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OwlSA
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0 posted 2011-07-22 01:42 PM



THE CROWDED ROOM
22 July 2011

The room was packed.
People milled and talked
and buzzed and laughed,
but they were all a blur,
well, almost all,
except for one.

Owl

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Lori Grosser Rhoden
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1 posted 2011-07-22 03:50 PM


Hmmmm...across a crowded room? Sounds like a moment. Looks like you caught it.
Lori

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16
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2 posted 2011-07-22 10:02 PM


As long as there is one thaat's all you need to create a beautiful poem.
                               Ida

OwlSA
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3 posted 2011-07-23 02:44 AM


Yes, Lori, something like that . . . Thank you.  Smiling.

Thank you, Ida.  Giggles.

Owl

Michael
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4 posted 2011-07-23 02:16 PM


This kinda drags me back to my Pink Floyd days:

"A restless eye across a weary room
A glazed look and I was on the road to ruin"

As Lori says, it is a moment.  A moment you captured well... and while David Gilmour might claim it to be a momentary lapse of reason, it's one I certainly can relate to, and doesn't have to lead to regret.

THAT moment is one we all live for.

Michael

Word Weaver
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5 posted 2011-07-23 04:01 PM


You've got us all wondering who that one is/was. I enjoy a poem that leaves you thinking.
Namaste'
Marcia


ebonygirl
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since 2011-07-14
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6 posted 2011-07-23 06:44 PM


The "one" came into focus. I want "one" too.
Nice!
Ebonygirl

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
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South Louisiana
7 posted 2011-07-23 08:34 PM


Exceptionally well done. The standout in the crowd. Yes. Well done indeed.

~ Money can't buy happiness, but broke can't buy anything. ~

Oklahoma Rose
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8 posted 2011-07-24 01:07 PM


I'm not much on crowds. I'm a one on one person. So, one is good.
OwlSA
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa
9 posted 2011-07-24 06:33 PM


Thank you, Marcia.  I, too, love to have a poem linger on my mind.

Ebonygirl, thank you for your enjoyment of the poem.  Wishing one on you, lol!

Thanks, Jerry, for your kind words.

Thanks for reading and commenting, Sue.  Smiles.

Owl

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