"Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" Thu Jul-02-09 01:27 AM by PhotoSynthesis
I stepped into his shadow SLOWLY Maybe three steps behind SINKING In a pool of perfection THINKING When I grow up I wanna be just like him TALL & TOWERING Like a redwood tree BLOCKING THE SUN While I skip and run to catch UP GIANT STEPS STRETCHING Across lakes of love & lessons learned I FOLLOW But stop abruptly A MEMORIAL TOMBSTONE Reminds me of his eternity I WAS "HIS" LITTLE SHADOW Until I grew into a Redwood tree MY BRANCHES Reach ^UP^ to the sun SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS Now I'm the only one ( ( ( Shadow Walking) ) )
RIP Grandpa
Note: He didn't die recently ... It's been awhile ...
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
1. "RE: Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" In response to Reply # 0
short and sweet and like always powerful...i am sorry for ya loss even if it isnt recent miss lady...beautiful joint right here and i know g pop would love it...peace
"dude, the only thing i fear is your hair cut.. what is that a mop glued to your head? come on man... style up."-Bartek
all across ya forhead and cheek bones...i break facials and reconstruct beauty to ugly...im an artist mang...Lincoln Picasso Van Gogh
3. "RE: Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" In response to Reply # 0
This indeed was short, sweet, moving and beautifully written all in the same time. At first I thought this was about MJ, but the more I read it became clear. Thank you for blessing us with your powerful words Photo. keep Doing it!!
6. "Heyyyyyy There Stranger!!!" In response to Reply # 4
I sent a search party out fo' yo' ass, but they never came back! --
Good 2 C U in the OKP "House" -- Stick around, aaiight?
*Missed U*
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
17. "RE: Heyyyyyy There Stranger!!!" In response to Reply # 6
not sure how much ill be able to stick around, but ill try to poke my head in from time to time. the work world is way rougher than college. ill send you a message soon though
5. "RE: Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" In response to Reply # 0
memories from grandparents are like shadows for me but this did remind me of my grand father called "uncle charlie" somehow this was perfect.
"keep pennin till the earth birth's your rightful seed then nurture it wit more ink..." ASIEM "Kuun fiyah Kuun" Quran (Be and it is) " A writer takes his pen to write the words again that all in love is fair" Stevie Wonder
Photo....i wished it were longer....but death comes like that ....i don't know if that's why you did that but that's how it felt.....been a long time since i git caught up in a piece ...i liked this ... i thought you spoke of you father tho ....till it came to the end
10. "short and sweet but it says so much" In response to Reply # 0
your writing takes me back to sleeping in my twin bed in a full house on a friday night. When the old folks are playing spades in the other room frying chicken and talking trash. I miss home and I've certainly missed your writing. I guess I need to sneak my head in here more often.
R.I.P. Martin alexander (Marty Gra) Alston - my brother, my mentor , my friend-
11. "RE: short and sweet but it says so much" In response to Reply # 10
Sometimes it takes a loss to notice what you had, and even then it takes a while for you to put it into words, and uve done so, i was feeling it, and im sure he can appreciate it from above... one love photo and to your grandad too... i can relate..x.
Intoxication, my voicebox rocks the nation Sweet affiliation, the Doe Or Die situation - Az
12. "*Much Appreciation*" In response to Reply # 0
((( 2 ALL of U ))) --
My grandpa was 6'5 ... so for a lil' kid, he was hella big -- *Gigantic Even* --
In my eyes, he could see "over" mountains and touch the clouds ... I wanted to be TALL like him and see EVERYTHING too -- (or so I thought).
I'm a lil' over 5'8 now -- and I don't think I'll be growing much anymore unless it's sidewayz -- ... but besides a lil' bit a' wisdom, I inherited his height -- (hence the Redwood Tree references).
With folks dying left & right these days ... I just wanted to acknowledge the Tree that this nut fell out of! -- *chuckles*
... again, thanks for your love & acknowledgement ... *I Appreciate You*
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
It's HOTTT as hell here in San Antone' -- *Literally*
103 / 104 degrees -- Every Damn Day!!! -- And Humid too --
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
i know! it's as though the sun and the heat have taken up residence in texas! 100 degrees isn't hot enough, is it? as much as i comment on it, i love it. great for the skin!
glad you're still keeping the people in sunny spirits on here!
20. "RE: sorry to hear about that" In response to Reply # 15 Sun Aug-02-09 05:52 PM by PhotoSynthesis
>... great imagery, i would love to listen to you say this =]
>cause i know you've done that before on soundclick!
^This^ was just a quick "brain~fart" spit off the top ... but I haven't put anything on SOUNDCLICK in quite awhile ... My CoolEdit program expired and I just let die ... ( It was bootleg anywayz -- )
I guess I succeeded at what I attempted to do ... thanks to gsquared and his boy ... and then I kinda lost interest -- *shruggs*
Thanx for the peep tho, boo -- (I appreciate you) ...
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
19. "hooked me at this point" In response to Reply # 0
_____________________ TALL & TOWERING Like a redwood tree BLOCKING THE SUN While I skip and run to catch UP GIANT STEPS STRETCHING Across lakes of love & lessons learned I FOLLOW ___________________________
23. "RE: Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" In response to Reply # 21
I'm holdin' my chest like: "This is da big one, Elizabeth!!!" -- (Sanford & Son -- *Heart Attack Steelo*) --
I know I'm gittin' old ... but I don't remember you "ever" responding to anything I've written ... *sniff~sniff*
... And maybe you have, I just don't remember ... (I may be suffering from the (((CRS Disease))) -- "CAN'T REMEMBER SHIT" DISEASE -- But never~the~less ... Here's a big "Thank You" for your response & recognition.
You made my day! --
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
24. "RE: Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" In response to Reply # 0
hey I read this before and didn't reply, it took me a couple reads to get what I think is it. very deep and heartfelt. correct me if i'm wrong but the three steps behind his shadow could be interpreted as grandfather(1step) father(2steps) child(3steps). child being you? I dunno maybe I read too deep anyways I'm keep checking for ya joints, I like to be challenged through poems. And deeply sorry for your loss. PEACE
26. "RE: Shadow Walker ... *short & sweet*" In response to Reply # 24
My goodness ... you're perceptive! -- (I didn't really think anybody would catch that so I dismissed it as filler) --
>the three steps behind his shadow could be interpreted as grandfather(1step) father(2steps) >child(3steps). child being you?
My writings can be so eclectic sometimes, one never really knows "where" I'm comin' from --
But I appreciate your delving into the translation/interpretation.
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
25. "I thought about my grandfather" In response to Reply # 0
earlier this past week and smiled. I'm glad to have some memories of him
this right here:
A MEMORIAL TOMBSTONE Reminds me of his eternity I WAS "HIS" LITTLE SHADOW Until I grew into a Redwood tree MY BRANCHES Reach ^UP^ to the sun SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS Now I'm the only one ( ( ( Shadow Walking) ) )
is very beautiful, solid ending, Photo... great poem.
--------------------------------- I got soul and I'm super bad ŠJames Brown