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Everything But You
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Everything But You |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Everything But You < !signature-->I heard those three words "You Got Mail" and in a hurry I opened it up looking for a letter from you only to find three forwarded jokes "sure to make me laugh" and an ad on how to make added income My phone rang yesterday and I rushed to pick it up but it was only a man wanting me to change my long distance service in a "deal I couldn't refuse" I stopped at the post office and there was mail in my box and I couldn't wait until I got home to open it but it was only an advertisement to join a record club "twelve for the price of one nothing more to buy...ever" So now here I sit with jokes galore, money opportunities, a new long distance service, and enough CDs to start my own record store Here I sit with everything ...but you The poet's job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way that people cannot live without it. ~Jane Kenyon [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 03-08-2000).] |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Rippin' my heart once again, with words written from heart to pen. Brilliant Ruth! |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
brilliant is right..."everything... but you" the ending sums it up perfectly ....hugs |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Nice job here Hootie....hope things are going well for ya....I've missed ya all a bunch...you take care now ya hear sweetie? |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Oh Ruth, maybe you are looking too hard...wonderful heartfelt poem! |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Exceptional as always. Enjoyed muchly. |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Hoot, this was very lovely and sad, and I'm there with you. So do what I do, send out your own mail, accept all party invitations, smile alot.... it works on occasion. The trick is staying for the long haul, and never give up and try to have fun while your looking. Parker |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
Reminds me of an Eric Clapton tune Hottie!! very good.... but if you have a few extra cd's send em my way somebody stole all mine... |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Hoot~ this is so touching. Very sad too. Great poem!  - SEA |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Wonderful thoughts Hoot owl. Isn't it so true that there are those day when only a close special friend will do. James |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
strangely enough I find this very amusing...reminds me of "Junk Mail" from an earlier forum...good to see you Hoot... |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
What CD's? Maybe you will share. Nice poem Hoot. Your work is an automatic read for me. |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Hoot, This seems to be the story for so many...myself included waiting on love to be returned. I loved it as I have loved your others. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Parker...some wise advice there Rebel....what kind of music do you like?? Danny...thanks for the nice compliment. Toe rag...missed you too guy Butterflies...why thank you very much RSEvans...nice to see you too, thought you left us here Jim...yes, sometime that's very true. Thanks Chris, Corazon, Martie, Mike, and Sea....thank you all |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is great, Ruth! Wonderful poem with just a touch of sad! Denise |
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StarrGazer Senior Member
since 2000-03-05
Posts 679Texas |
been there done that but I think I got ripped off my mailbox was comletely empty ... yes I know I was jipped no cd's for me  lolvery good poem ~*Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear*~ |
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jazzgal Junior Member
since 2000-03-07
Posts 37 |
hoot_owl_rn, I've been trying to put the same feelings on paper... You make it so simple, understandable... Great poem! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Denise, StarrGazer and jazgirl...thank you all so much |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Oh, my! Yes! I know this all too well. The anticipation then the deflation..... good poem. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Everything but the only thing that matters... this one is all too familiar! *S* Well done, Hoot! |
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MyPenNameIsSam Member
since 2000-03-06
Posts 94usa |
*claps* Nicely done. What an icky feeling you describe, yet it's done so beautifully...-molly aka sam< !signature--> "One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." -Andre Gide [This message has been edited by MyPenNameIsSam (edited 03-09-2000).] |
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bboog Member
since 2000-02-29
Posts 303Valencia, California |
Cute. bboog |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Ruth, this is beautifully written, yet very sad. Well Done. What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Brilliant poem Hoot and thanks for your comments. Nathan |
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First__Knight Senior Member
since 1999-11-08
Posts 678 |
In my stupidy I seemed to have not replied to this as I read it yesterday and swore I did. I am sorry Ruth. I understand this very well and completely know what you feel. And more than that....I know you know I know. There are two kinds of pedestrians...the quick and the dead. Drive it like you stole it. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Hoot, do what I do...Give him a ring yourself! Send him an email, a snailmail! Ha! I mean, this is a new century, right? Corinne |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
PDV, Suthern, Sam, bboog, DA, Nate and corinne....thank you all for reading and your kind replies David...yes, I do know  |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
I think there would be many among us that know exactly how this feels. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Ruth I love it! This was great! |
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CMGrimm Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 685USA |
Wonderful Ruth....simply wonderful...but I never could expect any less than that from you. Chris Never be a carbon copy of anybody...make your own impressions. - ANON. |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
You brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye .... Great piece Ruth.. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Hoot~ Yeah ... I can feel it for you. Even the offer of free dance lessons are a joke when there's no one to share them with. Wonderful writing, Ruth. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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