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The Gummi
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The Gummi |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... 
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The Gummi The glory of the mountain gum Green and blue and red brown hues How they dance in the setting sun A place of cold clean crisp still air Winter snow and blinding summer ray Just to walk on through will dispel your cares The pitch-black nights, stars shine so near A deafening chorus or deathly silent Wake to frosty morn' so fresh and clear Straight tall timber, canopies thick and green Blots out the sun where rivers run Wilderness, the likes of which man has not seen The Gummi flows fresh and clean Frigid waters teaming with life Meandering through glorious scene Creatures born there wild and free Such majestic beauty, so unique and rare Surely! Must be nature's gift to you and me 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 |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
wow eagle this has some excellent imagery!! very creative and well written ... great poem to reflect your work in the book. keep em coming poet  jm What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly ~LaoTzeTao~ ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
EagleOne, I enjoyed this one a lot. Felt like I was right there with you. LW Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. --William Wordsworth |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Eagle* This is exquisite, the imagery is superb!! I love this piece  Thank you for posting this......of course you know this DOES make you a POET Beautiful job my friend~ |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Superb!!! What beautiful images you have captured here! Love and hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
The respect and regard with which you have written this poem is so refreshing...it is very expressive and lovely to read. ~ 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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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Janet Marie.....It is a special place that does much to inspire even the most humble of poets. I appreciate your comments, thankyou!Lone Wolf....I am so glad that you enjoyed this one. Butterfly.....My dear friend, you are far too kind with your comments. I thank you my fellow poet for persuading me to post. ESP....I thankyou for your time and your wonderful comments! Meadowmuse.....I am honoured that you found it enjoyable. < !signature--> 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 [This message has been edited by EagleOne (edited 07-03-2000).] |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Beautiful imagery EagleOne! So picturesque, truly an inspirational landscape ... thank you for taking me there! Lovely poem! Best wishes, /Kit |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Thankyou Kit, inspirational it most certainly is. The whole Barrington Mountain area is like that but this place is very special to me. I'm glad that you could "see"it. 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 |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
This place is so busy now days that I'm afraid to many have missed this so......btt |
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kat Member
since 2000-05-20
Posts 387 |
I just loved this. I read it a few times just to keep bringing myself into the place which you so beautifully describe. I love nature and they way you have expressed it in this poem is so majestic and beautiful. Wow! You definately got my vote! I loved it! kat |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
Very nice. Jamie Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil. "Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely". |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Butterfly...yes it does seem to be very busy of late, but then such is life! Take care my friend! Kat....I am so very glad that you liked this, I appreciate your comments greatly. Thankyou! Prometheus....I am glad you liked. 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 |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Thank you so much for capturing this so well. I felt I could smell the crispness in the air. What a wonderful place I have seen through you. Superbly penned. |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Mark...I am glad that you were able to "see" this place. I thank you for reading. 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 |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Eagle , awonderful poem. breathtaking images. splendid. A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Thank you so much for this refreshing delightful trip to a place so beautiful... |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Brian...I am glad I was able to bring out those images. Thanks! Martie...I'm so glad I was able to take you to that beautiful place. ****Thankyou to all for reading, your comments are very much appreciated.**** 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 |
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