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Little_Spyro
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since 2000-01-09
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San Diego, CA, USA

0 posted 2000-03-04 10:32 PM



Firelight burning, steady bright,
Little dragon working deep into night,
Writing, dreaming, thinking, striving
To welcome those new poets arriving.

Time and again, to write he woke
Even after his ballpoint broke,
Greeting those poets at the door--
They seemed to be coming, more and more!

Slowly, midnight oil is burning
And this little dragon is yearning
To keep on writing, still abiding
To laws of stress that he was fighting...

Finally he's forced to accept
His failiure...that is why he wept
And to the Corner Pub he retreated
Where load was lighter as new poets were greeted.

So that's why I haven't been welcoming here,
The Opens are just too much, I fear...
I'm really sorry I couldn't do
What I had orignally set out to.  


Little Spyro T. Dragon

P.S. But if you go to the Corner Pub I'll do my best!


[This message has been edited by Little_Spyro (edited 03-04-2000).]

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Rex Allen McCoy
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since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London
1 posted 2000-03-04 10:40 PM


you can't reply to everyone all the time
I've had poems go through the pages three times before they got their first reply
there are just too many people posting too many poems

Rex}<{{{{o>

Munda
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since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands
2 posted 2000-03-05 12:24 PM


Great poem Sam, but there's no way you should feel guilty ! Gee, I can hardly believe all the welcome poems you write. The Pub is so crowded these day, I can hardly keep up reading and replying. No Sam, little Dragon with the heart of gold, time to rest. You've done more than could be expected from anyone.
hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
3 posted 2000-03-05 08:12 AM


There are so many posts to keep up with here as of late, no one can blame you for retreating to quiter corners....but we miss you here  
Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648

4 posted 2000-03-05 10:29 AM


Apologies are not necessary at all, Sam. I am amazed at the amount you are able to do. I always look forward to a post by you, a welcoming one or otherwise. So just relax and have fun with your writing!  

Denise

Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley
5 posted 2000-03-05 11:13 AM


Never apologize!!! Do what you can with the time you have. That's all any of us can do. It's hard enough just to read and reply to the new poets without trying to think up a rhyme for each one! You do a tremendous job in the Pub...and I for one am grateful!  

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla
6 posted 2000-03-05 11:20 AM


Little, I would say you did quite well
        I'm sure to some you rang a bell.

Little_Spyro
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since 2000-01-09
Posts 659
San Diego, CA, USA
7 posted 2000-03-05 02:01 PM


Thanks, everyone...but this little dragon isn't going to rest, at least not in the Corner Pub! I'm...well, I'm using an ancient cliché when I say this, but--I'm just doing my job!  

Hope you all visit the Pub for a round or two sometime, minors included!  

Little Spyro T. Dragon

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania
8 posted 2000-03-05 02:52 PM


Spyro, I am the one who should apologize for not keeping up, although I do the best I can. And I have posted in the Pub but don't get to respond to everyone's poems. I can't seem to type fast enough and I read but often don't respond for lack of time. So you see, we're all in the same boat, and to answer your question, No, I don't squash little dragons with my shoe.
Liz

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