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Humility's Half Acre
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Humility's Half Acre |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA 
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There’s so much I don’t know, So many people I’ve never heard of; Geese! Where have I been! Maxine Sullivan, while watching A video at the clubhouse gym, I heard her sing for the first time today. She was so beautiful, and that soft, sultry voice--- It grooved me! 1911 – 1987, before my time, yet In the midst of my time---68, and still learning! It is good to be alive, to have touched the big brass Whistle of the Titanic with my trembling fingertips, Here, in the 21st Century, and to bow my head Before a dinner plate, and a glass of wine, and To look back, and then forward, without fear, But a heart still throbbing with a zest for life! [This message has been edited by gilead (03-30-2010 06:55 PM).] |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Two things are competing here: Maxine Sullivan, and the Titanic artifacts exhibit in Las Vegas. I look to Ms. Sullivan, and to all of the souls that went down into the deep the year after her birth. Life is so varied, so sweet, so sad, and so humbling, and as Matthew Arnold said, so beautiful, and so new. Art |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Art, This is very good. It kind of took me back to Western PA. Bobby |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hey, Bobby, thanks! I've been away for a couple of days, but it's good to be back. I'll be catching up on reading poems today -- have a good one, my friend! Art |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I discover new things everyday, Art, and appreciate each and every one. There are so many things to learn about and yet I hear people complain about being bored. Ida |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Thanks, Ida. As you know, from a previous discussion, I visited the Titanic exhibit, and was so moved by what I saw and felt. It wasn't so much about the great ship, but the people. To have seen clothing, shoes, and other belongings brought up from the deep and darkest depths, really touched me in a way I'll always remember, and my mind somehow associated the proximity of Maxine Sullivan's birth and the year of the Titanic tragedy, and from there this little poem emerged. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
I love the way you have elaborated your emotions here, dear Art. We never stop to learn new things, that's indeed so very exciting, even though we are continuously confronted with sad events and memories. Very good work. Love, Margherita |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Thank you kindly, Margherita. As I pointed out to Ida, it is sometimes strange how things converge so unexpectedly. I had recently paid a visit to the Titanic Artifacts Exhibit, and it touched me so deeply, and when I heard this lady sing for the first time, just the fact that she was born near the time of the Titanic disaster moved me to write a poem that was a fusion of the two events. Such is the marvel of poetry. Thanks again -- Art |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
gilead - I do enjoy reading what you write... BC |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Hello Bill -- I enjoy your poetry, and appreciate your comments. It is good to connect with friends as we journey along the way. The very best to you, my friend. Art |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Before a dinner plate, and a glass of wine, and To look back, and then forward, without fear, But a heart still throbbing with a zest for life! That all sounds pretty good to me Art You wrote it well, enjoyed. Lindsay |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
I can't think of a better reason for a heartthrob...unless it be two, together. I, too, find as the years progress, I know less and less. It becomes one day at a time.  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
it is, indeed, good to be alive, my friend excellent writing! |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I sure hope you get off of this pessimistic kick and start writing some positive poetry!  |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
An enjoyable read. Like the feel. I get the same way with music. There is so much out there that I've never heard... and unfortunately, so much I'll never hear. But I'll keep picking up that odd record or CD in the hopes that I'll find that next great piece of sound. Peace. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
an absolute delight Gilead! |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
I wonder how many times (as we wade through life) that each of us will stop and ask, "Where have I been!" Very nicely done. |
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