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'Twixt & 'Tween [for Martie]
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'Twixt & 'Tween [for Martie] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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‘Twixt & ‘Tween Time slipped through, again, as it seems to create now and then, a special burst of wait, remember this… it was only decades ago, ~ four, to be exact ~ when, stepping out into western light, warm twelfth month winds were picking up strands of girl curls as the winds found me wondering what does snow feel like… ~*~ Christmas day, 1962 awkward ages spurting greetings, sharing late morning shrill giggles over still pretending, all of us an elder child, save one, with siblings who still believed in good ol’ SC, all silently wondering how we would grow up without him… even if he was our daddies… it was watching the faces of Peggy and Kathy and Faye that I remember tying up the moment in red ribbon some voice in the back of my heart saying “watch, and save this” as Time cusped the memory between then, for a come along still to be… that was when brief flickers of tomorrow edged along the outside of the back of my heart, with promises, surprises that Santa had not yet delivered, and in that moment I chose as belief dug a large well and settled in. ~*~ Blink and split-second ahead just these four decades, when, stepping out into mid-western light, cold twelfth month winds are picking up strands of old-girl curls as the winds find me wondering how the sun feels in the cold of winter, be still, as the eagle flies, and the crows caw, where cattails stand still as rays pink cheeks while cold creeps into the bones, and shudder in the meet of a new memory. Hold on. There’s more to come just over there, on the horizon…  [This message has been edited by Sunshine (12-27-2002 12:40 PM).] |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Karilea "some voice in the back of my heart saying “watch, and save this”' I have heard this voice so many times taking precious moment pictures for the memory book... "be still, Hold on. There’s more to come" I think if we are still enough, time melts and we can really see across barriers built by minutes. You have done this in this poem, and reminded me of how precious each heart place is.    I love this poem! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
A nice meander between then and now. You have a great way of highlighting individual snippets of life, underscoring the real meaning of the moment. Martie does that too.   |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Okay...Okay...here's where I throw the pens and paper away...*smiling at you here* Yes..you do this SO well m'friend. Those special moments we banked back then... the ones that go by in the blink of an eye, tied up with red velvet ribbon... YOU are amazing! ~Luv and hugs~ ~Time has cast a spell on you, |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I can see you standing, holding your arms out in display, pointing to the horizon...wonderful write! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
This is beautiful. adding to my library. Maree  |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Karilea - dear poetess, there a moments few and far between when I read a poem and the tiny hairs on the back of my neck stand up. This is one of them. I agree with my sister Enchantress....it almost makes me want to throw away my paper and ball points....almost...lol. Cause maybe one day..maybe...I will be able to write like this. Just maybe. hugs & thanks for this awesome write that is going into my library. Chris  "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Why is it that I',thinking somehow I am helping people get in touch with wonderful memories this day, and if I am then it pleases me to read this and it will please me to read more. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Hold on. There’s more to come just over there, on the horizon… yes there is my friend.....and so very much more. This whispered across my heart I am so very proud of you lady sunshine! |
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