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My Point of View |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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My Point of View Weightless flight above the trees Above the hills of green Unveils a view more glorious Than anything you’ve seen You see the whole of where you are And where you’ve yet to go How streams and rivers join as one And where the waters flow Then high aloft the billows white With mountains tops in view The landscape alters eye’s delights From anything you knew The deepest canyons forged by streams The jagged mountain chains The quilted coverlet of fields The vast and barren plains From space the earth seems desolate A stranger in the sky The glories of this mystery sphere Gives pause to question why From lookout point so far removed How meager seems our plight Among the mammoth planets moving ‘Round a star of light But here I am on solid ground Among the hills of green The summer trees obstructing views Of all that could be seen These closed horizons meet my eyes With such a rapturous scene The petaled wings of butterfly Are visions most serene If I should choose to place my eye On earth or mountain top or sky The grandest view I think would be Within these walls of greenery Elizabeth Santos |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Oh I couldn't agree more  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--Yes...I know just what you mean..and you have said it so beautifully!! |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
No doubt about it! Picturesque! Please check your email Liz. |
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Auguste 
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Elizabeth, This is wonderful, even for someone with a fear of flying, like me. Well done! Michael |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Liz, I know exactly what you mean. Living among the mountains often blocks your view of many things, but the thing is... it doesn't matter. You describe this perfectly. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief" -Shakespea |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
This is absolutely wonderful... We never do know what the scenery is on the other side of those peaks, do we...  |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I think you are quite adept at seeing from all vantage points! This is just lovely, Elizabeth! Denise |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I love this Elizabeth.. from outside looking in to inside looking out...absolutely wonderful view of creation... I have a hard time accepting other views...but I am totally for this view that's for sure. Just a wonderful Elizabeth Santos poem keep em coming sweet poet you thrill me with them every time! PS Do remember the poem you wrote about your husband? It was similiar to the one I wrote called I Love You Like...I'd love it if you would post it...it's excellent! |
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