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Low Man's Lyric
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In a dream

0 posted 2001-08-01 03:50 AM


Clouds of Sorrow

Resting upon this grass I ponder
watching every cloud pass by
For me there is no other wonder
always changing in the sky

Dreaming within this life I found
nothing but darkness each day
My mind and body are still around
yet my mind is far away

Everything is darker I soughed
many times I have denied
Purple streaks raging out loud
noises crack far and wide
Which created tears from every cloud
thus made me stay, while I cried

"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before."
~Steven Wright

© Copyright 2001 Aaron B. - All Rights Reserved
thedragonthomas
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1 posted 2001-08-01 05:19 AM


nice flow with your poetry and i like the word usage, well later!
allie
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2 posted 2001-08-01 07:53 AM


Which created tears from every cloud
thus made me stay, while I cried

WOW!! that was a really really great i dunno personificationi guess?

Anyway fabulous post,

ALLIE

fearing-laughter
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3 posted 2001-08-01 10:53 PM


heeeey i loved this! yay for the flow of the poetry, i was able to read it straight thru without stopping.  this is really good, thanks for sharing. tis going in my library :-D
-fear-

i'm a penguin! i'm a penguin! i'm a cute lil penguiiiin! i'm a penguin i'm a penguin! i eat FISH!--tis the pretty penguin song

chasing rain
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4 posted 2001-08-01 11:01 PM


Nicely done with a quiet darkness.  

Dreaming within this life I found
nothing but darkness each day
My mind and body are still around
yet my mind is far away

Now who can say it better than that...that IS me. lol. Hit home!


Purple streaks raging out loud

Great line there. Never thought of it that way...

Hope to see more from you!  

-Leah

Va pensiero sull' ali dorate...

Low Man's Lyric
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In a dream
5 posted 2001-08-02 10:43 AM


Thank you all, this is the first poem I have written in the last 2 months and I am glad that you enjoyed it.  

"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before."
~Steven Wright

anonymousfemale
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6 posted 2001-08-03 11:54 AM


Your first in two months you say? Well congratulations on finding your muse again. It's not very nice when they run off and hide.  

I generally enjoyed the piece but some parts of it really made me go, 'huh??'. Two lines actually. "My mind and body are still around
yet my mind is far away"
Now either I am plain stupid or this doesn't make sense. You are saying that your mind is still here yet it is far away. Explain that to me.

Other than that, it is quite a good job for someone fresh off the blocks. Good work.  

~AF~

"Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs." -- Robin Williams

Low Man's Lyric
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7 posted 2001-08-03 12:56 PM


Yeah I had to hunt down my Muse, I set a trap and I caught him  . Anyway, I will describe the whole poem so that there is no confusion.

1st Stanza
1. Resting on grass while thinking
2. watching every cloud pass by
3. to me there is nothing more beautiful
4. clouds always change in the sky (like how clouds take different shapes and look like stuff)

2nd Stanza
5. I continue to dream in this life I have
6. for my life has darkness each day
7. my mind and body are still in that darkness
8. but my mind escapes the darkness (it escapes by dreaming, so it kind of goes back to the first line of this stanza)

3rd Stanza
9. everything is darker I murmured (the clouds are getting more darker, a sign that it will rain)
10. many times I tried to deny it (try to convince myself that it won't rain)
11. lightning streaming across this sky
12. and thunder pounding every where
13. the sound of this made the clouds cry (rain)
14. which made me stay while I cried

This whole last stanza shows that there isn't just darkness in my life [2nd stanza]but also in the clouds that I thought were so beatiful [described in the 1st stanza] which made me cry.

Hopefuly that clears things up.  

"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before."
~Steven Wright

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8 posted 2001-08-03 04:43 PM


sure did clear it...as this piece...i can relate...nicely expressed...i REALLY liked it,Aaron.

"if i die before i wake...i pray the Lord my soul to take" - when thugs cry-

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9 posted 2001-08-03 07:27 PM


I really liked this one! It's awesome! Great job here. I loved the explanation......more people should do them. Awesome job.  

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

Somewhere out there a cow is laughing at you

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10 posted 2001-08-04 10:33 PM


Awesome work!  I REALLY liked this one.  The flow was amazing... and I really enjoyed reading the explination.  It was very helpful.  Thanks for sahring  

--Marie

You think yourself a failure, but perhaps the biggest loss is winning.

Kaos
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between space and time
11 posted 2001-08-04 11:02 PM


I so felt myself just floating along with the words of the poem.  It was so nicely metered that it just mesmerized me as my mind moved from one image to the next...tight piece

" How can i feel if i can't breathe...?"
- Godsmack

chasing rain
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12 posted 2001-08-04 11:06 PM


i think i already posted here... >.<



Va pensiero sull' ali dorate...

[This message has been edited by chasing rain (edited 08-04-2001).]

cherish
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swimming in fairy floss...........
13 posted 2001-08-12 01:23 AM


<~~~ thats the colour i am aaron after reading this!
*tries to breath*....this is so awesome!
i didnt know tarzaan was capable of producing anything other then the unintelligable "AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"  
in all seriousness i thought that this poem is nuthing short of brilliant!It flowed effortlessly in my head and the content was sad yet beautiful. this is a really good poem from you...you've done an outstanding job!
i loved every bit of it-thanks for sharing  

period pain is HELL!

Delirious_Smurf
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Nothingness,P.R.
14 posted 2001-08-12 02:30 PM


Lovely!
It was great  
I specially loved this
"Dreaming within this life I found
nothing but darkness each day
My mind and body are still around
yet my mind is far away"
I can understand... but yeah way to go!



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