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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA 
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Today is not the best of days. It started out just fine. Waking up, sending the wife off to work, taking my son to preschool, watching my daughters walk off to their school. Pleasant, fatherly things. Then my friend came over, she is younger than me, an intellectual, funny, sweet, beautiful, and wonderfully down to earth. I had met her at school and we talked about poetry, the world, and life. I invited her over to use my computer for school work and internet access, and I introduced her to PIP and ICQ. Today she stopped by to get online, seems she had some poems to post. As is her way she browsed through the forums before posting, and it seems as though she read something that did not sit well with her. We talked about the issue, and I gave her the benefit of my counsel - to no avail. She was determined to speak her mind (which I personally find refreshing in a beautiful woman). She wrote what she felt she needed to write, logged off, and thanked me for the use of my computer. She left the house, solemn, so very unlike her, and non-committal as to when she would return. I will see her in class Thursday evening, but am not sure if I will see her out of class again. I go now, to read what has been written, to see what has affected her so deeply. I wonder if it is a wound that can heal (if it is a wound) or an obstacle she, or her and I, can overcome. She is a wonderful person, and a gifted poet. Above all she is a dear friend and a sincere companion. All in all, today is not the best of days. ------------------ Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Well met indeed. In case I missed you before, Welcome to Passions In Prose!  ------------------ Pain is life, life is short, I will endure. DreamEvil© [This message has been edited by DreamEvil (edited 09-07-99).] |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
Alas DE your welcome is sourly acknowledged. You and I have met, many times online, and once or twice on ICQ. On ICQ you refused dialogue with me based on my gender - in fact you called me a few unflattering names. On this website you commented on my poetry only to refer to it as doggerel. Now you come here, to the forum that you moderate, and speak to me as if we are first met strangers... curious indeed. I spoke to Majere (her real name is Laura) about today, and what she told me only confirms what I already knew. Well met indeed. ------------------ Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Arrgh JP. Tonight is the night for depressing words from our family. I have read over many things tonight that have set heavy with my heart, and I fear yours is the proverbial straw. After this, I fear I must take myself away fro the non, and hope for a brighter tomorrow. (before I start, I want to say that I find any person who will speak their mind refreshing. Too many people hide what they think behind a bitter masque of polite deceit.) And who knows? Sometimes, things sit hard with people. But most things fade with time, it is after all the best healer. Maybe the feelings you got from her were just because she was still caught up in the ill mood of what she read. Perhaps, since she is probably an intelligent person, she will come to terms with it, and your friendship may be returned. Or perhaps not, but I feel like spreading a little sunshine today, rather than drowning in the rain as everyone else seems intent on doing. I appreciate your openess. I know sometimes...always, it helps to soothe when I express yourself myself the written word. As to DE, take him with a grain of salt. As I understand, he doens't talk to too many people, male or female, though he seems to particularly despise males. (between you and me, I think he's not really that bad of a guy.) All in all, I hope your tommorow bodes better than today. And NEVER give up hope, for when you do, I removes all reasons for hoping in the first place. More than once, people have changed their minds about something said while ther vision was clouded by their feelings. Three smiles for you, and one for me, since no one else is offering them tonight.Christopher |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
Things are okay. Laura and I talked last night and she is still intent on continuing our friendship (besides, we depend on each other for study - can't get that 4.0 on our own I guess). She will not be back to PIP though and that in itself is a shame - but, she said she would let me post some of her work here if I want to - she is an excellent poet. All in all, things are better, today is a good day, and the rest of what goes on in here will just have to go on, on its own. I'm taking my advice that I gave her and just letting go of it.  I enjoy this place too much to muddy the waters any further. She and I both feel somewhat sorry that we were part of such ill wind blowing around here. Her solution is to divorce herself of the whole thing, I choose just to move on and let fate take care of its own. ------------------ Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP [This message has been edited by JP (edited 09-08-99).] |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
Good advice Jp, I will take it as well ------------------ "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone I sing my tearful song which has charms only for me." -Charles Brugnot |
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