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Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2002-03-07 04:01 PM

how do words look
when you look at them
close up?

do they look the same
as when you look at them
from far away?

does the word "word"
look like a word
or does it look like
four letters?

does a "w" look like a "w"
or, does it look like
a double "u"?
(why do they call it that?)

so, what do words look like
when you look at them
close up?

they look
like
words

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Duncan
Member Ascendant

since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

1 posted 2002-03-07 04:04 PM

Hey Sven...that was fun!

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

2 posted 2002-03-07 04:06 PM

Unless, of course, I've forgotten my glasses. *G* Then, up close, they look like blurs. LOL

I like this, Sven... Just yesterday, I was telling someone that I write longhand... but that doesn't give me any feel for how the poem will look ... and sometimes the look of the words changes the words. *S* It seems our minds were on similar paths. *S*

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

3 posted 2002-03-07 04:12 PM

(giggles) Yep yep yep, I guess they are just words but nevertheless they can create so much beauty in the poetry we create! The world may neve rknow how the definition of W came to be! LOL! (smiles) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this is excellent! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sven, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

4 posted 2002-03-07 04:19 PM

(smling) When looked at closely..I can see a great deal of space in each, holding perhaps a myriad of meaning or perhaps a world of misunderstanding... look close enough and they look crude...poor representations of the ideas or objects or feelings the are to represent... perhaps... they look like our lives my friend.

Cerenity
Member Elite

since 2000-02-16

Posts 2637
Escondido-California

5 posted 2002-03-07 05:01 PM

Hi Sven,

Nice to be reading your work, and of course it was enjoyable,

Love, Cerenity

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

6 posted 2002-03-07 05:15 PM

Like this....sometimes it is best if we don't
look at them too closely...might see just
the words...and not the meaning...

vandana

Member Patricius

since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

7 posted 2002-03-07 05:18 PM

always enjoy reading it

Temptress

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

8 posted 2002-03-07 05:50 PM

SVEN PEN!
So THIS is what you've been up to!

always a thoughtful write from you.

How grave is my condition, for I cannot find the words to say, I need you so.
~Sarah MacLachlan~

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

9 posted 2002-03-07 09:24 PM

You are far too young to be pulling that magnifying glass out Sven...put it away now, pick up the pen, and write a few more words, all right? All right!

SEA

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

10 posted 2002-03-07 09:44 PM

some words look like love
some look like hate
some look like heartache
others like fate

some words look like nothing
while still others look too real
the words I like best
are those that make me feel

I liked this very much Sven

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

11 posted 2002-03-07 09:57 PM

I really enjoy the way you play, my friend. Wish I could play with you, but, alas, I, the pupil, still have lots to learn from the master in the way of the WORD.

Added note here --- funny I would be reading your "ethereal" wonderings just as I'm listening to an
instrumental piece called "Priests & Shamans". Really fit!

jwesley

[This message has been edited by jwesley (03-07-2002 09:59 PM).]

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

12 posted 2002-03-08 02:31 PM

Duncan, hey, fun is what it's all about. . . thank you. . .

suthern, it does seem that they were my friend. . .just goes to show you that great minds think alike. . . thank you. . .

Noah, we may never know indeed. . . and yes, they're more than words. . . thanks. . .

Capt Hair, yes. . .that's it. . . right there. . . well said my friend. . .thank you . . .

Cerenity, nice to see you again my friend. . . you've been missed. . . and thank you for stopping by. . .

Magnus, yes, that's right as well. . . but, can you see the meaning without seeing the word?? thank you Sir. . .

vandana, always enjoy seeing your name my friend. . .

Temptress, no, actually, I'm up to about 5'10"

. . . thank you my friend. . .

Lady, too young?? ME?? ah, but my friend, you know that I am indeed far older than my words suggest. . . perhaps a few thousand more then?? yes. . . thank you. . .

SEA, those are indeed the best words of all. . . thank you very much. . .

jwesley, I am but a pupil as well my friend. . . I still have a lot to learn. . . and yes, it is indeed interesting that you should be listening to "Priests and Shamans" as you were reading. . . the right music is always good for reading the musings of a mind. . . thank you Sir. . .

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