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I'm a Keeper
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I'm a Keeper |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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I'm a Keeper You can't quite call me a packrat I don't keep 'round such stuff but I'll keep a rock or piece of leather a wild turkey's feather with some fluff and I tend to keep old birthday cards and letters, photos, nope, can't discard letters of hope and cheer and such obituary notices so I don't lose touch then I keep those little thoughts that creep in night and day little thoughts of whim and hope that help me abide in times of cope I keep old clothes in hopes of thin and keep fat clothes I know how I am I keep old candles just in case and locks of hair I can't replace I keep my teacups and angels close and a bit of shell from a Florida coast I keep my music close to me and I cherish all my memories I keep my word I keep my keys I keep my shy close to me I keep routine of the day I keep the comfort of when I pray I keep the feeling when on the land of walking beside eternal command I keep the wisdom of past ages and keep the language of the sages I keep your words the ones of life the ones of love those of strife I keep them safe in my library and quite glad I have that key I keep my friends all the time and very glad to call them mine I keep my heart till I give it to you yes, I'm a keeper through and through 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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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Oh Sunshine......" obituary notices so I don't lose touch" this made me remember my Aunt Sue, and miss her with a sharp and quick ache........I loved this poem........  -SEA |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Applause, applause ... oh I loved this Karilea!!!  Wonderful thoughts here and I loved the style you composed this in. I was nodding along with almost everything you said ... yup, me too ... yup, me too ... lol. Wonderful poem, just loved this (and into "my" library you go! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Breathe~ Member
since 2000-02-05
Posts 315Washington... |
I was smiling the whole way through and it grew the further I read... I'm not a pack rat either...but I could definately relate! I loved this! I love the time and in between the calm inside me in the space where I can breathe... Sarah McLachlan |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
yes you are a keeper. . . oh. . . ok. . . in that sense too!! Should I be embarassed to say that I'm the same way?? *Keepers Anonymous* *Hi I'm Sven* *HI SVEN!!* *I've been a Keeper for 20 years now. . .at first it was simple. . .comic books, stamps. . . you know. . . but now. . . I keep everything!!! I have boxes and boxes. . . * ----------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Irie Senior Member
since 1999-12-01
Posts 1493Washington State |
Fantastic SunShine..... "tiss a keeper...going into my library. It was a joy to read this piece. And Sven, you're funny! ~Sheri "The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first" |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Sunshine, I think this one's a keeper!! Very well written. I love to keep things too, but you know there comes that time when you have to sort through it and get rid of something. Well, maybe just one. LW Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Kari this is utterly wonderful, and it's just put an idea in my little head that may just germinate. Oh love, I love the idea of this I can see you, with it all around you. Now me I'm a loser, I lose everything, most often my way. When I go on a journey it's pure luck if I end up where I'm supposed to be. Really fabulous poem love, absolutely ace. take care Majestic Marsha  Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Sunshine.... Oh, yes, you are most definitely a keeper!! I keep your warm friendship in a special place, and everything that you write becomes a keeper in my book!! Great one, my friend!!  (P.S. Love the way you laid this one out. I will have to take lessons on formatting from you!!)Write on! -<--<--{(@ |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Of all the lines I love in this work, I like the title most. You, dear Sunshine, ARE a keeper! Live for love. Without love, you don't live. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I've been told my whole life I need a keeper! Can it be I've found one at last???? |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
SEA...thank you for picking THAT line... I thought perhaps I was being morbid...now I see...I am not alone... Kit...yup me too...no better compliment...thank you! {~,^}... Breathe, nothing better I like to do than pass on a big smile...thank you!... Sven...LOL...keepers anonymous...HEY...I'm Queen of this pile... Irie, thank you my dear!... LW...sometimes we have to do what we have to do...I've been known to recycle?...{~,^}... Marsha, I'm smiling right back at you!...Thank you... Sunny1, so good to see you here...thanks for taking time to enjoy... Interloper, titles are what drag me in...thank you!...[I heard you kicking and screaming all the way...] 'Deer...you always leave a line open for me don't you? Ahem...."finders, keepers!" Hey! Thanks for reading!... 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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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Keeper indeed, but everyone knew that long ago..you are definitely a KEEPER! jwesley |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Another yet, I read myself...right down to the "keeping of odd treasure"... A keeper, for sure. And I click this one, to keep in my library.... |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Wow, Sunshine, this piece flowed very well....I truly enjoyed this piece.....fantastic write! Nathan |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Oh Sunshine...where would we be without a KEEPER like you? |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Better a keeper than being kept especially when you shine the way that you do. But I guess that would depend on who is doing the keeping. I agree with the others when I say this and YOU are definitely keepers. A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. author unknown |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Kari love, there you are love now you know what the little thought was And this is one that I shall keep, and since it's on the 'puter i can't lose it Take care Majestic Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
More verses than not speak of my kept treasures; have you been going through my desk? this is good - this is very good! |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
James...no, no, I am a keeper...LOL...thank you!... Serenity, interesting that so many poets keep things...and then we say "of course!"...thank you!... Nate, you Dogg...where've you been! Thanks for coming in!... Paula, out picking up rocks and feathers, I'm sure...LOL...thank you!... Mark, thanks for being so agreeable...and for taking time to read...bless your cowboy heart!... Marsha, your response was exquisite and you know I loved it!...thank you... Mr. Yeats, I have not touched your drawers...in your desk...{~,^}...thank you! Thank you for the goods!... 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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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
I'm a keeper too, especially all those sentimental things. This poem is definitely a keeper too! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thank you songbird...nice to know I am not alone... |
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