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Down but not out.....
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Down but not out..... |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL 
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Bleeding Books open wounds spilling letters to the floor swept up by eyelashes between blinks staring in a page turning ritualistic musty thump on a hard cover novel stitched and scarred from pink fingernails painted for the yellowing dog-eared hero who never shows in the night weeping black and lonely Robert if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming. |
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Daysleeper Member
since 2000-04-23
Posts 119 |
Wow, talk about imagery! This poem is incredible. I've not been around long enough to have read any of your other works, but this one peice has made me a fan. spilling letters to the floor swept up by eyelashes between blinks That's just amazing... The way you've told a story of intense longing, and love, using only a few short lines, some gorgeous words, and the tale of a book. Breathtaking. ...Daysleeper... "Presently I've had enough of all your sanity." -James Kavanaugh |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
I am very glad your not our Robert.  I would miss you greatly. Without you and Chris I wouldn't be forced to think when I read...lol. This was great as always. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Nice to see you again, Robert! Excellent writing! Denise |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
thank you daysleeper and nice to meet you... Marilyn.....I won't let you miss me!! Denise...check is in the mail.  }Robert |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
You have been missed Robert B! so melancholy...loved the imagery here... and don't worry--I haven't been out for ages myself....and if you believe that, we happen to have this lovely twin span for sale here...love to you...do post more... |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
Hi Serenity!!! Sorry, but I just purchased a nice plot of land at the North Pole! I might start investing in bridges though. Robert if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
RobertB~ I always savor the pieces posted by you. This one is no exception. Brooding and deep. Good to see your handsome self in here. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
robertb, this is quite a verse... vivid, real... very well done... nice to see you. haven't seen you around much. |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia |
As great as ever. Haven't been around much to read your work lately, but it's nice to see you still have that edge to your writing! "Love is the only drug you can take that will convince you each time that you've never had it before." ~author unknown~ |
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A.C.Turner Member
since 2000-04-30
Posts 83Reading, Pa.Home of Bardfest |
Absolutely incredible! The imagery is great. I am in awe of your word usage. Can't wait to read more. Great style. Peace to you. ACT. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is the first post I've read of yours and I was not disappointed. As a lover of books, I lingered on each line. This poem belongs in one most definitely. Great use of images, and expression, the true love for the word comes through. Kathleen indy31_99@yahoo.com |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
Thank you very much ACT, Marge, Tess, Doreen and Irish Rose. Been a little too down lately to even think of poetry...but a word on TV last night triggered this one. In my mind a see an imaginative lonely woman reading a romance novel....and the hero never comes. Perhaps a sad poem....yet I think that this scene may be played out more than I know. Thank you all.....you inspire me.....to keep writing no matter what my mood or what life throws at me. Robert if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming. |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
"the yellowing dog-eared hero who never shows in the night" Robert, you and I must be reading the same book... Loved this. ~ 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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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
Hi Claire!!! } yep one of those comfy old thick paged books they used to print in the "good ol' days"Robert |
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