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Relish the 31 557 600 Seconds of 1999 (a repost for 2009)
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Relish the 31 557 600 Seconds of 1999 (a repost for 2009) |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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RELISH THE 31 557 600 SECONDS OF 1999 December 1998 Awake with the year like a child on a birthday. Feel new life sprout through the pavement cracks. Grasp with both hands, every quivering moment, and ignite them all with Life in the round. Reach past the laughter and smiles of the homeless; endure their raw anguish and savour each unconstrained joy. Set free your emotions and tease them alive. Toss them, turn them, wave them, wear them, stretch them, shake them, shock them, teach them how to run, fly and dive. Crack the encasement that traps all your senses; sing patterns made by light and shade; colour your canvas with whispering breezes; touch the sweet fragrance of milky-white night flowers; taste honey’s secret - and walk barefoot on sharp gravel stones. - Owl |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
You offer some very wise advice, dear Diana! This is powerful ... I like to walk barefoot, but not on sharp gravel stones. But I fear I have already met some of these today, good for me that I had shoes on.  Love and Happy New Year, dear Poetess. Margherita |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thanks Margherita. Walking barefoot on sharp gravel stones feels something like a foot massage, if you're not in a hurry and don't have far to go. Love and hugs and a very Happy New Year to you too, Margherita! - Owl |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo OwlSA, I liked the title of this, no thanks on the rest of it. It's nice that the homeless in South Africa are such a jovial crowd. Bobby |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Glad you liked the title, Bobby. They do have raw anguish too, as I mentioned. - Owl |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Hi Diana, What lovely thoughts.Definately worth a re-post. So glad to see you back. Hope things are going well for you and you have a peaceful and prosperous New Year. Ida |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Venerable One, you truly are a Light Spirit! You are always missed when you are away. May this new year mark the beginning of exciting and fruitful new beginnings!  Love, peace, harmony, and joy, Linda  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thanks Ida for your kind words and good wishes. I hope you have a wonderful 2009 too. Thank you Linda, too, for your kind words and wishes. I wish the same wonderful 2009 for you too. I have been in Pip less lately as I have been working such long hours and just falling into bed when I get home - or working at home for my job! - (and apparently the work load will stay this way for another month or two) and my longterm Internet connection problems have increased. However, thanks to the loan of a network cable from somebody from the office, it seems as though one of the problems has been identitfied. I am hoping to sort out that one (a new network cable) and one more (a new telephone cable) in the next few days when the necessary shops are open. Although I haven't posted for a couple of weeks, I have been reading when I managed to get online, and have replied to one or two poems before Sleep knocked me out (each time, - SO FAR! - I managed to get my laptop turned off and put away, just before Sleep conquered me!). - Owl |
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