Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Poets and Poems - Pris Campbell


Jump Start

You jump-started my heart.
It beats a forgotten rhythm.
Resurrected are old passions,
hid behind that fake indifference
I wore like a favorite dress.
Tossed are blindfolds I hastily tied
whenever couples kissed.

Aging now, my past
slid over the mountaintop,
a new sun has risen.
I imagine you inside me,
bodies creating our own
1001 nights as we shed
any veils left between us.


Pris Campbell


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9 comments:

  1. Geoff SandersonApril 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    Another lovely, sensitive poem, Pris.
    I expecially like these lines:

    'Resurrected are old passions,
    hid behind that fake indifference
    I wore like a favorite dress.'

    - wonderful!

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  2. tomApril 28, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    So nice to see your work here, Pris.

    to echo - "wonderful"

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  3. Carter MonroeApril 28, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Yes, a very exceptional piece here.

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  4. PrisApril 28, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    Thank you all, and a big thanks again to Curtis!

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  5. snowbirdApril 28, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    Those are some wonderful images...you can almost see them dancing... I also love the rig you have set up for your lap top. Quite ingenious!

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  6. PrisApril 29, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    Thanks, Snowbird. My husband made that for me. It's hard for me to type lying down, but it's perfect for reading email, links sent to me and then honing a poem via one finger typing once I've typed the draft in on the desktop in the next room.

    And Curtis, check my blog. I featured what you're doing. It's really a great series.

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  7. Curtis DunlapApril 29, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    Thank you, Pris. And thank you for your wonderful contribution to the series.

    Hopefully, the series will continue for a while longer.

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  8. DeadMuleApril 29, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    Thanks for featuring another of my "friends." Pris is a special person and a fine poet.

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  9. Jessie CartyApril 29, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    what a perfect picture to go with your poem pris!

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