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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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The Carousel Elaborately carved and richly painted, the menagerie dances to music box notes struck from ivory keys on the rosewood organ. Powered by steam, in one revolution after another, riderless horses gallop their destinations unchanged; while silently the mirrored reflections mock my confusion as I stand outside the circle devoid and unaware of which way to turn. What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compaired to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This is wonderful...hope everything is OK with you...think of you often.... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Sunshine Hon...I guess this slightly depressing piece mirrors the weather and my mood for today...but on the bright side, I've finally written something after a months hiatus. I continue to cope and at time better than others. The biopsy should be preformed this week, God willing, and hopefully all will come out well....but even at that, no one has been able to give me a definate answer as to what is wrong with me. They continue to guess and test, then guess some more...after a while you wonder if the cure is worse than the illness. |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Hoot~ this is so frightning.......I wish you well.......prayers go out for you! Hugs  -SEA |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Oh, hoot owl!!!! - Dear lady, don't tell me you have to have a biopsy too! I hope it's not you. I've just traveled that road a bit too long, myself. This poem is fascinating. I've never read one using that imagery, and it was very good! I can see you standing outside that circle, while the mirror reflects ... I'll be keeping you in my prayers more. Thank you for such a beautiful poem! Poignant and haunting, and well written. |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
And sometimes, standing there on the outside, watching, we get dizzy and lose focus. This is a wonderful poem....keep your chin up and that beautiful smile on your face. You're in my prayers. |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Powerful!! I am speechless, really, beyond that! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Much thanks to everyone |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
"riderless horses gallop their destinations unchanged; while silently the mirrored reflections mock my confusion as I stand outside the circle devoid and unaware of which way to turn." This is such a vivid and frightening piece. I can really feel your confusion and fear. You are always in my prayers, and I hope that you always feel God. "Where there is great love there are always miracles" -Cather "Love heals everything, and love is all there is"- Zukav |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I love the poem, Ruth.. and I know your inner strength and focus will see you through this beautifully... Luv ya..  |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Love Bug...much grateful thanks Nan...thank you...luv ya too |
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