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Badlands |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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I have witnessed these badlands before, first, from a child’s rear window view, keeping a wary eye for the evil that surely lurked there; then, my first solo camping trip, speeding past flood-eroded landscapes, alien valleys winding wildly into ever narrowing gullies – I hurried to the normalcy of Anza Borrego with its abundant flowering cacti, soft, sandy trails, and rocky slopes sparkling with Pegleg’s gold – there, I bathed in warm sulfur springs with the spirits of the Kumeyaay, reassured by signs of life. Ushered in on whispers of Santa Ana winds wastelands are more than an omen. © 2002 Corinne Bailey [This message has been edited by Corinne (02-07-2002 12:10 AM).] |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Corinne, you paint a beautiful word picture, then put in corner shadows. Very good, ME |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Corinne~ When you paint the places you've been, I feel you write your best~ Thanks for the poetic brochure~ Love ya' gal~ *hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Indeed - Every poem is your best, m'friend...I loved this one...  |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is wonderful, Corinne, I love the place this took me too... Kathleen--(Kay) |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  (smiles) Wow, your words always create such breathtaking visions as though I am seeing all you saw, this is wonderful! I too have been down to the canyons and to wastelands, Chaco Canyon in New Mexico is a very pretty place I went to last spring, and during the rainy seasons, the arroyos always get flooded pretty bad, but otherwise, it's so very dry, but the canyon is just gorgeous! (kiss on cheek) You are a true Travel Agent of Words, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Corrine, thank you for sharing!   May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Corinne, A wonderful palette and write, enjoyed |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Corinne - I love those sulfur springs, especially when I'm peeking around a cactus... ooops... |
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OLIAS Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090Pearl city Iowa |
Thank you for sharing this wonderful picture you have woven, I enjoyed very much. Regards, Olias. I dont care I'll just dream and stay tanned, toss up my heart and see where it lands. S. Bishop. |
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Moonlight Romeo
since 2001-09-10
Posts 982The heart of you |
An excellent view of a place that everyone should see. Thank you. What light through yon window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thank you all! Corinne |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
igns of life are reassuring no?? beautifully painted landscapes here  |
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Alwye
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Member Elite
since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
The badlands left me with an eerie feeling when I saw them.....I loved the imagery in your poem, it reminded me of the feelings I experienced while in South Dakota....I think I would like to go to New Mexico and Arizona and those areas sometime too...so many neat places exist in the world. Well written! *Krista Knutson* "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -Gandhi [This message has been edited by Alwye (02-08-2002 10:31 PM).] |
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