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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2003-03-24 01:36 PM



Oh, I love to watch you
hop, slither and slide in
your gracefulness and cunning
as you try to hide
behind the strewn decay
of today seeking
comfort and safety
where there is
only destruction visible
to the naked human eye.

You inspire me with your ability
to manage your environment with
survival techniques
that appear to be so simple.
You avoid confrontation
whenever possible,
but when cornered..
some of you will strike a blow
that you know the offender
will not soon forget.
Yet it is but a gentle blow,
nary a nibble or cut
by comparison to the deadly forces
two legged creatures unleash
upon our Mother Earth.

Oh, my gentle friends
who stay so close to the ground,
I wish you great Peace and Safety,
for I believe you are the meek
whom God has said
shall inherit the Earth.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (03-26-2003 03:47 PM).]

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Margherita
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1 posted 2003-03-24 02:05 PM


This is so very moving dear midnitesun. I so enjoyed reading this. And I love the comparisons you make. Oh the two legged creatures are the most dangerous ones indeed!
Love, Margherita

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2 posted 2003-03-24 02:35 PM


am touched by your noble and humble perspective of creation.

Rf

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3 posted 2003-03-24 02:38 PM


Nice too see someone recognize the littlest of things in such a kind way! Wish we would all open our eyes and see reality.

Poetry is love and love is life.

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4 posted 2003-03-24 02:41 PM


Midnite--When things human overpower me and I feel like weeping, I'll remember this poem and the appreciation of more simple things and smile.  Thank you for that.
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5 posted 2003-03-24 02:48 PM


Well said
Well read

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6 posted 2003-03-24 03:41 PM


Thanks to each of you, for understanding the intent of this one.
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7 posted 2003-03-24 04:56 PM


This was a great poem. I was listening to a song that remineds me of this a few seconds ago.

I look and I listen, does not everyone?

-Diane lee Wilson

MARK V SHELDON
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8 posted 2003-03-24 10:21 PM


Kacy, for a second there, I thought you were referring to Ari Fleischer and Donald Rumsfeld...

-MVS

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http://educate-yourself.org/

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9 posted 2003-03-24 10:40 PM


Well written, Kacy...yes we can learn much from the animal kingdom...you can defend your territory without destroying your enemy..

believe in what your heart feels...

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10 posted 2003-03-24 10:47 PM


Nicely done,
enjoyed the read
of this.

Midnitesun
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11 posted 2003-03-25 12:00 PM


Wind, Mark, Scorpio, Anne
thank you for your replies

Mark, LOL, I like MOST snakes and toads

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12 posted 2003-03-25 07:37 AM


with mans giant steel monsters and such effective weapons for destroying all that happens in his way i was wondering if maybe it wasn't the roaches that would inherit whats left of the planet...enjoyed Kacy.

Live like it's your last day...
Dance like nobody's watching...
Love like you've never been hurt...

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13 posted 2003-03-25 07:42 AM


an interesting write one could take in several ways...

nicely done... I enjoyed

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14 posted 2003-03-25 12:03 PM


Ray, I used to say it would be the roaches. But I don't care for roaches so I chose toads and snakes, which I happen to like.
strange, I know.


Ron, thanks! yes, it's intended to be read on multiple levels.

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15 posted 2003-03-26 10:26 AM


Some of those snakes are far from kind... and don't slither away to avoid confrontation, either. *S* Between heat and drought, the ones visiting my dad's garden last summer were quite ill-tempered... a water moccasin almost killed the cat, a rattlesnake struck the dog... and my little nephew was spared only because my hoe attacked the attacker... you're welcome to my share of the snakes! LOL
I liked this very much! *S*

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16 posted 2003-03-26 03:50 PM


LOL, you are so right suthern! I really had garter snakes in mind when I wrote this one. My daughter has two in her reptile aquarium.
  

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (03-26-2003 11:24 PM).]

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17 posted 2003-03-26 11:21 PM


Right here Kacy - the punch:

I wish you great Peace and Safety,
for I believe you are the meek
whom God has said
shall inherit the Earth.

scary . . . this is amazing xxoo

Elizabeth Santos
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18 posted 2003-03-26 11:26 PM


Oh, what a superb poem!
I love reading your thought and expression
You are amazing
Liz

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19 posted 2003-03-26 11:27 PM


Yes, it is scary, isn't it?
The snake is so often maligned, almost always being an evil source in literature.
I decided to free the snake from it's proverbial bad guy status.   

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20 posted 2003-03-26 11:28 PM


LIZ, thanks! I really appreciate that reply, very much.
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