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Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

0 posted 2000-10-01 01:55 AM

Euphoria

Traffic sounds perch
on damp window sills,
suspending her subconscious.

Trolley exhaust clings
to diaphanous shadows,
its presence intangible.

They transform to
purrs of contentment
from well-bred calico cats
curled atop iron heating grates.

Aromas, steeping
from morning cups of tea,
streaming from bowls
of warmed wheat
tempt her while she awaits
an alert moment.

< !signature-->

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

[This message has been edited by chansondegeste (edited 10-01-2000).]

kcsgrandma
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since 2000-09-24

Posts 1522
Presque Isle, ME

1 posted 2000-10-01 09:55 AM

It looks to me as if the alert moment arrived. Nicely observed. Good job, oh singer of songs.

To love another person is to see the face of God.
- Les Miserables

Marilyn

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

2 posted 2000-10-01 12:11 PM

One wiff of that hot tea and my eyes opened wide

Thank you for your kind words!

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2000-10-01 03:58 PM

Chanson~
Well, make mine coffee and you're on !
This had a wistful aroma about it ...
Contemplative moments are so preparatory, are they not ?

I liked the idea of the dozing Calico cats, oblivious of the need to pounce upon
the alertness of the moment.

Great write, gal.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

4 posted 2000-10-01 04:18 PM

I agree... quiet, contemplative moments don't come around very often (not in my house anyway) and when they do, I have to be in the right frame of mind to fully appreciate them.
I've never owned a cat but knowing they can be finicky/nervous/excitable creatures, having them dozing near the heat seemed fitting for the poem

Marge, you enjoyed the poem and that makes me smile!

(I'm partial to coffee too....but cream of wheat ~Blech~

...)< !signature-->

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

[This message has been edited by chansondegeste (edited 10-01-2000).]

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

5 posted 2000-10-01 08:47 PM

This is wonderful, Chanson! And yes, cats just love the heat! Mine would even go upstairs in the summertime to get away from the air conditioner downstairs...go figure! You'd think with all that fur they would welcome a bit of a chill!

Denise

Chanson
Senior Member

since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

6 posted 2000-10-01 08:56 PM

hummmm.....thinking my dog might have feline tendencies. He likes to curl up under a blanket in the summertime. ~giggle~

Thank you Denise!

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

CitiZen-One
Member

since 2000-09-22

Posts 84
New Mexico

7 posted 2000-10-03 09:59 AM

You captured a moment in time, I could see the steam frozen in time above the warm coffee cups. The smells and stenches frozen in time. its as if you took a freeze frame photo of a euphoric moment in time, but only you did not use a camera, you used words.

your a Phoetographer

MMoonchild
Senior Member

since 2000-07-13

Posts 1715
PA

8 posted 2000-10-03 11:36 AM

beautiful warm fuzzy moment Chanson~ liked it alot..and my cat does just that...all the time
~~smiling {{hugs}}
Maureen

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

9 posted 2000-10-03 12:10 PM

Hello Citizen One...Thank you for the compliment!!!

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

Chanson
Senior Member

since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

10 posted 2000-10-03 12:15 PM

I'd love to have a cat but a certain someone around here is allergic to them (or so he says). I may just go out and get one anyway!

(Do you think Otis would eat it? Yikes!)

Thanks always for peeking in, M

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

Broken_Winged_Angel
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 994
Small Town, Somewhere

11 posted 2000-10-04 08:33 AM

Mmmm...Good morning.. *lol* Very nice. I really like this. And I think I'm gonna go off and make some hot coffee now to find an alert moment..

With a little piece of tomorrow,
You'll have to kiss yesterday goodbye.
Because today won't last forever,
And the past will only make you cry.

Chanson
Senior Member

since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

12 posted 2000-10-04 08:46 AM

Good morning Broken Winged Angel....enjoy your wake-up cup! Here's wishing you a great day. *clink*

...chanson~

Music, tonal clear & pure,
Caresses the harshest of curves.
-me, Song of Gesture

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