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the parachutist (deployed)

searching

 

aisles and aisles

of misfits and regifts

from the land of the living...

 

These clothes won't

fit my ghost but

upon his outer shell

I'll wear them

 

to give shape

to unfamiliar form

 

and provide deceptively

unhostile landing ground

for untrained eyes

to explore.

◄ I was captivated by the glint of light in your eyes--

watchdog ►

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elPintor

Mon 26th Jun 2017 00:11

Hey, what's up, guys?

..here in the States, exhausting what's left of the weekend on gin and soda...

As I was writing this, I began to recall bits of stories told of Allied agents dropped into Axis territories during WWII. Though, I admit, it began only as an illustration of an attempt at reinvention as an introduction to a new place.

Oft' times, we must remember that, not only, is the land and its inhabitants strange to us--but, we are also strange to it. And, each of us have, what may seem, much to defend against the encroachment of unfamiliar--maybe even novel--ideas.

It's good to hear from you, Stu and Suki, and to delve below the skin of the superficial with your insights.

elP

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suki spangles

Sat 24th Jun 2017 23:04

Welcome back from me too, ElP. Hope you are keeping well..

Shrouding - and the phantom of our persona, which itself is a kind of shroud, and a gift; a shield we all need sometimes. That's is one way of reading this. Deep stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Suki

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Stu Buck

Sat 24th Jun 2017 17:51

wonderful to have you and your unique style back.i was just about to message you to ask if all was well when this popped up. lovely words as ever, the second stanza is sublime.

elPintor

Sat 24th Jun 2017 09:28

Hi Ray,

Thanks for the kind welcome back.

In return, your readings are always welcome. You reveal such complexity of thought in your comments that I can only surmise that there must be a complex mind behind them.

Much appreciated,

elP

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raypool

Fri 23rd Jun 2017 23:21

Fascinating stuff elP. A desire for invisibility or to pass at least unnoticed is a constant theme in the psyche picked up on by H G Wells, and in that guise or form you can chose a disguise that suits. A similar state of mind permeates the masked ball and indeed the actor with props to be another person other than his or her own.
I hope I got close ! who knows with your work - always mysterious and the reader gets drawn in - a feminine art

Ray (nice to see you back).

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