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0 posted 2000-09-02 10:08 PM


Dry

drought dry
tinderboxed growth
of lost dew
crackling

tinderboxed growth
of lost dew
crackling
foxfire cracking

of lost dew
crackling
foxfire cracking
nerve wracking

crackling
foxfire cracking
nerve wracking
tautly tensioned tinder

foxfire cracking
nerve wracking
tautly tensioned tinder
drought dry

©Karilea Rilling Jungel
2 September 2000



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1 posted 2000-09-03 12:24 PM


Excellent my friend. . . gave me the impression of that desert. . .

Superb. . .

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2 posted 2000-09-03 12:37 PM


but in God's good times, we are not...

fearful, I am...

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3 posted 2000-09-04 05:22 AM


Great poem...

I could see the layered waves of warm air one upon another... forming an illusion over the dry sands of a desert...


regards,
sudhir

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4 posted 2000-09-04 09:57 AM


Sunshine, what an effective use of imagery. Each line emphasized your theme, and the repetitive arrangement served to convey an urgency to your reader. This is excellent writing, dear.

~ 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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5 posted 2000-09-05 09:01 AM


Sudhir, so glad you can see what we are dealing with...

Claire, any comment ever elicited from you is a gift, indeed...thank you...

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6 posted 2000-09-05 09:03 AM


pack of cards?    

regards
sudhir
--- sorry bad attempt at joke...  

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7 posted 2000-09-05 11:56 AM


Supber,my friend!!!!!!!enjoy the read!!!!
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8 posted 2000-09-05 09:02 PM


Karilea~
I've lived those drought spells.
They are fearsome ... care needs to always be taken.

A lovely write.

I'm e-mailing you something.  
Love you~
~*Marge*~
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[This message has been edited by Marge Tindal (edited 09-05-2000).]

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