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    Vital Luxuries
    Vital Luxuries
    Vital Luxuries
    Ebook57 pages19 minutes

    Vital Luxuries

    By Scott Christian

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    Herein are gauged connections to the mundane and the magical. Through words we evoke sense expressions, so to stand struck at the bounties of knowable beauty. Here we give from the deep some sense of what's precious to one or many, sowing poignancy and poise in fertile minds. There will be infinity, there too shall be the tragically finite. But, by the conclusion of these poems, we'll draw closer to both and realize what elegance may be traced along the contours of reality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScott Christian
    Release dateAug 25, 2015
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      Vital Luxuries - Scott Christian

      white horse and the relative king

      he died so many deaths

      his heart nearly forgot

      how to beat,

      and, retreating

      to the haunted forest,

      he'd planned the last farewell to his kingdom.

      the white horse,

      nature's herald,

      found his crumbling remains,

      lifeless but for the fact of life,

      and there,

      split its spirit

      to save the child of furious love.

      and he woke

      lost but determined

      to ride again.

      now he sees life

      in its multitude and simultaneity.

      now he is more complete

      knowing that each breath is a beginning and an end.

      now the horse and man are one.

      they ride through many kingdoms

      followed by blooming flowers

      and children who teach us how to laugh.

      thanks

      he snatched the fish from the river

      with his bare hands

      and tossed it on the ground.

      he gave thanks to the gods

      and the fish

      and the one god

      and the goddess that gave birth to him,

      then he ate.

      it was his first fish

      in many moons.

      he kept the bones

      in his pocket

      to run his fingers across.

      the source

      she dug deeper than ever before

      to find truth for us all,

      searching a molten core

      where fluid and solid

      coexist.

      so deep that it hurt,

      but she'd trained herself

      to love this sort of pain.

      so raw

      that advice from strangers

      could change her forever.

      and now,

      from her lips—

      more precious than gold—

      the spark of being.

      the last laugh

      here, floating on his feet,

      he lingers in contentment for the day:

      time spent laughing

      in a constructive fashion,

      with himself and others,

      for the sake of happiness,

      to

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