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Once Upon a Late, Late Movie . . .
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Once Upon a Late, Late Movie . . . |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA 
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Heather Locklear, She’s not a girl anymore. Don’t get me wrong--- She’s beautiful! But youthful beauty is a photograph That fades in the solvent of time . . . Oh, “Sweet Bird of Youth,” * How we wish to hold you Like a tender suckling upon the shoulder, To rock you gently to sleep, and hope When you wake, you won’t fly away, But oh how futile, some dreams . . . |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Just a perspective on substance and glamor---there’s no telling what will seep into the conscious, when watching a late, late movie while half awake, and half asleep, and heaven forbid that you’ve had too much wine!  *From the play of the same title, by Tennessee Williams. Art |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Art, This is very good work. I like it. Bobby |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
I'm glad you liked it, Bobby; thanks for the reply! Art |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Hey Art, I've always had a thing for Heather Locklear, her face alone was poetry personified. Thanks for the mental picture my friend. And the reflective thoughts. Have a great weekend my friend! Richard |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hello, Richard, and thanks for the read and comment! I wish you a great weekend as well -- Art |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Heather may not be a girl anymore but she will always be...Heather! There are a few stars who I wish would never have grown older, like Katherine Hepburn....but age is the great leveler, isn't it? What amazes me more than the stars getting older is the number that are dead! I watched a movie the other night and can't even remember the name of it but I recall that it had been a classic. it came to me that all the stars in it were gone to that great powder room in the sky. The entire cast was dead and yet I remember it when it was first released.....now THAT'S scary!  |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I just wish she was still recognizable, even if she had a few wrinkles it would be better than the plastic (one look fits all) face of today. Ida |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: You said it so beautifully ... sometimes we feel this tender melancholy ... it may hurt and yet some dreams have a healing effect, believe me. Love, Margherita |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hello Balladeer! I've had similar experiences, especially when watching Turner Classic Movies. So often the entire cast is dead, and it is spooky, indeed! Thanks for the comment. Art |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hi, Ida! I suppose some stars do it to remain a marketable commodity, and others perhaps for vanity, but to each his own---I won't even dye my old gray head and beard! But, in all fairness, it seems to be less an issue for the careers of male stars. Have a great day, my friend -- Art |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hello, Margherita. First, I want to grow very old, and as for the graceful part, I'll do my best! Thanks for the kind comment --Art |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
I enjoyed your poem very much, gilead, and I get what you are saying, but I am 64, and I love being 64! I have grey hair too, and have never and will never dye my hair and I love having grey hair. I am probably the only woman I know with grey hair who hasn't dyed it. I suppose my unbelievable health influences my joy in life and in my age. I just wish I could have cut off a big slice of my health for Kacy and Marge and a lot of other people. Owl |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
I hear you Owl. Ah, altruistic love passes understanding, that desire to share even the part of one's own measure of life---"Greater love has no [one] than this: to lay down his life for his friends." I think that is the message for us mortals, and who can ask for more? The very best to you from my heart, Art |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Thank you, James; I perceive that your message is the distillation of your genuine feelings, and I appreciate that very much. Art |
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