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believing                         his                         lies                         i                         swallowed                         the                         dream

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pressing                         ghetto                         wildflowers

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wanting you                         fills me up...                         flower nectar                         dripping on the                         lace tablecloth

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summer gauze skirt                         flowing like                         pampas grass                         remembering the wind                         of his hands

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original artwork copyright  Pamela A. Babusci  2002

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caffeine                         nicotine                         &                         you                         habits                         i've                         decided                         to                         quit

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his                          morning                          kiss                          tasting                          myself

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what words would                         convince you to stay?                         this autumn heart                         shedding leaves                         like a scarlet maple

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original artwork copyright  Pamela A. Babusci  2002

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i traveled a moonbeam tonight searching for you

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at dawn                         my aching limbs                         my wanton heart...                         somehow, somewhere                         you invaded me

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silent bedroom whispers                         linger in my hair...                         before you leave                         one more cup                         to fill me

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original artwork copyright  Pamela A. Babusci  2002

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dipping into the well                         of love, i disturb the                         moon's reflection...                         foolish woman, he will                         never overlap you again

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paper screen                         the shadows of my lover                         as he slowly undresses                         how erotic the spadix                         of the red calla lily

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there was no moon tonight                         so i painted one on the                         bedroom window                         while my thoughtless lover                         slept until dawn

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original artwork copyright  Pamela A. Babusci  2002

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forever                          if                         let                                  your                         my                                 love                         love                               be                         be                                 still                         in                  &              stillness                         motion                          shall                         with                               be                         yours                             the                                                               motion                                                               of                                                               my                                                               love

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your fingers                         trace my lips                         north & south                         beneath the full moon                         spanish moss

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lonely tonight i drink all the moonbeams

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no beginning                         no end...                         shadow

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original 'Love' calligraphy copyright  Pamela A. Babusci  2002

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f i n i s ___________________________________________________________________

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Pamela A. Babusci ______________________________________________   Pamela A. Babusci is an internationally published haiku & tanka  poet, winning numerous awards, including The Museum of Haiku  Literature Award in 1995 & International Tanka Splendor Awards in  1996-1999 & 2001.  Her poetry has appeared in many anthologies,  including In The Ship's Wake (England), The Art of Haiku 2000  (England), The Basho Festival Anthology (Japan), Red Moon  Anthologies & The Internationalization of Japanese Poems (Japan). She helped illustrate, Full Moon Tide: The Best of Tanka Splendor  & her sumi-e paintings will appear in the four issues of the HSA  Newsletter in 2001-2002.  For Haiku North America 2003, Pamela was chosen to be the artist to design the logo. Pamela writes at least one haiku or tanka every day before the  morning star rises.  She can't imagine her life without the "art of  poetry" in it.  Poetry is an integral part of her life, like her artwork  & her spiritually.  She finds peace & serenity in writing poetry &  many times her words bring emotional healing into her essence.   She hopes, that in reading her poems, you will understand the  different moods, emotions, the complexity of her personality, and the ebb & flow of the tides of her life.

original bamboo artwork copyright  Pamela A. Babusci  2002

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thank you Pamela for sharing your poems & artwork __________________________________________________________________     if you have enjoyed the selection of Pamela's poetry presented in this fourth feature of profiles in stillness on dew-on-line, you may be pleased to know that you will be able to read more of this fine poet's work in still 4 four, still 5 one, still 5 two and still 5 three. none of the work featured in this section has appeared in still. these editions of still are available from back editions on still's website

all featured poems copyright Pamela A. Babusci 2002