navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #25 » The Trouble With Magic
Open Poetry #25
Post A Reply Post New Topic The Trouble With Magic Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

0 posted 2003-03-08 05:50 PM


The Trouble With Magic

I know magic passwords, could say 'em, you know,
like I'd flip on a flashlight and shine it just so
over any old distance, see what's there, maybe more,
view what isn't and maybe was never before;
even do what I can't or be what I couldn't;
yes, perhaps even do a few things that I shouldn't,
or hurt someone by accident and never dread it
until it's too late, and I've already said it....

[This message has been edited by Ratleader (03-08-2003 06:01 PM).]

© Copyright 2003 Ed Ratledge - All Rights Reserved
Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
1 posted 2003-03-08 05:51 PM


Little verses composed on a borrowed computer --
Alas, for the mind there is no Roto-Rooter....

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>   ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>  ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº>    ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
______________Ratleader______________

Mistletoe Angel
Deputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 5 Tours
Member Empyrean
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon
2 posted 2003-03-08 06:10 PM




(big hugggssssss) You know what they say, curiosity killed the kitten and sometimes you just shouldn't try hacking for the password or sometimes you may reverse your own course of time and regrets come slapping you in the face! (sigh) This is powerful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ed, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton


"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (03-08-2003 06:11 PM).]

Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
3 posted 2003-03-08 06:13 PM


Mistletoe Rascal! You saw right through it....
Now let's see just how many others can do it!

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>   ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>  ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº>    ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
______________Ratleader______________

[This message has been edited by Ratleader (03-08-2003 06:15 PM).]

Margherita
Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236
Eternity
4 posted 2003-03-08 06:40 PM


Now that you have poured this out ... you'll never do it.
Poetry saves you.
Magical "insights".
Margherita

Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
5 posted 2003-03-08 06:43 PM


...........ya wanna bet?

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>   ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>  ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº>    ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
______________Ratleader______________

the_loner_23
Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
6 posted 2003-03-08 06:44 PM


Very hearfelt write here. Very good.

Cold hands means a warm heart

Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049
California
7 posted 2003-03-08 09:46 PM


Ed...Magic from people with good hearts, like yours...makes good things happen.   The spilling of unintentional hurt can be fixed with an I'm sorry, usually.  JMHO  Your poem is thoughtful and made me think about what you were trying to say...always a good thing.

[This message has been edited by Martie (03-08-2003 09:55 PM).]

Ringo
Deputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 10 ToursDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Elite
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684
Saluting with misty eyes
8 posted 2003-03-08 09:49 PM


Very interesting thoughts... I enjoyed this immensely.
Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
9 posted 2003-03-08 10:27 PM


Well.... as a rule I would be more confident of my ability to hunt kangaroo with a boomerang than of saying important things the right way or at the right time. I may be a poet, but I have vast experience in stepping on my own tongue at exactly the wrong moment....and after all I am pretty good with a 'rang. The wooden kind that is; I mainly hit myself with the verbal kind!

But this little riddle came to be just as I described it -- playing with words and phrases on a borrowed computer while mine's in the shop, and the most interesting thing on TV is war-war-war....

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>   ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>  ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº>    ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
______________Ratleader______________

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549
By the Seaside
10 posted 2003-03-08 10:34 PM


Every single line in this
is very clever and enlightening.

It goes beyond the spell~

Good thoughts to ponder Ed~
Thank you very much!

littlewing
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655
New York
11 posted 2003-03-08 10:39 PM


Aaaaaah Rat - I know this too well:

"The lash of my tongue
leaves a scar like a whip
In the back of the mind
On the soul - not the skin"

Like this one xxoo  

passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577
displaced
12 posted 2003-03-09 02:09 AM


yeah...good one! something we should all remember
vlraynes
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...
13 posted 2003-03-09 02:32 AM



Catchy and clever.  I enjoyed this, Ed.

"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

rkcraig
Member
since 2003-02-27
Posts 202
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
14 posted 2003-03-09 02:47 AM


unique poem, if only I knew how to use magic...???
Ratleader
Deputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
15 posted 2003-03-10 12:43 PM


Why it's a simple magic! Everyone can use it -- and should.

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>   ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>  ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº>    ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
______________Ratleader______________

Post A Reply Post New Topic ⇧ top of page ⇧ Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.
navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #25 » The Trouble With Magic

Passions in Poetry | pipTalk Home Page | Main Poetry Forums | 100 Best Poems

How to Join | Member's Area / Help | Private Library | Search | Contact Us | Login
Discussion | Tech Talk | Archives | Sanctuary