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Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

0 posted 2011-08-19 08:14 AM

As fodder for a fertile mind
they lay in one vast heap
We pick and choose amongst them all
for those that we would keep

Arranging them by cadence that
they might produce a sound
appealing to our notions of
what should be written down

We rummage through them, sifting,
to find pitch perfect tones
Whether meant to be uplifting
or stripped to their bare bones

We wheedle and cajole them, and,
then tweak them into place
Displayed in all their glory, here,
before the human race

Word pickers on a mission, high,
atop this pile of junk
I guess this begs the question folks,
uh huh, who would've thunk?

[This message has been edited by Dr.Moose1 (08-19-2011 09:07 AM).]

Tim
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since 1999-06-08

Posts 1794

1 posted 2011-08-19 08:31 AM

I like.

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2011-08-19 08:35 AM

cool

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2011-08-19 09:07 AM

That about says it all . . Who'd thunk it?

~ Man who stands on toilet is high on pot. ~

Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

4 posted 2011-08-19 09:09 AM

Tim,
Thanks.
Doc

Lori,
Thank you, watching too much History channel lately, I guess, lol.
Doc

Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

5 posted 2011-08-19 09:18 AM

Jerry,
Lol, guess we crossed in posting, thanks.
Doc

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

6 posted 2011-08-19 03:30 PM

LOL... You mean you get to pick and choose? No wonder yours have cadence and mine are... cacophony. LOL Love this!!

ebonygirl
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since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

7 posted 2011-08-19 04:47 PM

Enjoyed, LOL,
Ms. E

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

8 posted 2011-08-19 06:47 PM

quote:
Arranging them by cadence that
they might produce a sound

That's the key! If the music is heard we have "picked" well!

Very nice job!

Love,
Margherita

katahdin
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since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

9 posted 2011-08-19 07:47 PM

Cool poem, enjoyed!
Kat >^..^<

Prasad Nataraj
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since 2008-05-29

Posts 1149
Bangalore,India

10 posted 2011-08-20 04:49 AM

"We rummage through them, sifting,
to find pitch perfect tones
Whether meant to be uplifting
or stripped to their bare bones"

Fine lines, Dr.Moose...

"The secret behind survival of mankind is kindness and love within our hearts"

Dr.Moose1
Member Elite

since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

11 posted 2011-08-20 09:49 AM

suthern,
Hah, I beg to differ, lol, having read some of yours. Thanks.
Doc

Ms E,
Glad you liked, true to my "style" I was trying to find the right combination of eloquence and down "hominess", lol.
Doc

Kat,
Thanks, a little something I thought some could relate to.
Doc

Margherita,
Thanks dear, as a fellow "picker" I'm glad you liked.
Doc

Prasad,
Thanks for the R&R, I appreciate your kind words.
Doc

Alison

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since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

12 posted 2011-08-27 10:48 PM

I like too. You know how to pick 'em and you know how to use 'em.

A

Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

13 posted 2011-08-28 09:27 AM

Alison,
Thanks gal, that's nice of you to say.
Doc

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