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Sunshine
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0 posted 2001-02-17 07:45 AM


Une de Puissance

une, deux, trois
I will not go far
into the language
of the lovers

non

I struggled to get
une institutrice
who wanted to teach
not talk
but in French class
talking is considérable
so perhaps
she was just
lacking
and I had no backing
to get what needed
to be done
to be done…

so my French
is not what I would
have wanted…

I have the tongue
and can shape the mouth
une deux trois
I can throat the syllable
and make the word
malleable
but I did not get
the chance
to set those gifts
to dance…

but une de puissance
one of strength
gives me length
of limb and line
and thought of mind
thoughts run kind
all the time

I can
I can and I will
I will until
I may
I may until I do
I do until hope runs
out

Hope ran
once
ruined my life
and my light, then
hope returned to me in
a dream
careened
into my life again
screamed into my life again
beguinned into my life again

and then

light returned
hope once burned
burned anew
and it may for you
life's not through
start anew
one of
two

so…
I will learn French
and Spanish
and talk, to comprendre,
hoping, hoping
to live again, to
begin again, to know
again
that I am
forgiven
of all transgressions
I've learned my
lessons
and I'll begin
the sessions
une, deux, trois

02.16.01

I am serious about going back to school to learn foreign languages, so forgive me if I have made a mess of this....I'll keep working at it!....

© Copyright 2001 Karilea Rilling Jungel - All Rights Reserved
Melody
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since 2001-02-12
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1 posted 2001-02-17 08:42 AM


Kari mon petit chou, tu avec une gift natural pour la Francaise. Formidable, tres manifique, et tu mon cheri ecrie la belle Francaise.

The accent just takes over sometimes kid this is truly magnificcent, and you have a natural gift dear heart, I love it. And you will excell I know it!
Take care love as always
Puck


But love me for love's sake, that evermore
Thou mayst love on, through love's eternity
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Wilfred Yeats
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2 posted 2001-02-17 12:25 PM


Kaarilea-
You could post in Swaheli -
I feel certain I would read and enjoy every bit as much as I have this one

Sunshine
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3 posted 2001-02-17 01:25 PM


Marsha, never a more frustrated student than I with a French teacher who only spoke English....

Mr. Yeats....Swahili....really? Nothing like a challenge, hey? {~,^}....Thanks!

Denise
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4 posted 2001-02-17 02:04 PM


This is lovely, Karilea!! I had two years of German (not one of the 'romance' languages to be sure.....hehehe), most of which I have forgotten from not using it. Good luck with your plans to return to school!
Sunshine
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5 posted 2001-02-17 02:09 PM


LOL....who knows Denise....it's a plan.....I may have to end up with a private tutor who has lots and lots of patience....I wonder what high school students charge to teach old folk?....
menage a demideux
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6 posted 2001-02-17 02:35 PM


votre poésie sera merveilleuse jusqu' à l'espoir s'épuise qui sera jamais !!!!!

fabuleux!

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7 posted 2001-02-17 10:10 PM


The only tough things about foreign languages is that the words are different...otherwise, they;re easy!
Sunshine
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8 posted 2001-02-17 10:16 PM


Merci beaucoup, Menage....

'Deer....you don't say? LOL...

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