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Jaded
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap 
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Jaded Get thee awake, oh Dreamer! No more thy visions seek; Lay down thy mystic mirror, For all it holds is bleak. Be still, thou tireless Seeker! Forsake thy fruitless quest; Live not thy days beholden To Wisdom's cold behest. Trust not, devoted Lover! But make thy heart of stone; Invite within no other, For refuge stands alone. Put down thy pen, oh Poet! Abandon now thy verse; Waste not thy precious phrases To gild the Maker's curse. Cast off thy faith, Believer! Heed not divine command; Relinquish not thy spirit To grasp of unseen hand. Be thou content, oh Cynic! Unconquered thou wilt be Whilst all about lie vanquished By Life's inconstancy. Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made, Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange... --William Shakespeare, from The Tempest |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
You're on quite a roll this eve Kess... did I mention that this is more than good!!!?? Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Michael steps back slow and quiet.... Yikes!!! You go Kess...tell it like it is. Michael |
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David2 Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 407 |
My, this is very pessimistic, but very well written. I enjoyed it greatly. David2 |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
You are an amazing writer ... If we locked you in a room full of puppies could you add another verse to this  Rex}<{{{{o> |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Reading this, I felt like I should be trying to weave and dodge. This slams out there with a powerful, acidic punch! |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
I love your writing, Kess Perfection is your hallmark This is superb Liz |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kess~ Your writing is the personification of intrigue. You always cause me to take another read. I like for a poem to do that. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
OK, OK, OK... I can buy most of it... but not the "Put down thy pen, oh Poet" part... You'd best not do that, my friend...  |
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