we built the wall
between us
words, adobe brick
formed from
unforgiving clay,
baked in the heat
our anger,
silence, mortar
lips sealed
voices stilled
row upon row
we reveled in
construction
reviled
sledgehammer
til so solid
none nor nothing
could break
nor breach
(c) Lorraine
composed for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads:
Toads! Today in the Garden we are taking back WALLS.
Mine are built to last, I’m afraid. (BTW: happens to be a quadrille.)
Lorraine's frilly freudian slip 
February 12, 2017 at 4:19 pm
Words make powerful hammers to build walls
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February 12, 2017 at 11:43 pm
So true.
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February 10, 2017 at 11:30 pm
word walls – certainly the most hurtful of all.
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February 10, 2017 at 4:51 pm
Those are the worst of walls… the one we build with words.
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February 10, 2017 at 5:05 pm
Yes, the hardest to breach — words once spoken remain suspended in the air between
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February 10, 2017 at 3:52 pm
This is so very poignant, Lorraine.. often anger separates us from the ones we love. Beautifully expressed.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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February 10, 2017 at 4:04 pm
Thank you, Sanaa.
It’s the walls we build, consciously or subconsciously that create the distance — words that can not be taken back are the bricks.
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February 10, 2017 at 1:47 pm
Try this one it may work
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February 10, 2017 at 2:19 pm
What is the name of the song and singer? I cut and pasted and got a whole slew of results. Sorry — I’m not that great at YouTube.
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February 10, 2017 at 2:57 pm
It is China by Tori Amos.
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February 10, 2017 at 2:58 pm
Thanks — now I can find it. Looking forward to hearing.
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February 10, 2017 at 3:14 pm
💗💝💖
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February 10, 2017 at 3:04 pm
Thank you so much for sharing — what a beautiful, haunting song. Touch so important, distance the reality.
Appropriate to our conversation yesterday to be sure.
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February 10, 2017 at 3:12 pm
Yes that is why I wanted you to see and hear it , especially after seeing your post the wall xxxx
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February 10, 2017 at 3:30 pm
She is an amazing singer. You picked the perfect song to go with my touch an wall posts.
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February 10, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Glad you liked it, I think it totally encompasses what we discussed.
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February 10, 2017 at 1:18 pm
Quadrille… hmmm. Like that reviled sledgehammer.
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February 10, 2017 at 1:42 pm
Think it is — sledgehammer away.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment — much appreciated.
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February 10, 2017 at 1:06 pm
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February 10, 2017 at 1:16 pm
Hi — the link doesn’t work — I’ll try a cut and paste later.
Thanks for stopping by.
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