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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Explain Why do you write? Who are you writing to? Me, myself, someone who listens…feels, breathes me. Isn’t it enough just to be? What, quiet? I am quiet. Should someone Decide to make sense then let me let them. But why? Why not? The feelings are here, now, sincere, Somehow complete in their meanderings… It is all me. I don’t understand. You never will. But that’s all right. Someone might. ~*~ And over the years, she wrote, and wrote more, And then when someone Spent a day in a museum of poetic archives, then another day and more, and so enjoyed And explored and more, She watched, but did not say to anyone in Particular, ~*~ Look, see? They saw, enjoyed, something old, but new To them. And she did not tell him in particular, I told you so. ~*~ © KRJ 9 Feb 2011 |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! But she could have told him that, and maybe she did a bit later. When I first began to write, I had visions of being rich and famous, hitting the talk circuit, hugging Oprah's neck, cracking jokes with the nighttime talk show hosts. Ah, didn't quite work out. Funny thing though, I have never been discouraged. I have written eleven (soon to be twelve) novels and my memoirs, never mind all the poems and short stories. Could some of them use an experts edit? Sure. Still, I have written them and see no sign of stopping writing. All I am saying is that I relate to this woman in your poem, Sunshine. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Sissie...A real good feeling comes from knowing someone went back to years ago, and appreciated enough to let you know they liked what you wrote. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
hits me where I live  |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
when someone in Particular finally understands "I told you so" is superflous this is heart touching Karilea |
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faithmairee Senior Member
since 2011-01-05
Posts 1441Poe Haven, USA |
very profound and finely written...great poem, Karilea There must be a poem in here somewhere. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Karen, Anais Nin said this once. "We write to taste life twice, once in the moment and in retrospection." I think that is why I have always kept journals. At least one person got to know who I was. LOL jo |
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graying1 Member
since 2011-02-09
Posts 53The Commonwealth of VA |
you write very nicely capturing a mood I have myself but done better. PS |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
"You never will. But that’s all right. Someone might." I love these lines (and therein lies the hope.) |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Oh, but I love my poets! Thank you, all! |
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