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A Good Warm Laugh
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A Good Warm Laugh |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA 
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Remember that cabin in Yosemite? A Lincoln Log dream, scented in pine and surrounded by quiet. (Except for that night, when the bears came out.) Remember that night when our heads were spinning from the wine and we lay in bed listening? Outside our window we heard bears grunting and growling, their heavy footsteps creaking the wood on the porch while they searched for food. Remember how we panicked, and ran naked into the living room to huddle like frightened cavemen in front of the dying fire? Oh and how we giggled like children then. We laughed as silently as we could half-way believing that at any moment the bears would burst through a window in a ravenous rage and snatch us from our Eden. As we waited for the door to splinter or the glass to shatter, I followed the shadows that danced across the ceiling, along the walls and found your eyes, wide with excitement, flickering and darting with the flames. I felt your soft skin next to mine, warmed by the golden embers. And then, the bears no longer mattered. Remember that? That was long before our own monsters burst through the window and devoured our love. yet, still I know that no matter where we are or who we are with, that night is in a paradise kept only for us. A paradise remembered whenever one of us needs a good warm laugh. "HEY, DON'T THROW THAT AWAY, I MIGHT NEED IT SOMEDAY!!!" Packratmike [This message has been edited by Packratmike (edited 03-06-2001).] |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Mike, "Oh" the memories we keep for those special times, this was great, enjoyed the read, Love, Cerenity "God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist. We have to be reminded that He exist!" (Writer Unknown) |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Mike...I'm speechless...which doesnt happen often... |
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Celeste Senior Member
since 2000-11-11
Posts 597 |
I am so glad I caught this one! I have a deep fascination for bears. "That was long before our own monsters burst through the window and devoured our love" - EXCELLENT! You held onto a beautiful moment, and gave it life, in this write.  I applaud!To hold tomorrow we must first be willing to let go of yesterday. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
I love the imagery in this! You really brought the moment across. Sure sounds like a warm ember that will glow in your heart for a long time to come. Sounds like my kind of paradise. <*\\\>< I know not what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future. I don't question YOUR existance - GOD |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
This treasure is the first of your poems I have read, I believe. Irony, written with a ticklish feather pen. The smoothness of your work here allows the reader to be submerged in the humour and excitement of the moments with threat of bear only to reemerge, momentarily, upon the surface of sadness, a willing participant in the drama of your poetic vignette. Lovely and full of human nature. Thanks for it. Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I could tell you a story about my ex-husband and I that would get erased but you get the idea, a similar funny times shared. I often reminisce of that night we got caught in a rather embarrassing situation and laugh. And how true this is, as I have heard from others he often tells this story too, and it has been a long time since we were together. I really enjoyed this, and the bears! ~*~A poet is someone who reads more than they write ~*~ |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA |
Thank you all for the wonderful comments. I enjoyed reliving this and sharing it with you. Sometimes it's nice to know that even after a relationship has grown sour, there are still memories that can be warmly recalled. Packratmike [This message has been edited by Packratmike (edited 03-11-2001).] |
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A_nonymous New Member
since 2001-03-11
Posts 2 |
You descibe it so well I can picture it... sounds like a wonderful memory you've just ensured will last forever  ) |
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