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Delivery Girl Blues
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Delivery Girl Blues |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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For those of you who don't know, my husband and I own a flower shop and I was the delivery girl today...107 degrees...and the asphault melting.) Delivery Girl Blues Breathe in this cloudless day and trace the line that San Gabriel makes across the sky with that thatch of trees so familiar that its name is home trace the line of river moss slow and torpid bath to the sea its dig has creased the earth but today it seeps into the clay succumbs to degrees of heat blows dust from its froth So many snakes cross the land curved and breathless and exhausted from the fumes of movement take me oh treacherous path take me oh circled overpass across this nape of rush hour down down to the sea to find the cool fingers of fog touch my heat I would the sand be my shoes and the horizon be Pacific sunset and the sounds of seagulls my guitar for my heart is the dance and my song is filling up for midnight and the voice that fans my heart to whisper and feather its curve is the road that leads to you. [This message has been edited by Martie (edited 08-11-2000).] |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Martie~ Just shows to go ya' ...  You find inspiration (or is that perspiration ?) at every corner ! !  You're adorable ! I can see it now ... little puddles of Martie all over the landscape. No ESCAPE ! Very Martiesque, indeed ! *I'm having trouble posting NEW poem ! Grrrrrrrrrr ! Love ya' ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Hi Martie... I really enjoyed this one, but don't know how you keep the flowers from wilting!!!!!!!!!! I used to pack and ship glads from Oregon....loved that job, with all it's color! Great writing, as usual!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
The temp hasn't gone over 95 here this week - but the index has gone over 100 because of high humidity. I'm grateful for AC - in my hour commute - at work - and at home. getting out of the car to have glasses fog almost instantly. so I well understand - what you did today ~S~ and loved the transmutations |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Marge--Puddles of Martie to you, silly silly sis...hope you can get you post posted... Sunny--In the shop everything is refrigerated, but on the road, it's just an air conditioned van...and on the front porch, well.... Thanks Wil, for your understanding. I think your heat is wetter then mine. |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
I know your heat well as I lived in it for 18 years....but I would trade you places in one swift scent of a rose if given the chance. The humidity here along with the 99 plus heat is a killer for sure. Thank GM for AC in my Chevy. Chevy truck that is.......pure gold.....better than a ford for sure....(oops sorry I couldn't resist) OHHH yeah, I got so carried away in my Ford bashing that I forgot to tell you....not that I need to because you already know....but I just loved your poem and I delight in depth of presence in all you write. [This message has been edited by Mark Bohannan (edited 08-12-2000).] |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
and what a treat that would be, to receive a bouquet of beautiful flowers from a California rose... wonderful poetry Martie. |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
"to the sea its dig has creased the earth" Yes, Martie, I must concur with Miss Marge...this is so very "you" and I really enjoyed it. ~ Mark, I'll keep my 2000 Toreador Red Ford Windstar, thank you very much! ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Mark--I was driving a Chevy ...and astro van to be exact...come on back to California...we like cowboys, especially with hearts like yours. Thanks for your sweet comment!Mike--Is that a hint...What a wonderful reply..hope all is well for you...I might send you some flowers one day. Thanks Claire for being such a dear... |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
DING-DONG!!!! Special delivery.....no it's not that Ed guy...just a special delivery back to the top for you and your "CHEVY"!!!  |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
So very enjoyable... as ever... regards to you martie, Sudhir |
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