My favorite box
Is made of wood
Several different kinds of wood
In the shape of a heart
It resides in a small skin wrapper
When open it reveals nothing
It is empty
Yet so beautiful
The beauty of it
Fills my lonely heart
August 14, 2018
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I like the simplicity of this box.. elegant, practical, and able to contain a secret.
Thank you Kerry for your comment. Annell Livingston
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Very well expressed. The beauty of the heart and the emptiness of the box.
Thank you Frank! Annell Livingston
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Lovely….and I hope your true heart is full today! 🙂
To the point of overflowing… back at you! Thanks Lillian. Annell Livingston
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A magical box of words..expertly crafted
That you Jae!!!xoxo Annell Livingston
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This is such a beautifully evocative write, Annell 💖
Thank you for your comment, Sanaarizvi. Annell Livingston
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This stirs my heart:
“It is empty
Yet so beautiful”
A fragile shell of a thing…perhaps like that heart.
I like the image of a shell and a heart together!! Thanks for your comment. Annell Livingston
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Beautiful. The heart as a box. An elegant poem full of meaning.
Thank you Toni!! Annell Livingston
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It being empty leaves it available to being filled with its own simple beauty. I love it! My favourite box holds Pup’s ashes.
Yes, that would be a a most special box!! xoxoxoxo Annell Livingston
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…or anything else you like. Thanks for your comment Sherry! Annell Livingston
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Perfecto! Style matches subject. My hat’s off.
Thank you Ron! Annell Livingston
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Oh, I love hose special, exquisite little boxes! But I usually find something special to put in them. I do have one slightly larger box which appears to be empty, but it holds peace, harmony and unity, and whenever I open it I release those qualities into the Universe. When I close the box again, those things regenerate, ready for next time. Come to think of it, its about time….
And your poem, too, is so very special. Beautiful simplicity!
Thank you Sweet Rosemary!! Annell Livingston
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