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Seymour Tabin
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0 posted 2000-10-07 12:40 PM


What is Your Wish

Time the guide stays by our side
But never says how long the ride.
We stay a puppet of extreme
In three Dimension plus a dream.

We brook two paths, gentle and hard
And the oven cooks with some lard.
Tasting, wishing, dancing with wile
Straining our hearts with tears or smile.

We bury our treasures of awe
Though know, we cannot treasures store.
Yet we claw mountains to the top
Seems for some sort of lollypop.

Goals that we set, course straight ahead
All must be done before we are dead.
Strings are pulled we dance in the snow
To our own music fast, or slow.

Some would cut the strings of the spell
Except for fear they'd go to hell.


© Copyright 2000 Seymour Tabin - All Rights Reserved
Elizabeth
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1 posted 2000-10-07 01:15 PM


quote:
Goals that we set, course straight ahead
All must be done before we are dead.
Strings are pulled we dance in the snow
To our own music fast, or slow.


That reminded me of the "miles to go before I sleep" in Robert Frost's poem. I liked this poem a lot, Seymour.

Elizabeth



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Seymour Tabin
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2 posted 2000-10-07 05:38 PM


Elizabeth,
It seems you are the only one. Love Sy

Elizabeth Santos
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3 posted 2000-10-07 06:12 PM


Where did this poem come from?
WE cannot plan for what we don't know. But the Brazilians have a saying that goes something like this
I'll take pleasure today, because tomorrow I might be dead. They don't say anything about goals. Totally irrelevant to the beauty of your words, and everything you write is beautiful
Liz

Fred Hobbs
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4 posted 2000-10-07 08:57 PM


Sy,  A fascinating introspective piece.  I liked it and I'm not even an Elizabeth.
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5 posted 2000-10-07 09:02 PM


Enjoyed Seymour..nicely written  
Seymour Tabin
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6 posted 2000-10-07 11:18 PM


Elizabeth,
It's a good saying and I thank you for the
double post. Love Sy

Fred,
You win some you lose some, I appreciate the read and comment. Sy

Victoria,
Thank you much for the read and nice comment.

Elizabeth Santos
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7 posted 2000-10-08 02:01 AM


Sy,
You've got TWO Elizabeths to deal with here. WE're ganging up on you. The first post was my friend, Elizabeth, the second one was me. Or vice versa
Wait, I'm getting confused
Liz

Seymour Tabin
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8 posted 2000-10-08 08:47 AM


Elizabeth,
I'm sorry dear it's my fault. I guess there is only one Eizabeth for me. Love Sy

Sunnyone
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9 posted 2000-10-08 09:11 AM


Sy....
     I love to dance in the snow, especially when the Northern Lights are flashing all around me!!!   I also loved this poem, as I do every single one you write........


Follow your dream!


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10 posted 2000-10-08 09:23 AM


Marvelous, Sy - that instinctive recipe of human main course.

Corinne

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11 posted 2000-10-08 09:25 AM


*wow* beautiful written
loved and enjoyed reading it...


Charisma

Seymour Tabin
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12 posted 2000-10-08 02:19 PM


Sunny1,
No snow or nothern lights down here But I remember them well.

Corinne,
Thank you for the nice response.

Charisma,
Thank you for the beautiful.

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