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serenity blaze
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0 posted 2001-01-24 04:37 AM


How pathetic, must I be?
How many bruises on my knee...
(how many arguments in me?)
How much tide, bequeath the sea?
and what is there, that's left of us?
Beneath the noon, turn sand to dust?
a summer's day within sun's gaze...
each footstep disappears in lust.
Certainly...we call sand man...
and dig a trench to quench the land...
watch me now, I dig a moat
the ditch of deep of love's forbode...
watch me now, I draw the bridge...
a palette knife to sharpen ridge.
and every cup I overturn
is memory of love that's spurned.
towers, aching, to the sky,
I never knew how much too high...

I sculpted dreams made of wet sand
and prayed, the sun, would understand...

And sun? he came relentlessly...
and brought the tide...me back to sea.



[This message has been edited by serenity (edited 01-24-2001).]

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Sunshine
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Listening to every heart
1 posted 2001-01-24 06:27 AM


Wow...emotions are sure at the surface in this one...great imagery...parallels many feelings...

well done Serenity...

nakdthoughts
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2 posted 2001-01-24 08:00 AM


gosh  darn gee.....I am sighing all over again this morning..time to get off  before I hyperventilate...huggzzzz sweet serenity

~Wynter


"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



Janet Marie
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3 posted 2001-01-24 08:32 AM


How pathetic, must I be?
How many bruises on my knee...
(how many arguments in me?)
How much tide, bequeath the sea?
and what is there, that's left of us?
Beneath the noon, turn sand to dust?
a summer's day within sun's gaze...
each footstep disappears in lust.
=======================
I sculpted dreams made of wet sand
and prayed, the sun, would understand...

And sun? he came relentlessly...
and brought the tide...me back to sea.
==================

look at me twin working those metaphors with poetic perfection ...
look at me girlie working the imagery like a painters brush ...
look at me sweet sen ... wrapping it all up in emotions and heart strings ...
look at Ms. Karen growing every day ...
with each new poem ...
right before our eyes proving shes a poet AND a writer ...
look at me smiling watching her fly  
love ya me poetess of heart
me

Poetry is not an opinion expressed ...
It is a song that rises from a bleeding wound ...
or a smiling mouth.
~Kahlil Gibran~

Poeminister
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since 2000-02-26
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Regina SK; Canada
4 posted 2001-01-24 11:24 AM


You've weaved wonderful imageries with your feelings in this one.  Enjoyed the read.

Poeminister

"It is our business to go as we are impelled."
~ D.H. Lawrence




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Krawdad
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5 posted 2001-01-24 06:50 PM


". . . me back to sea"
   for an eternity
but love's returned
   in serenity.

keep it up, kid . . . lyw!

kraw'

spiked
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6 posted 2001-01-24 07:27 PM


We face so many question everyday that never seem to get answered Serene.
You've found a way to add images to these questions. Nice write
Rich

VAS
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since 2000-11-16
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7 posted 2001-01-24 09:31 PM


Very nice!  I do so love the sea.
Gentle Spirit
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8 posted 2001-01-24 10:09 PM


The parallels in this are truly wonderful.
You have woven quite an intricate web of emotions with this.  Well done indeed!!

On the wings of words our spirits fly, and our souls are free.
Donna Smith


doreen peri
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9 posted 2001-01-24 10:24 PM


hey you! somebody told me you were a fine writer and i said... I KNOW!!! KNOW!!! damn, girl, the way you weave the words is frigging awesome

quote:
and dig a trench to quench the land...
watch me now, I dig a moat
the ditch of deep of love's forbode...
watch me now, I draw the bridge...
a palette knife to sharpen ridge.


those lines made me gasp! (smoketapsip).... seriously! i thought i wrote them until i read your name... LOL *wink*

and this line....

quote:
I never knew how much too high...


harpo? would you STOP already!!!??? hehe

you got my head spinnin' just thinking about mirrors... geez, girl!



(nice write, serene one... be serene, someone must!)

Wilfred Yeats
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Posts 2704
Wilmington, Delaware
10 posted 2001-01-25 12:47 PM


bravo bravo bravo - this is sooooo excellent - wow - wow wow !you got me square tween the shoulder blades - knocked me flat
serenity blaze
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11 posted 2001-01-26 09:09 AM


Karilea, thank you, your unfailing kindness makes me admire your grace as much as I do your poetry!

Wynter--I've been doing a lot of sighing lately myself! Thanks and hugs, and I'm getting by...lol

JM--m'twin, you havc my undying gratitude, you've encouraged me more than I can express.
Thank you, lovie!

Poe---Thanks to you as well, and HUGS for your kindness.

Krawdad--hope all is well with you my friend...thank you for the sweet verse!

Rich, thanks for reading, and I'm afraid nothing's very clear to me anymore...but thanks.

VAS--thanks much for reading!

GS--I appreciate your comments as well...you live up to your name!

Doreen?  Somebody said something GOOD behind me back????  LOL...WOW!

Wilfred, here, lovie, let me give ya hand up!  Sorry about that, I tend to write with a lead quill sometimes...lol...but thank you much m'friend!

Thanks to all, and HUGS TO FORUM!

Kethry
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since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082
Victoria Australia
12 posted 2001-01-26 09:19 AM


Serenity,
Wow oh Wow! image magic!
write on
Keth


Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen.



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state of mind
13 posted 2001-01-26 02:45 PM


This was so good i just had to bring this back to the front.

Way to go.       beautifully painted words.

Bernie



Paula Finn
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14 posted 2001-01-26 03:02 PM


Thanks to Bernie for finding this...I missed it the first time thru...girl oh wow...this is very dark and powerful...just the image if sandcastles drying away to nothing in the sun...hugs honey you know where I am...love ay
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