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The Bedroom (extended)
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The Bedroom (extended) |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state 
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There was the first bedroom where I slept and lay in bed when ill I would plot my life and hone some skills with the door open after a scary picture... the place was capped by glazed light fixture the window had Venetian blinds, the slats would never be quite parallel I would have trouble getting them adjusted then I was bothered by the skimpy drapes they were never really full length I wanted to hide behind them, sometimes but my legs always showed. This room was my base independent of its shape, size, layout and... I had a couple of favorite furniture pieces: my first real wood bookcase, I varnished myself none of that press board stuff its space was never quite enough so I thought, too few shelves to pack those penquin classics especially if I was to go on reading.. there was a handed down uncle's World War 1 desk one with the tiny little cubby hole drawers used to like dabbing lemon oil into the wood tucked away, behind the door, its oak shape stood that desk, my fort, was a place of thought and it held my pens, erasers and imaginings pondered about its antique brass latches how many times this was opened and closed and the hand that was used then and now... those pieces of furniture are long gone do I miss them as I reminisce of how they were used? to some degree life would have been simpler, had I kept these furnishings but life is more than just the accumulation of possessions... more like a series of bedroom changes in succession. [This message has been edited by ecrivan (08-21-2002 09:16 AM).] |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
a nice gentle visit through your thoughts as you pondered the bedroom, some good vivid images described...the desk seemed to be a focal point of the poem, but I love your last line...life is more than possessions. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
This took me right there into that room. What a wonderful piece of poetry, and of course the message is the icing on the cake. The most valuable thing you own is a smile, wear it, and share it. |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Thankyou VAS and Sharon for your opinions...this is one of many narrative ramblings I like to try out again soon  |
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