I Am (this is an older one)

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KoKo
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since 2003-02-15

Posts 995
Inside the shadow's shadow

0 posted 2003-09-27 12:30 PM

This was one of the first poems I wrote, after I decided to get a bit more serious about poetry. Written about 3 years ago...Don't have the exact date...

I Am...

A flower made of stone
A feather not so soft
A sun not so bright
And stars that don't give light.

I Am... A turtle without its shell
A book without a beginning
A tree without its roots
And a statue without a base.

I Am... A cut that does not bleed
Fabric that doesn't rip
Gold that does not shine
And a song that doesn't rhyme.

A crayon without color
A bird without wings
A curved road without a bend
I Am a poem without an end....

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
--Chang Tzu

Sunnyone
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since 2000-07-06

Posts 5334
Staffordshire, England

1 posted 2003-09-27 12:55 PM

Fantastic, and glad you posted this, Koko! I loved the last verse...a poem without an end...lovely thought there...~S~

Accept these small gifts from my gypsy heart ~S~

Ericc
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since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

2 posted 2003-09-27 09:56 AM

Beauty shown even as you began.
Eric

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

3 posted 2003-09-27 10:15 AM

Koko, this is very good.......
I especially like this last line.....

I Am a poem without an end....

Hugs

Ethel

KristieSue

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since 2003-01-31

Posts 1460
PA, US

4 posted 2003-09-27 10:24 AM

well, I'd rather be those things then like every other fish in the sea, no? :-)

Love this...

"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." -Japanese Proverb
~ KS

n2dmystic
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since 2003-09-27

Posts 253
beyond the doors of perception

5 posted 2003-09-27 10:57 AM

yes you are! beautiful imagery. I love this poem. Peace, Joe

seeking the serendipitous magical mysteries of life's ubiquitous twisteries

dingusjr
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since 2003-09-24

Posts 415
Missouri

6 posted 2003-09-27 11:25 AM

KoKo......nice poem there......I didn't want it to end.
Larry

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

7 posted 2003-09-27 12:15 PM

(smiles) Oh Lauren, this is wonderful, I too started about 3 1/2 years ago and I am blessed to see you posted this vintage beauty here! (big hugggsssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lauren, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sun set and I perceive

***Live***

Edder
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since 2003-04-02

Posts 671

8 posted 2003-09-28 10:01 AM

i, for one, am glad you don't have an end, that means i get to keep reading you! an oldie but a goodie.

Bonnie j
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since 2003-06-27

Posts 1588
Ohio

9 posted 2003-09-28 10:36 AM

Like your poem of I Am. I also have a version of I Am. When you have time go to Bonnie j and read. We could have an I AM party. I wonder if we have more I AM poems on the site, a party would be fun?
See Ya Love BOn-Bon

Aimster
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since 2000-02-19

Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC

10 posted 2003-09-28 12:57 PM

i really enjoyed this a lot! you have
an excellent style of writing, that is
obvious even in your early works.
take care.
amy

"love is like a butterfly--
if you chase it,
it will surely fly away,instead
hold it close and watch it grow into
something beautiful"
~me~

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