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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA 
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Wind Walker I'm that type of straight-laced dreamer riding the ebb and flow of the ocean, accepting where the breeze takes me on wind walking dipped in naive. I fit the mold of youthful chance, of one who clicks her ruby red heels burning a soul of scarecrow straw that follows the yellow brick road, sealed in a genie's bottle against a seashell of wants, drowning deaf, my ear. I'm that overplayed record of whys and sighs just before the prize, that laughs an out of taste kiss... "catch me if you dare," though Cupid's bow is bent, and luck has run out, it ran away with the spoon now digging a grave in the ground flailing hope over the moon. And, I'm the one who coined the phrase "falling star," shooting right through the eyes with fairytale lies, 'cause when 'easy' ceases to exist, blindly, so do I. Yes, I'm that dreamer, a misfit of jesters entertaining to shiver in my own goosebumps, hoping and wishing, waiting and wailing, exploited by fate alas, to find it arrives too late. If you cut the princess does she not bleed? Oh yes, that's right I'm the one who bleeds a thousand hollywood endings that I don't have the budget or peroxide hair for; as love is a bowl of sugarcoated concubines though I desire only to be a first wife dined, but, my mouth is pouted shut, my heart is fingerless and it can't scratch that itch. It's February again and the envelope excoriates adhesive of glue that holds my paper heart together, for, it's tongue cannot lick the valentine when it's stamped "return to sender," before it's even sent, like an achingly slow to peel onion of unopened lover's skin, weeping in seep. I am tender slapped awake now fragile to hesitate before I dance on air prematurely, but, I'll surely find my faith and read between the fabled lines. And I know... I need a moment on the wind just enough for tears to dry. By Melissa P. Monette |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Melissa, A wonderful write and you touched all the bases. So many lines I loved.  |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Melissa This is quite the marvelous array of perspective even though with a slight melancohly twist it awakens the imagination of the reader to explore the images. I really didn't know this... "as love is a bowl of sugarcoated concubines though I desire only to be a first wife dined," I'm looking for that bowl so I can do my social duty. I need to find a safe haven for those wayward lasses!! Opps! there I go proving you right! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Melissa, this is one spectacular write!! I'm not even going to try to choose my favourite lines or stanzas as I love them all. This is you writing at your finest and into my library it goes! ~Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
yes. . .the images are quite strong here. . . well done. . . ------------------------------------------------------ To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssss) Oh Melissa, this is wonderful, sweet friend, you always write so wonderfully, you continue to grow with your words and amaze me! (kiss on cheek) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Melissa, 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 (05-20-2002 03:42 PM).] |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Thank you Sy, Ethome, Enchantress, Sven and Noah...something quite odd inspired this poem, but, you wouldn't believe me if I told you lol At least a happy ending came out of this melancholy piece "Poetry is not an opinion expressed... |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Wow.. that is all I can say for this one. Sandra |
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Chelsea~ Member
since 2001-02-09
Posts 260Ontario, CANADA |
Wow is right! Missy, you're really reaching deep for these, aren't you? I'm glad that I made time for this one, it's amazing. |
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