This
vase was
made with care
A delicate pattern of pink
bougainvillea snake from its
base to it’s elegant neck. This vase
holds oceans of love, galaxies of hope and a nebula of faith. This vase was made to withstand only the pressure that love brings. Crack it and slowly
so slowly, it will leak. This vase
is me and I am this vase.
Crack it and slowly
so slowly
Love
Depletes
©Vivian Zems
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Smell The Coffee 
November 2, 2017 at 3:07 pm
So poetic – and powerful at the end.
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November 2, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Thank you😊
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November 2, 2017 at 7:21 pm
The ending of this…wow. The poem starts out so delicately and ends so powerfully. a lot of feeling in this poem and makes me want to know the whole story.
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November 3, 2017 at 12:31 am
Glad you liked it 🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 7:21 pm
O now… don’t let a vase like that crack… it needs to stay whole and wholesome 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 12:32 am
🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 7:24 pm
Oh I would hate to see such a precious vase crack… Beautifully penned!❤️
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November 3, 2017 at 12:32 am
Thank you!
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November 2, 2017 at 7:33 pm
One has to be careful not to crack the vases. I liked this phrase: “galaxies of hope and a nebula of faith”
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November 3, 2017 at 12:33 am
Thanks, Frank!
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November 2, 2017 at 7:51 pm
A pretty vase and the poem has a great shape – but what a sad ending, Viiv.
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November 3, 2017 at 12:33 am
It cracked 😦
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November 2, 2017 at 8:40 pm
A sound warning at the close – let’s hope he takes heed…
Anna :o]
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November 3, 2017 at 12:34 am
You looked deeper! I like that 🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 8:46 pm
Beautiful! I especially love these words “nebula of faith.”
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November 3, 2017 at 12:35 am
Thank you 🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 9:33 pm
I like the analogy. It’s delicate and fragile.
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November 3, 2017 at 12:36 am
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 8:45 am
🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 9:46 pm
I love that this is a “shape” poem, Vivian.
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November 3, 2017 at 12:35 am
Thank you 🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 10:20 pm
Handle with care please ~ Love the shaped vase form ~
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November 3, 2017 at 12:36 am
thank you!
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November 2, 2017 at 10:29 pm
Marvelous metaphor and the form is perfect, Vivian!
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November 3, 2017 at 12:37 am
Tanks Jilly 🙂
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November 2, 2017 at 11:28 pm
withstand only the pressure that love brings- that is so lovely!
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November 3, 2017 at 12:37 am
Glad you liked that bit 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 1:26 am
I can almost read the unwritten command: “No leaks allowed here, love at work”.
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November 3, 2017 at 3:32 pm
cool ! Love that 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 2:48 am
A lovely image – (and looks sooo much better on your site than on WordPress reader) – and carried so well through the verse – why anyone would crack such a beautiful vase is beyond me 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 8:31 am
Aww thank you for saying that 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 1:17 pm
Nice metaphor. Aren’t we all sturdy yet delicate… great image too.
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November 3, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Thank you 🙂
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November 3, 2017 at 5:55 pm
My goodness, a beautiful and sad shape poem that is both metaphor an message; as a poem it is magnificent–as a message, we can only hope it will/can be heeded. I love the vase as metaphor for you, rather than a classic coke bottle.
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November 3, 2017 at 8:01 pm
Thanks, Glenn 😊
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November 4, 2017 at 9:38 am
kaykuala
Some things or people may have to be treated with lots of care for they are deserving!
Hank
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November 5, 2017 at 1:45 pm
Glad you enjoyed it.😊. What’s kaykuala?
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November 6, 2017 at 5:29 am
I like the ending of this poem, a strong deeper meaning. That it’s shaped like a vase is cute!
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November 6, 2017 at 7:49 am
Thanks 😊. Glad you enjoyed this post.
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