Dark Spirit by Dale Innis with Midjourney
Please Click Play to hear me Recite it to the music”We Were There” Woolfy VS Projections
Fly to me!
If there is one thing I understand
it’s you.
We are not as different as you first thought
What makes you laugh, makes me roll my eyes
Because, I’ve seen too much, and you know
that’s true.
There is a cold cold heat, my dark spirit seeks
I find it when I open my eyes and feel your heart beat
You always understood,
the variance between the negative
and the gloriously elegant,
the seldom comes along,
the totally different.
You know in which category you can find me,
You hear my call like a pleading cello
and you take wing
Crows with shiny blue plumes,
that dress in feathered tutus
how they please me.
You, tracing my face with a fallen feather
Ah, how you tease me.
There is a cold cold heat, my dark spirit seeks
I find it when I open my eyes and feel your heart beat
And you are correct I am a Queen in my Time
I hope you know you are my chosen,
and that I am not unkind.
The first moment I saw your face,
heard your voice, watched you walk away
I knew that you would ask to be mine
So I’ve given you wings
to return when I call
I’ve planted your passion for me
like a tree that grows tall…
from your toes…
to your uncommon fantasies.
Everything about you
is so intriguing
Everything about me,
you find so appealing.
I promise to leave your cage door
open to capricious winds
and if you choose to fly away
I have no doubt
that you will also choose
to fly back again.
There is a cold cold heat, my dark spirit seeks
I find it when I open my eyes and feel your heart beat
Fly to me!
Karima Hoisan
December 15, 2022
Costa Rica
Digital Rabbit Hole 
this is lovely, Karima ❤
I'd love to know who or what inspired it 🙂
~David
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Thank you so much David❤️ and this poem was inspired by nothing more than allowing myself to fall into this amazing illustration by Dale, and just writing down what “she said” to me. I was drawn to this, the very minute I laid eyes on it. I told Dale, this picture will be a poem…but I have no idea what about…and then, my muse attuned her ears and told me what she was saying:):) That was my process David…Thank you for asking🙏
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Wow! So lovely verses, so touching, and so inviting! You’re different, Karima, both in verses and voice! Loved it 😊💐💖
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…And you are so perceptive Kaushal!! Yes it all felt different and I knew I wanted to record it, as soon as I wrote it. The music came soon after, like providence, it appeared and then…it just all fell in place. As I said to David, the image itself was my inspiration…it talked out-loud to me. Thank you so much for this great comment. I’m smiling.
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Me too! Thanks and always welcome 😊🤗💖
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Darkly beautiful! And directly twanged some of my own shivery strings. 🙂
“There is a cold cold heat, my dark spirit seeks”
Just gorgeous (and again expertly crafted).
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What is it with these images you are producing, like a pied piper for my muse, who seems to love them above all else at the moment, as a constant stream of inspiration? You have become a Master Prompter(I think is the term) and we are all reaping the pleasure of seeing them before our eyes. Don’t stop Dale! Please! Thank you for this artistic wizardry. ❤️🙏
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Awww thank you! I don’t know if I’m particularly skilled, or just got started early on. 🙂 But always delighted when you find inspiration in one of my images!
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With pen in hand, it as if you make love to the parchment, caressing it with your word of thought. Well done young lady. Always proud of you.
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Ahhh my dear dear Mojo…you have always been and continue to be one of my most perceptive and sensitive friends. I cherish this comment…and you, always have made me feel proud and so lucky to know you. Thank you! 🙏❤️🙏
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Karima!!! Another freaking GEM, my friend!! Listening to this stunning piece took me to a different world. The depth and beauty in every line is simply divine and the way you delivered it was so truly magical. I love this type of writing from you, it’s so unique yet so graceful and profound. Thank you for being an inspiration 🤍🤗
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Awwww I am smiling so big..I can picture us jumping up and down in mutual glee:) Thank you, thank you, old and cherished friend, you put me on the moon with your comment. I love how you fall into my poetry…you let yourself immerse in it on so many levels..Thank you for saying I am an inspiration for you! That means so much to me. ❤️🌹❤️
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Aww Karima ☺️, you make my day!!!! That is so sweet, you make it easy to fall into your poetry 🤗. I truly mean it, my lovely friend…you’ve always been an inspiration 🤍🤍
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and you too Grace..from the first time I read you 🌹
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so deeply darkly moving! like an ancient memory surfacing for air. i love your reading of the poem, especially the last two lines. what a fine adventure you are in the midst of!👁️👁️🌹
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Just like the picture that spawned this strange “dark but kind” flow. Free to stay and free to go…I am sure I would visit her often:) Thank you J…yes the muse is pulling me every which-way lately…🌹🦋🌹
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enjoy the dance💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻❤️
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Goodness, I love the atmosphere, the characterizations, the imagery–wow, this is good! ^_^
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Awww thanks Joyce.. ohh and I love your comment..Thank you for enjoying my dark friend:)
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You’re so talented. ^_^
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Such an evocative piece! It’s like a chant of magic, so thrilling ❤
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Hugs Joey!! That was exactly what I saw in this mesmerizing image…Something thrilling and compelling, calling me to try and put it in words. So glad you felt I succeeded. ❤️
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“Even a perfect stranger – somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken at first sight you know”
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Iris! You flew back❤️ So glad to see your wings are still shiny, supple and transpacific:) Your comment made me smile and nod “Oh yes” you always know:):) Much love to you my beautiful bird!!
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Wow! This is so beautiful. The line “So I’ve given you wings” gave me chills.
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Awwww thank you Bridgette, your visit on my blog has been so generous and inspiring. So happy you enjoyed this slightly darker spirit.:)
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Karima, how do you do that?…it’s like you’ve dived into Dale’s beautiful artwork & have come back with this gorgeous piece…you transported me to this world…I felt as if I were there…where this poem was the real scene that I was observing with my own naked eyes…that’s the magic of your amazing words & beautiful voice…you’re so expressive…you’re born with this, my dear friend ✨💟💫
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Wow Navin I am so sorry I never saw this comment…your beautiful words on how my interpretation made you feel. This is the biggest compliment for me, that my words helped you dive into this intriguing picture with me…stand as a silent observer in her court, while she had such an intimate conversation (we imagine) with someone very close to her. We might be the proverbial fly on her Chamber wall and she pulls us in.Thank you for adding that my recitation added to the mood..Alhamdulillah, I do love to fall inside paintings and music…They both always have something to say….and you dear Navin find the words to inspire me onward..:)🌹❤️🙏
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True, paintings & music always have something to say…such lovely words from you…it’s me who’s thanking you, my dear friend ✨💟💫
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Dale Innis’ ‘Dark Spirit’ spoke to my mind, but your words interpreted the language, so I say… Thank you…!
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Oh and I say Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving this fulfilling comment…how wonderful to sometimes find the words, others can already see.I am honored you feel this way.
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So darkly beautiful and what a wonderful voice, so expressive and such passion!
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Thank you very much for listening to my poem and leaving me this very inspiring comment 🌹
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