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Measured Response (Oz)
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Measured Response (Oz) |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
10AM ; chrysanthemums have opened their eyes And drank their morning cup of dew Just as I hours earlier pried my own open Wide enough to see the black that sat in my cup Waiting to be sipped just as the bitter of hours would Through the time I escaped somnolence by busied calculations Of how far it was from where I sat and OZ I measured it once And found the span of distance between my thumb and middle finger Fit well along the collarbone of miles With only a small stretch needed to delve within The hollow of her throat and rest for a moment lost in how it felt to touch the inches as remain between cotton and the slick pavement of paths untaken Feeling the broken yellow lines of pulse beneath the tip Interspersed with the blur of woven fences Even slow could be a faster find of miles or markers Left to lie along the sides as reminders of the years Or minutes I forget time And again which it is that stretches yellow petals Along the concrete or why the fences matter When fields are empty Should the Tin Man or the Lion take her hand? What bricks the measured breath of mewling lips? Alyssum finds false start among the teeth of thistle And the gap between my hands is empty again But for the map I drew upon an ancient memory Then folded in a crease of oilskin bound I measured it once And found the space between An empty span |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Whats happenin Captain?....You still performing and picking? |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
You old scallywag...how you doing these days? picken? me? must have me confused with someone who has talent.... I'm just an old work a day skunk who wouldn't know the difference between a chord and octave. Thought I'd drop in and see who was around, as long as my welcome hadnt worn itself out. I see you and Ballader are still picking on each other much to everyone's amusement... |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
No, I'm nice to him still, he's still mean to me. Good to see you posting again. I've been gone a long time too. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
well, he always did have that sort of cruel streak in him.... picking on an innocent fellow like you just don't seem fair at all. Seems to me though you hold your own, but if you need someone to cover your back, let me know. |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
You see. ..now that's just not fair. .....all of my favorite metaphors. ...collarbones & all. ... siiiiiiigh |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Hah! All Toerag needs is a heavy shirt to cover his back, as I understand he has that kind of back hair that only the Abominable Snowman has been able to match (at least that's what LongJohn says). Good to see you dropping by, old friend. |
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Eldest Member
since 2010-06-15
Posts 177Alabama |
I don't understand it, but I will read it over and over just for the sound of the words, they're like music. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I believe I understand, as I once found Oz sitting in the East of the state, and then once again when I found it Westerly...but like all mirages, Oz can be mercurial and oft'times rests only in one's mind. Do I need to check with both the lion and the tinman? Rather I should check with the ever illusive scarecrow who doesn't even visit our fields of vast, or at least, what remains... maybe the scarecrow is exactly to whom I should check in with...being nearly extinct and all. Hugging you upon your return. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Belle~ I never said I played fair.... you know that by now..... thanks sweety for the nice !sigh~ |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Balladeer...now hey! I resemble that hairy back remark! Good to see you too m'friend |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Eldest... thank you for dropping in... glad you found something in the words to enjoy! |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Sunchine.... now now now.... we all know the Scarecrow isn't almost extinct... merely locationally challenged. as for Tin Men and Lions... hey, they are a dime a dozen these days. |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
Lions & Tigers & Bears, OH MY~*~*~*the golden path does indeed get murky sometimes~*~ enjoying your twists & turns, my love~~always have, always will~* |
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