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A Single Feather
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A Single Feather |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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A Single Feather A tiny white dove Set out in flight So warm and trusting On a deep dark night Misled by her insticts Blinded by scorn She turns the wrong way Is impaled on a thorn Impaled on the thorn Blood stains feathers white She cries out in pain Won’t give up the fight Her right wing's damaged She is broken and scared She longs for the safety That she once shared Still hope springs eternal And with one final cry She loosens herself And heads for the sky Battered and bleeding She holds her head high For sometimes a single feather ...Is enough to fly ------------------ This is courage...to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends. ~Eurpides [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 10-27-1999).] |
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Systematic Decay Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301That place with padded walls and funny people in white......... |
I like this, Ruth, especially the last two stanzas. ------------------ "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." -Billy Corgan- |
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Ohme Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816Texas |
Beautiful, Hoot. Ditto on the last two stanzas.  |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Bravo Ruth. Truer words I have never heard. Thankyou for this. |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
well I think I am just a bit shattered today, but this made me cry, it is very beautiful ...very moving..... |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Very well done Hoot...always love your stuff! |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you. |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
A sad poem mixed with beauty, skill and triumph...kinda like life, eh? Nice work, Ruth. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Lovely! |
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U K Hero Member
since 1999-08-08
Posts 266England |
One word ‘BRILLIENT’ |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
I love the end. Brambles and Thorns and the scorns of life, cannot halt the soul's flight. Keep looking up. ------------------ No matter where you go, somebody's probably already been there and gotten the parking space... |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Loved this Hoot. Excellent! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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Verma Member
since 1999-10-25
Posts 80Midlands, England |
I have to agree with U K Hero on this one....well done |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
So very beautiful...... ------------------ A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extrordinaire! |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
What a pretty mental picture this brings to mind, Ruth. Thank you! |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
A valuable lesson here, Ruth. An inspiring story well told -- I enjoyed it very much. --Kess ------------------ You cannot choose the way of your death, but the path you choose will determine its own end. |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
Beautiful, hoot. What a lovely song ... Nocht ------------------ "Nunc lento sonitu dicunt, morierus" (Now as I hear this bell tolling softly for another, it says to me, "Thou must die.") |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Lady Hoot: I echo all who have come before... Glad you had the strength to keep flying. I bow to you and yours |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Lovely, Hoot! Very lovely! ------------------ Denise |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
This one, Hoot, touches a spot inside me, not many can reach. Thank you. Absolutely beautiful. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
I am overwhelmed by the nice responses to this one, thank you all for your positive comments. Hugs Ruth |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
How wonderful. You wrote a poem about me! j/k..but really it fits quite nice. I love the imagery you used the way you explained this. Could have told me to have my tissue ready! Beautiful and what hope my friend! |
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charamyst New Member
since 1999-10-27
Posts 6 |
This is very beautiful. |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
You do justice to the freedom of flight, that you do. |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Well, this is one of those were just beautiful don't cut it. Such a powerful ending to an otherwise sad poem....the essence of hope portrayed...perfect, Ruth. ------------------ Michael Anderson Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream? |
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Scarlet pimpernel New Member
since 1999-10-27
Posts 9Birkenhead,Wirral,England |
I enjoyed reading the soft words of the poem. I find myself thinking about you work unlike alot of others on here who I am sorry to say simply bring me down. You have both a good writing hand and mind owl. |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Beautiful and full of hope, I agree with all. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wow...thank you each and everyone of you for your kind response to this one |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Hoot: Beautiful.. HUGS ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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johnt300 Member
since 1999-09-12
Posts 214san diego, ca. |
Beautiful, Ruth. Absolutely. Tyson |
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