encouraged to submit.... and really, does anyone say no to Adam? ;)

http://oneshotpoetry.blogspot.com/