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Martie
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0 posted 2007-01-20 10:57 AM


Orange butterfly name lost
a-twirl over lavender Verbena
and a cabbage moth
as if it were spring
wings like a leaf
caught in the tangle of air

The white rose and I
watch like a mother
as high above pinecones
cling to the bony brown arms
of a tree that no one looks at but me
in a wilderness next to a parking lot
next to a court house lunch
and jury duty

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1 posted 2007-01-20 11:37 AM




Now let me guess...
you overheard the butterfly
whispering to the flowers,
right?



Sometimes a warm, comfy car
will allow dreams to ride...




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2 posted 2007-01-20 12:03 PM


Trust you to find something beautiful in jury duty.  
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3 posted 2007-01-20 03:10 PM


Excellent write!

JL

Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:
blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
~Jesus Christ

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4 posted 2007-01-21 02:27 AM


Martie... such talent we have in you   thank you !!  RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

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5 posted 2007-01-21 02:55 AM


Martie, your powers of observation lend to some very fine poetic scenarios! ~ and you scribe them so well!

Enjoyed this vignette!

Loves 'n flowers,
Linda


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6 posted 2007-01-21 09:10 AM


MartieSis~

Your thoughts float softly,
just like the wings of your butterfly~

Beautiful share dear poetess~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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7 posted 2007-01-21 11:38 AM


Leaf....caught in a tangle of air...up, up, and will it find a branch to land on? Perhaps it will.

I honestly don't know what there is about this poem that holds me, but there's something.... Maybe the imagery, maybe the mood, maybe that it has me remembering pretty things I've seen....I just don't know, but I do know I'm glad I stopped to read it.

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8 posted 2007-01-22 07:22 AM


I've never been called for jury duty but now I dread it less
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9 posted 2007-01-23 01:19 AM


"The white rose and I
watch like a mother"

Martie
you write so beautifully...


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10 posted 2007-01-23 03:16 PM


The place might be anywhere, but the imagery is stunning. *S*
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11 posted 2007-02-01 07:04 PM


images that wash over me as I read - you do it great Martie
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