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scoff
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0 posted 2008-07-04 05:17 PM


Rise with the sun
in morning's mists.
Greet dawn's glory
with a starlit smile.

In crystal vision
see forests and fields.
In brilliant clarity
hear nature's voice,
bird-song,
leaf-chime,
wind-sough.

Hands stilled, breath stilled,
thoughts stilled in anticipation,
today promises nothing,
but living is its own reward.
Exist beyond the realm
of limited perception
is the one true ideal.

In my sight
myriad images ignite,
aflame in fire-wrought dreams,
such elusive things,

but in truth,
the eye is willed to see
objects, not reality.


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Midnitesun
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1 posted 2008-07-04 05:20 PM


"In crystal vision
see forests and fields.
In brilliant clarity
hear nature's voice,
bird-song,
leaf-chime,
wind-sough."
In agreement here, that one should listen carefully to the myriad calls of nature.

Welcome to Pipland, scoff.

scoff
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2 posted 2008-07-04 05:30 PM


Thank you, midnitesun.

Yeah, I'm afraid, unless we change our ways, we won't have too many years left in which to enjoy her. What time we have is short, and the small opportunity we have to reverse the damage we've done is being wasted.

I've got one more post to make here today, and I think I'll use it to reinforce the point.

Margherita
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3 posted 2008-07-04 08:05 PM


Beautiful and wise!

Welcome to Pip!

Love,
Margherita

XGarapanX
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4 posted 2008-07-04 08:51 PM


Sinsane. Sage and insane.

·´~`·­»Garapan«­·´~`·

scoff
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5 posted 2008-07-05 08:53 AM


Garapan,

Certainly the latter. I can't speak to the former, but thank you for thinking so.

scoff
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6 posted 2008-07-05 08:56 AM


Thank you, Margherita. There are enough voices crying out in the wilderness. The whole world needs to listen up.
Marchmadness
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7 posted 2008-07-06 04:15 AM


Enjoyed you wisdom, scoff. Wish there were more people like you.
                                 Ida

XGarapanX
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8 posted 2008-07-06 05:20 AM


Absolutely, yes! THe third and fifth stanza's contain marvelously wise reminders!

·´~`·­»Garapan«­·´~`·

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