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Subject: Mummified

Author:
Arunansu

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Date Posted: 22:16:11 12/30/07 Sun

Captured,
embalmed,
dressed,
laid with care.

Glinting eyes. Still.
Lips curved. Still.
Clasped hands. Still.

Outstretched arms, stiffened;
huddled joys, hidden cries
hardened
and sealed, inside the frame.

Turning over pages
in a museum of mummified moments,
mind races backward.

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[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Paul [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:56:32 12/31/07 Mon Awesome descriptives here my friend, mummies are fascinating.I will be reading this again, Peace and hope, Paul. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author: Sasha [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:06:28 12/31/07 Mon Quote: ________________________________ Turning over pages in a museum of mummified moments, mind races backward. ________________________________ ~ I love this closing...well done, Arun Happy New Year!!! hugs Sash xx [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Janel [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:08:14 12/31/07 Mon This is outstanding Arun, truly captures what it must be like to be mummified... sometimes I wonder if the mummies that get put in the museum would rather just be left alone were they were laid to rest. They are indeed fascinating tho, and so is this piece. Love it. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Arunansu [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:16:59 12/31/07 Mon I actually wanted to use mummies as metaphor for deceased moments. Nice that you liked them. HAPPY NEW YEAR! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Mick [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:53:30 01/01/08 Tue Read this one several times. Stirs images of revisting old photo albums. Not sure of your exact intent, but I was moved by the imageryu I drew from your words. Nicely done. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: kristen. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:34:36 01/07/08 Mon you know, i actually see lots in this. it provides a great metaphor... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Bobby [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:33:46 01/07/08 Mon Loved the build up to the awesome ending bit, great read!!! Smiles! Bobby [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: andy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:50:58 01/07/08 Mon I read this once and then thought to read it again as a metaphor. Then I read your comment and although I didn't realize you were writing about deceased moments it worked well for me anyway. I was thinking in terms of being silenced by evil or the world around us. Well done! thanks, andy [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Arunansu [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:50:31 01/07/08 Mon Thank you. As Mick said, this is indeed revisiting a photo album. Cheers. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author: andy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:14:02 01/17/08 Thu Your Poem Has Been Chosen as our Read of the Day Congratulations! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Arunansu [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:04:23 01/17/08 Thu Thanks Andy. I have caught a very nasty bit of cold, so finding it difficult sitting infront of a glaring monitor. Many new poems have been posted. I will catch up with them within a couple of days. Thanks for selecting this as "Read of the Day". See u later. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Mireille [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:36:03 01/19/08 Sat That's so true. But it's so great to visit these pages from the past, we have so much to learn from them. Thanks for this great share, Aru. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author:
Morning Song
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Date Posted: 12:06:35 01/19/08 Sat

Hi Arun. It's a delight to get to comment on your poetry again. I've been reading, but since I'm not a member of either this site, or the former site, I haven't been able to tell some of my favorite poets how much I enjoy their poetry. But since the MMM is open to the public today, I get to sneak on in here, and tell you that you haven't lost your magic touch. This poem is filled with wisdom, and sparks our imaginations. Take care, my friend. Hugs......Jeri

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[> Subject: Re: Mummified
Author: Arunansu [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:26:15 01/19/08 Sat Thanks Mireille. Hi Jeri! I noticed u r not writing in PC anymore, its a pleasant surprise finding you here. I remember cherishing your poems too, and wish you become a member of MMM soon. Cheers. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]