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catalinamoon
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-03
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The Shores of Alone

0 posted 2000-08-03 11:06 PM


Grapes unpicked wither on the vine.
Too long on the shelf, they shrivel and sour.
Cradled in an oaken cask, their sweet
intoxication is born.

My heart waits for love,
left behind to die in the dirt,
picked and discarded randomly.

I would be as a fine wine,
cradled in the cask
of strong arms and fruit tinged love.


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ilph
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since 2000-07-28
Posts 78

1 posted 2000-08-03 11:19 PM


This is amazing. I can really relate to an unpicked grape. I especially love the last stanza. Cool.
sash
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since 2000-06-22
Posts 125

2 posted 2000-08-03 11:20 PM


Dear Cat~~What a lovely piece of work!
Both You and your poem...If we could all find that special someone to cradle us in the cask, the world would be a much better place...I feel your words and their meaning all too well. Thanks for the kindred thoughts.

          ~Sash~


lotharingia
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since 2000-06-04
Posts 897
saarbruecken, Germany
3 posted 2000-08-04 12:29 PM


What an original comparison! I am impressed. But you are a fine wine nonetheless, as your poetry demonstrates!

Lotharingia
"Dreams are life, reality, creation" Miguel de Unanumo



Deranger
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since 2000-05-10
Posts 498
Somewhere, between here and there
4 posted 2000-08-04 01:07 AM


There is a sort of ambiguous dichotomy is this piece…innovative symbolism and your standard manner de facto have created a unique work.  Err, good job.  



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SpitFire
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since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396

5 posted 2000-08-04 09:25 AM


~Cat,...I agree with all the others. I am sitting here shaking my head wondering how you came up with this. Very creative and expressive. Uta's right,...a fine wine indeed...which I am ever grateful to you for sharing with us. Be well S. *Peace.
Hardrock
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since 2000-02-14
Posts 948
New Hampshire, USA
6 posted 2000-08-04 10:27 AM


Cat...I may have to go back to being a wino.  Great job.  Hardrock
Deborah1
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since 2000-06-22
Posts 653
New Hampshire
7 posted 2000-08-05 09:29 AM


What an extrodinary way to express and compare emotions!! That mind of yours...Just perfect!!!! Loved it!!

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose...--Hada Bejar

brian madden
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since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374
ireland
8 posted 2000-08-05 10:28 AM


Cat, wow, excellent metaphor. Some great and dark images.

"Grapes unpicked wither on the vine.
Too long on the shelf, they shrivel and sour.
Cradled in an oaken cask, their sweet
intoxication is born".

"I am melancholy, flower cutting through stone"
manic street preachers

EagleOne
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since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829
Between a laugh and a tear...
9 posted 2000-08-05 06:58 PM


Wow! I love this. A fine wine left on the shelf grows and develops, something to be savoured, treasured!

God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Unknown



Kethry
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082
Victoria Australia
10 posted 2000-08-06 02:18 AM


Cat,
I agree you are truly a fine wine, and what an innovative way to compare relationships.
Be Well
Kethry

"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- Cole

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