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A Man of Many Appetites
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A Man of Many Appetites |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA 
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A Man of Many Appetites He is a man of many appetites, Known to spend lingering hours In the night, his eyes, giant mirrors, Twin telescopes peering into the all Elusive darkness, looking for something That will substantiate his feeble argument On the how and why of his existence. He is a man of many appetites, walking on the vast shore Of the mighty Pacific, while he makes footprints In the sand that will quickly wash away, As in the enigma of elusive, vanishing time. He contemplates origins, as he looks into the deep, Chilly water, and wonders if it is why he is so drawn To that fading horizon, and the waves and breakers Crashing upon the rocks that lie just ahead. There is mystery in the murmurs of sand and sea. He is a man of many appetites, But now he thinks of a burger and fries, As he returns to the small confines of his motel room, Where a sweet gloom sits in an easy chair, as if a lady in waiting. |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Art, This is rather good writing. I like the way you put a different image into each strophe. Bobby |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Thanks for your replies, Bobby. You've made me, a newcomer, feel right at home! Art |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I knew you and Bobby would hit it off, Art. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Slendid imagery! Welcome, again, to Passions. I am delighted you have ventured into these poetic waters. |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
Art, I enjoyed this, it was well thought out and put together John |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"Where a sweet gloom sits in an easy chair, as if a lady in waiting." wonderful, simply wonderful. |
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