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Save The Forests From Christmas
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Save The Forests From Christmas |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
in the unroamed loamed alone of cathedral forests where resounds the echoing silence of the great organ timber pipes that tower into the crystal distance among the cool green and deep honey dark secret caches of shadowed silence there grow the christmas trees child trees still suckling woodmilk from beneath the moss to lift their sapling fingers and touch full stride their miracle but these child trees as christmas ornaments are severed from sanctuary by seasoned hunters with steel saws and shiney axes and brought to towns priced and tagged trimmed and dragged off to christmastreetion camps where amid the pallor of neon and the roaring ugliness of the christmas crash they wait for christmas people to inspect them and select them to fit a certain space in a certain place so much less than a wilderness with tinsel and glass paper and plastic trash foam and fuzz flashing lights and icons they stand dressed to hide their slow dry dying M E R R Y CHRISTMAS Found this in my father's book......don't know if he wrote it...or just liked it enough to copy it? |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
I for one, have a fake tree. Oh 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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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Whether your father wrote it or had the wisdom to copy it so it could be passed along, it's absolutely beautiful... Thank you for sharing this with us Toe!!! |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
A keeper for sure! I love your tree Toe......!!!! A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire! |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Toe, I thought you had done this at first... Excellent...I really liked this. Thank you for sharing such a treasure!  <*\\\>< Jesus is the reason for the season |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
Great imagery! Thank you for sharing this with us, Toe. "Christmastreetion camps," eh? Clever use of words to be sure. |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Saxoness......Well, I fake Christmas..oh well. (Ya didn't have to be so wordy yanno?) [This message has been edited by Toerag (edited 12-07-1999).] |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
like this, toe, it is really well written and the message and presentation are equally good hugs and smiles |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
What a treasure you found Toe. Thank you for sharing this. |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
This is so beautifully executed, my friend, truly a treasure. I have to admit I must have a real tree every year because I live at the beach and it is the only time I get to enjoy such things, so I am guilty but I always buy my trees from companies that replant for every tree they cut. I will print it and keep it , though , to remind me of the cost. Thanks for sharing. |
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U K Hero Member
since 1999-08-08
Posts 266England |
You will be pleased to know that I dont have a tree real or otherwise. Loved your layout Toe and a very touching story. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Where ever the credit lies, this was a great piece to share. Thanks for doing so... peaseful days to you my good Sir. |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Thank you all so much for the replies. As you've all noticed my time here is decreasing day by day, and soon it will be gone all together I'm afraid. I do hope all of you have a great holiday season...no matter of your beliefs, your religion, or your feelings about the season. Whether or not any of you believe in the birth of the Christ Child, it is a good time to remind us all of what we've done the past year, what we have to be thankful for, and for sharing time with your families. Most all of the folks here are very kind and caring people....Most of you have families to share love with, and hopefully good tidings with. This is the end of another year, and a century this time....hopefully the new century will bring good health and wealth to all of you. I know my brief time here has been enjoyable and a learning experience. We've all laughed together, cried together, gotten over hardships together..and for those of us that don't have the luxury of family close at hand, it's been a great fellowship that I'm sure has been appreciated and enjoyed by many. I do hope you all have something to be thankful for, and that the future has nothing more than smiles and prosperity for all....and, again, thanks for all the kind responses and friendship you've offered me while I've been here....Happy Holidays...and yall be good now ya hear? |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Your holiday wishes may not rhyme... but any words so beautifully written that touch a heart so deeply must surely be poetry? *S* Thank you, Toe... and may your holiday season and future be blessed with much happiness, laughter, and joy... and the true "wealth" of a life of good health surrounded by those you love. |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
This is absolutely beautiful....I will definitely print this...no Christmas tree for me, so I'd rather have the poem but...*snf*...where are you going, Toe? You can't leave...unless of course you are willing to take all of us with you... Besides, I've seen your picture now! When someone taps you on the shoulder and says its time to come home, it ain't the Angel of Death, its just me...though I've been told we look alike  May your every day be blessed, you deserve it. It's not the love you fear, but the fall from the height~Edwin McCain |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Geesh, Toe.... another one I don't have to edit..... This one is awesome, my friend.... and...btw - I just put lots and lots of lights on a very large potted plant... much to the chagrin of my kids...... |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Toe, This one lit up my invisible tree, thank you. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Toe, my friend, may you have a wonderful holiday filled with joy and even a small percentage of the pleasure you have given us. Oh, and one other thing..... ....  .... |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Alright Toe, your long reply there has my eyes stinging with tears! Well, now there running down my cheeks. Buddy I am sure gonna miss you around here!!! I hope you have a blessed Holiday too. I hope your journey is a safe one. I hope for a better year for you. And I pray that you come back to see us as soon as you can!!! <*\\\>< Jesus is the reason for the season |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Darling: You are the spirit of Christmas.. Now don't you go disappearing on me, well you couldn't, cause there will always be a little bit of all us in your pocket, keeping a beady eye on you..*g* HUSG my friend Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream... |
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