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Seymour Tabin
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0 posted 2001-08-29 07:51 AM


The Tallow of Why

I sit upon a picket fence
With naught but points of pain and hence
All comfort goes its separate way
It’s agony that rules my day.

And thus each sunset glows in red
Each time I lay me down to bed
And sleep does not refresh the wear
For all that’s there is nightly mare.

How deep must ghostly phantoms go?
To pan the gold of all I know
To dig and mine its deepest shaft
And stop my mind from going daft?

It only ends in final sweep
When darkness takes me up in reap
And then it will begin again
With lovers in a quiet glen

And so I burn the torch of whys
That splutters light until it dies.


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Janet Marie
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1 posted 2001-08-29 07:59 AM


How deep must ghostly phantoms go?
To pan the gold of all I know
To dig and mine its deepest shaft
And stop my mind from going daft?

It only ends in final sweep
When darkness takes me up in reap
And then it will begin again
With lovers in a quiet glen

And so I burn the torch of whys
That splutters light until it dies.
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The day your mind goes daft is that day I quit reading poetry...
AINT GONNA HAPPEN....
I always say..."'why ask why" ...
but in your case.. me knows...
you already KNOW all the answers...
thats why we look towards your wisdom's light
*winkiewinkie* me

"oh you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhymes
my body aches to breathe your breath
your words keep me alive"

~Sarah McLachlan~

ethome
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2 posted 2001-08-29 08:23 AM


Hey Seymour!  I have to agree it's a hard job to penetrate the reason in why. You have put this together very cleverly and it's a great reminder to all who read it!!

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Charisma
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3 posted 2001-08-29 08:31 AM


whys....have you read my mind?
as there are a lot of whys teasing me there, now if I could find a torch too to let them fade away. Your words are so true, but it's hard to stop think why.
Excellent write sir!

Charisma

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Seymour Tabin
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4 posted 2001-08-29 08:33 AM


JM,
You are up nice and early this morning and I thank you for your sweetened pail. For today Once again I hunt the whale.
I will bring you a gift from the sea
A pretty star fish just for thee.
Winkiewinkie, Stinky

Seymour Tabin
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5 posted 2001-08-29 08:44 AM


Ethome,
Since whys travel in leaps and bounds
I'm sure you have seen them around.
Thank you my friend for your good reply.

Charisma,
But you are a torch my dear. *L*

Sunshine
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6 posted 2001-08-29 08:55 AM



Which line to pick as the one that reverberates best....

ahh, yes...


quote:
How deep must ghostly phantoms go?
To pan the gold of all I know
To dig and mine its deepest shaft
And stop my mind from going daft?




these will do just fine!


illusion
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7 posted 2001-08-29 09:28 AM


This is beautifully written; the words are a joy to speak.  
nakdthoughts
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8 posted 2001-08-29 09:45 AM


And sleep does not refresh the wear
For all that’s there is nightly mare.


we both were questioning this morning...do you think we ever find the  answers..

hugssss

~Wynter/M   enjoyed yours greatly

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



Marge Tindal
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9 posted 2001-08-29 09:56 AM


Seymour~
Such a treat for this day~
I read with anticipation
every word you say~
Be well - be happy~
Love you~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
                                   noles1@totcon.com            

Seymour Tabin
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10 posted 2001-08-29 11:01 AM


Sunshine,
Thank you my sweet. *L*

Illusion.
I hope what you wrote is not illusion. LOL

Wynter,
Yes, for her and him in their own way. Hugs and kisses. Sy

Marge,
To offer back what you offer me
Is litle enough for thee. *L* Sy

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