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Martie
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0 posted 2002-02-25 10:09 PM



Serendipity

Do you know of the place,
the place called serendipity?

It is between the lines you write,
in the negative space where art lives.

In the soft loam that holds worms,
it is the seed
that came from the mountain.
It was planted in the poetic haven
of a forest of evergreen,
just a thought that grew into a poem.

It follows a mountain stream
on some cascading whim
then falls
into unexpected joy.

It is closing your eyes
and turning around three times
and pointing to the one who
you will love forever.
In a circle that turns
with spin the bottle
it is a kiss
in the closet of sweet smelling memory

And do I dare say that some grand designer
did not focus your attention
on a place close enough for me to touch?
You fell into my garden
like a seed into loam,
for I had been waiting, fallow,
for your tender planting,

and that is serendipity.
____

From Haven, 3-01

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1 posted 2002-02-25 10:18 PM



and if you dip me
in serene
and up my ippity
if you will
why, I would sing
a serendip
and give you all
my fill
for you are my
serene soft light
my cumber gone
undone
and I would sing
a serendip
if you still
write me fun...

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2 posted 2002-02-25 10:18 PM


Lovely dear Martie!
Wishing you serendipity by the bucketful
~Hugs, Nancy~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me.~

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3 posted 2002-02-25 10:21 PM




(smiles) Awwwwwww, this is soooooo gorgeous, sweet friend, there's no feeling more beautiful than falling in love when you least expect it, this is breathtaking! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this is breathtaking! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Martie, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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4 posted 2002-02-25 10:46 PM


t is closing your eyes
and turning around three times
and pointing to the one who
you will love forever.
In a circle that turns
with spin the bottle
it is a kiss
in the closet of sweet smelling memory
======================================


Its READING YOUR POETRY

Marge Tindal
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5 posted 2002-02-25 11:03 PM


OhSweetSis~

'It is closing your eyes
and turning around three times
and pointing to the one who
you will love forever.
In a circle that turns
with spin the bottle
it is a kiss
in the closet of sweet smelling memory'


It IS all that ....
and throw in a new granddaughter and it's perfect !

Martie .... I love this sooooooooooo much~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

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

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6 posted 2002-02-25 11:09 PM


absolutely  beautiful..and I  like your new picture...it's very soft and lovely *s

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart.
It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."
(J.Garland)

Honeybee
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7 posted 2002-02-25 11:27 PM



This is absolutely wonderful!  How I love to see the world through your eyes
And serendipity is discovering yet another *perfect* Martie poem
This is a keeper~

Take care,
Melissa~

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

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8 posted 2002-02-26 02:56 PM



Serenuppity....

Denise
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9 posted 2002-02-26 03:08 PM


Fantastic expression, Martie! Love it!
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10 posted 2002-02-26 03:28 PM


You fell into my garden
like a seed into loam,
for I had been waiting, fallow,
for your tender planting,

and that is serendipity.


oh martie, this poem is serendipity!
Gorgeous writing m'friend.

Maree

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11 posted 2002-02-26 06:52 PM


How delightful Martie!
Like the serendipity you write of,
your poetry is an unexpected joy to read.

Honest and truly this was simply charming.

*applause*


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12 posted 2002-02-26 07:40 PM


"You fell into my garden" Oh Martie, gave me goosebumps. good ones. floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

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