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There She Blows
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There She Blows |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla 
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There she blows Swallowed by a whale so to speak Outlook and outcome sort of bleak. Consumed by the size of the whale Its view and guise a sorry tail. No spark no lark this inner tomb Smells of nothing but rot and gloom. My feet stuck in the clot of mire I, listless without desire. I miss the stars I miss the green I miss the moon its velvet sheen. I miss the waters of the sea. I miss the goal I set to be. I mark my time detest the dark My only light the ingest spark Feeding in depths where grows but woes Up for a breath and then she blows. Perhaps one day I'll clear the hole And shear this vizier of my soul. |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Seymour~ "I miss the stars I miss the green I miss the moon its velvet sheen. I miss the waters of the sea. I miss the goal I set to be." wow......I really liked this  -SEA |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I read this three times...and empathy fills me... |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
I hope you can climb out of that whale and see the light of day. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Sea, Thanks for the WOW. Karilea, Thanks for the empathy. *L* inot2B, That is a mute question. |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Glad I came across this gem in my wanderings in the depths of Passion's pages... excellent writing. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Thank you much Mike I wondered who dug this up. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Like they say, Sy, "all's whale that ends whale...."  |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Oh my Sy!!! Where did you get the inspiration for this gem!!! Loved it. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Excellent Seymour! I never envisioned you as a Jonah but hey he came back! I have to say this is one of the darker ones I have ever read of yours but it's written with such beauty...take care ethome The poet is like a cocoon; in him the caterpillar of the past finds rest, and from him the butterfly of the future emerges. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Balladeer, Your feeling frisky today, thanks. DeVine one, It was the day I went fishing. *L* Ethome, Beautiful comment, thanks for the excellent. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
SY, you have a way with words in that even darkness is beautiful. It's not the place to be but it's the place you are. I'm reminded of "bloom where you're planted" write on Kethry |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Kethry, Well as they say you can't keep a good whale down. Enjoyed your comment. |
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NC Member
since 2001-02-20
Posts 89 |
"my only light the ingest spark" oh, i like that line! enjoyed the rest of the poem as well |
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