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anonymousfemale
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 2797
Limbo

0 posted 2001-07-19 04:46 AM


YAY! Made it to 2000!  
Anyway, this is the poem to mark the occasion obviously. I personally really like this one and I hope that everyone else gets a kick out it too.  

'Twas down the road of old McKill,
Where lazy crickets eased their backs,
And lapped up the ginger sun of pure uncertainty.
Little Jimmy Tacker burst upon our scene,
With no more than a rusty suitcase
And a pile of dirt between his knees
O'er the railroad to further east
In the land of magical dreams.
Jimmy tacker took us there
And exposed our mortal wealth to the world.
Here in the Greenland of angel's tears,
We saw our destiny written in the sky.

At noon we splashed in the creek o' hope,
With Jimmy's girly laugh outshining us all.
The total tranquillity of being a victim of our youth,
Assured us in some way of our future
That it wasn't totally down the drain
And we had some sort of recognition to come.
Beads of sweat escaped our brows
When we all danced under the fiery sky.
Jimmy held hands with Sally Drow,
Whilst she giggled due to innocence,
And the lack of experience
That surrounded her pretty head.

At night the air smelt different,
It always did with a stranger in the town.
Yet Jimmy Tacker felt not like a stranger,
But a friend we had known all our lives.
Humming tunes of 1920 and tracing his finger in the sky,
Jimmy allowed us the gift of dreaming,
And playing on the advantage of being only 15.
For here we schmoozed, we -
Caressed life, as we knew it best.
For down the road of old McKill,
The sweetness was holding onto the dream
And allowing the fantasy to happen.

In the morn Jimmy's case was gone,
Along with his markings of dirty knees.
His summer day somehow awakened our spirits,
That lay dormant in our stale bodies.
I caught Sally with a tear down her cheek,
But she brushed it away quickly as if to not show her weakness.
However we were all guilty of our weakness,
We longed for Jimmy's return.
But the dusty road did eventually settle
Revealing the pathway out of this golden summer
'Cause we visit the creek and reminisce under the moon
So we can all hold a little bit of Jimmy in our eyes.

Psychopathic chickens are plotting against me...

© Copyright 2001 Elizabeth Johnson - All Rights Reserved
Mykels_Angel
Junior Member
since 2001-06-25
Posts 38
australia
1 posted 2001-07-19 05:52 AM


CONGRATS SWEETIE!!

hehe im only like on my 27th!! hhehehhe i have a LLLLOOOONNNGGGG way 2 go!

once again... CONGRATULATIONS!!!

luv sarah

jeremydraul
Senior Member
since 2000-08-01
Posts 1118
State of Despair
2 posted 2001-07-19 09:44 AM


Wow, that was a fun poem. It was a really descriptive piece that fit your 2000th post very well. Congrats!

-JR

keoni
Senior Member
since 2000-10-16
Posts 850
Up in the mountains in the NFC
3 posted 2001-07-19 11:34 AM


This was a very cool poem. It is perfect for your 2000th post. Congrats!
Jon

"Your anger is a gift"-Rage Against The Machine
"Only God can judge me" Tupac Shakur

CwboyAtHeart
Senior Member
since 2001-04-14
Posts 541
Selah, WA, USA
4 posted 2001-07-19 02:55 PM


I really liked the poem, good job.

And CONGRATS ON 2000!     

I only reached 300 last night...  lol

      - Cody -

Note To Self:  If Pigs Can Fly, So Can I!!!

If someboy laughs at me, does that make me funny or just plain stupid?  

chasing rain
Senior Member
since 2001-05-15
Posts 737
Canada
5 posted 2001-07-19 04:54 PM


EJ!!!
Brilliant! BRILLIANT! And congrats too! Wow...amazing. I love your discriptiveness in this piece...wow. I'm at a loss for words...

-Hael

Va pensiero sull' ali dorate...

