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lucky
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0 posted 2010-06-02 01:47 AM



kissed by fantasy
I begin my sagas climb along antiquated
trails tracking faint sighs through a distance until
snowy moonlight mellowed with the rising bleus of
dawn pausing only for to think a second near the
cool lonesome stream leaving little time for
thought of eat or drink & living
flashed like a butterflies
passing spirit
in the night
alive only to
begin dying silence
stalked on the glades of dales

death shaded slightly by withered winter
trees that little helped against the penetrating
breeze there I wove a coat of warm candled
dreams which announced on tongues of
secret rhythms other nights rolled
around in spice of thyme
fighting dear life and
limb across deep nervous
chasms while within the blood
brown grass fought the blizzard
whites and 'ol Wisdom of his
years said something but
no one could hear
him



© Copyright 2010 Dale W. Gwaltney - All Rights Reserved
easy1
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since 2010-05-22
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1 posted 2010-06-02 06:03 AM


Very nicely written. I like the shaping on the page, too.
Martie
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2 posted 2010-06-02 12:27 PM


Dale...it is wonderful to read you again...I've missed your way with words
lucky
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3 posted 2010-06-02 02:27 PM


Thank you:

  Thank you easy1 and welcome to passions...

  and

  thank you sis (martie) I caught at least
  one of your poems... Very very nice... I
  could've, should've wrote it too. ha ha!
  You know I love your outlaw ways with
  words.

  dale

Martie
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4 posted 2010-06-04 06:50 PM


"outlaw way with words"  Love the thought of that, Dale.  I don't write near as many of them as I'd like ... sometimes they get stuck inside, ya know?
passing shadows
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5 posted 2010-06-04 08:42 PM


awesome ending there

I always love your shapes, so after reading I can ponder the words and gaze at the outlines, kinda like clouds that turn into dragons and butterflies and teddy bears

lucky
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6 posted 2010-06-17 02:10 AM


Dixie,

   So nice to see you... Still dreamin' huh..?

Oh, Martie

   what can I say..? I'm just a sucka for outlaws and can't help myself... low on willpower or something.... yup, I guess
it's just one of those things... *smirk*

best friends best finds
dale

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