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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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You bent my will; Yet I did not break. You tried to shape me To fit your needs; Though I did not conform. Flattened in your grasp, My edges became tattered Until frustrated, You tossed me aside Leaving me shapeless. But the Master Had greater plans than you And enfolded in the hands of love, I became a swan. < !signature--> To love means never to be afraid of the windstorms of life: should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 04-17-2000).] |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Hoot~ Being a true admirer of Origami ... your poem is perfectly crafted to create the exact image.  You do possess the grace and the beauty of the swan. This is so unique. I just adore it. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Very beautiful, Ruth! He does have the best plans for us! Denise |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
What a wonderful poem!!! I like this one...never thought about origami this way, but the analogy fits....  |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I love it... One of my kids.. a very bright Japanese one... made me an origami swan and laminated it into a bookmark for a Christmas gift... and your poem enfolds those sentiments beautifully - I love it, I love it, I love it...  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
This is lovely, Ruth |
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FairyEyes New Member
since 2000-04-17
Posts 7Louisiana |
Fabulous. Structure befitting of subject. Stikingly simplistic and easy to read. Modern " Fireside" poetry. ~If eyes were made for seeing, then Beauty is its own excuse for Being~ RW Emerson " I'll paint you mornings of gold, Ill spin you valentine evenings..." *JARETH* |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Alright!!!!!!!!!!!! Big smile here! Corinne |
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First__Knight Senior Member
since 1999-11-08
Posts 678 |
Simply lovely....but my dear Ruth....you have never been anything less than a swan....ever A man does not love a woman because she is beautiful...But she is beautiful because he loves her. |
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Jamie Dawg Junior Member
since 2000-03-25
Posts 35 |
I hardly ever get time to reply to all these wonderful poems but yours really touched a chord with me. beeeeutifull! |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Wonderfully done Ruth. |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
My God, Ruth, how do you do it again and again, this poem is absolutely beautiful! You are a true gem and a priceless member of this forum. I loved the twist at the end, the last line "and enfolded in the hands of love, I became a swan." Beautiful. Take care, Melissa Honeybee  |
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INclan Senior Member
since 1999-07-20
Posts 1024Indiana, USA |
Ruth, I stand in awe. You have such a talent for twisting your pain into our pleasure. A swan is indeed a perfect choice but I was expecting a "Wise Owl." INclan |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
The master folded me into a fish Now either I'm down on the food chain or we could go for a swim beautiful poem Ruth Rex}>{{{{o> |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
add one more beautiful to the comments on this one.....sigh....great writing ruth |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
So Lovely, Ruth ..... "This is where you will win the battle .... in the playhouse of your mind." Maxwell Maltz |
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TerryW Senior Member
since 2000-03-23
Posts 779Louisville, Mississippi, USA |
Ruth, I must wholeheartedly agree with White_Knight -- and the most beautious swan the heart has ever beheld, to boot! My dear, this was wonderful! Have a great day - talk to you soon!  ~you reached inside, you touched my heart, and I am all the better for it~ Terry A. Woodson, Jr. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you everyone....you all have me blushing with your comments...thanks |
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bboog Member
since 2000-02-29
Posts 303Valencia, California |
Hoot~ Bravo.This is the kind of poetry that I like to read. Suggestion: send it out to 25 poetry magazines and I think you might get it published. best regards, bboog |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
Ruth, This is excellent, and beautiful, I love it. |
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