Spice
Senior Member
since 2001-04-13
Posts 1266
Resting in my cardboard box.
6 posted 2001-07-19 11:58 PM


Hey E.J.....Miss Member Elite. Congrats.
<--- Jealous    HaHa
ANYWAY- To the poem.
I liked this alot. The description was awesome. (As said above many times)
Perhaps I shouldn't say what I got out of it...but I'll do it anyway. (No doubt I'm wrong. HaHa- I always view things completely arse backwards) So this Jimmy guy comes into this town and makes life worth living. Makes life meaningful and fun, makes you take a break form your every day chores and work and schedule to just take a break and he makes you appreciate the things that you, any other day, would take for grant it. And when he leaves, though its sad, they realize that Jimmy taught them something. He made an impact and they don't NEED him around to appreciate life. They can do it alone. Thus- There being a Jimmy in all of us.
ANYWAY- Ya- Thats what *I* got out of it...but you know what kind of crack I smoke. HaHa.. ANYWAY...I liked it. Thought it was a perfect post for your 2grand celebration.  

cherish
Senior Member
since 2001-03-25
Posts 1639
swimming in fairy floss...........
7 posted 2001-07-20 12:13 PM


hey there funky chicken!!!!..i have to say that i LOVE this poem!!!!...its sweet and funny and enlightening...and lets all thank jessica for the essay..hehhehe.. ..you did a very very good job on this lizzy!!!..i enjoyed it muchly..and its in my library thing...

Congratulations on yer 2000th POST!!!


yay for you and i cant wait until you reach 3000!!!...have a beer for me

anonymous albert ?
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Posts 2979

8 posted 2001-07-20 12:22 PM


CONGRATS ON YOUR 2000!!!
...elite member eJ   ...this was storytelling was awesome...i liked it soo much...my eyes are popping out   ...hahah...great work..eJ...and nice tribute to Dear friend----> <----Jimmy Tacker...bye


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Fading Away
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Posts 3131
Lynchburg, Virginia
9 posted 2001-07-20 12:28 PM


Congrats on 2000, Ms. Elite!!

This is an awesome poem.  I absolutely loved it!  You sould be very proud of yourself for producing such an awesome library piece.  Thanks for sharing this with us.  And once again, CONGRATS!!

--Marie

You think yourself a failure, but perhaps the biggest loss is winning.

Ina
Senior Member
since 2000-10-09
Posts 1236
Quebec, Canada
10 posted 2001-07-20 11:01 AM


yay!!!2000.....great work.
congrats.
lets up for another 2000 more

Regina

stace_co2003
Member
since 2001-03-30
Posts 497
In a dream world
11 posted 2001-07-20 01:35 PM


wow Liz!!!!! that's AWESOME!!!!!! and 2000 huh? I'm not quite at 1000. I am also jealous. lol. but, I really likes this!! MORE SAYS I!!!  

I LOVE ZU, hey Albie, Cody, Allan, Carly, Cherish, Lizzy, Kris, *HUGS JAVI*, Tamma, Acire, and Branden.
*HUGS ZU*

anonymousfemale
Member Elite
since 2000-02-02
Posts 2797
Limbo
12 posted 2001-07-20 10:12 PM


Sarah, Jer, Jon, Cody, Leah, Jesa, Cherish, Albertia, Marie, Regi and Stace thank you all for your comments.
Jesa, you were spot on.   That's exactly what it is about.

Psychopathic chickens are plotting against me...

Spice
Senior Member
since 2001-04-13
Posts 1266
Resting in my cardboard box.
13 posted 2001-07-20 10:18 PM


HaHa- I figured. It was a pretty obvious one I guess...Must of yours aren't though...SO I took extreme pride in knowing what this one was about- LMAO.
anonymousfemale
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 2797
Limbo
14 posted 2001-07-20 10:42 PM


LOL

A big booya all round then! lol  

Psychopathic chickens are plotting against me...

Dopey Dope
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since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132
San Juan, Puerto Rico
15 posted 2001-07-24 05:34 AM


Liz, this was simply and by far your best poem ever posted upon the pages of Pip!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! This poem was damn near Godliness! I really respect this poem for what it stands for. Simply amazing, jaw dropping amazing.
I totally comprehended it, so seeing jessica's view point on the poem was pretty much it. The ending is supberb. I can't say much about this poem without being redundant with my "wowness" and "awesome!".....so yea.

You really shocked me with this one. Raw poetry right here.....the epitome of being.

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

Somewhere out there a cow is laughing at you

allie
Member
since 2001-07-09
Posts 218
Australia
16 posted 2001-07-24 05:36 AM


Congratulations!!

nice poem too!!

ALLIE

cherish
Senior Member
since 2001-03-25
Posts 1639
swimming in fairy floss...........
17 posted 2002-04-11 08:46 AM


things that you *think* go thumpitty thump actually go *bumppitty bump!* in the night

The feeling of Sleepiness when you're not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.-- Edgar Waston Howe


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