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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-08-12 01:04 PM


~My Last Twilight Glow~

    

I sail wanderlust into winds of night
air whirling with stormy sound
living my days in cry of want
winging backward through rifts of sky

flying fast toward clouds
forming pink
and cliffs, looming dark
far away

as sun dips low
to kiss horizon's glory
no symphony is sung
for fright of dark
as I look inward
at my last
twilight glow
~





Lyra

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Sunshine
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1 posted 2002-08-12 01:09 PM



You know, I am going to have to give a serious try to working up something of this magnitude with no 'e's...mine was more a jest than anything else...

and look what YOU have done!

Madame Chipmunk
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2 posted 2002-08-12 01:29 PM


I know that you can do it, Karilea...
You are one of the most talented poets I know....
and I am just a garden pest
So I will be looking for it...
~ hugs from chipmunk poetess

Lyra

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SmartChick
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3 posted 2002-08-12 02:21 PM


Wow! You did this very well, Lyra.
NewEnglandlazurlu
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4 posted 2002-08-12 02:25 PM


And you told me on the phone you didn't think you could do this! I am unbelievably impressed you little garden pest...

Fabulous job....Hugs, Marti

catalinamoon
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5 posted 2002-08-12 02:27 PM


My goodness, who needs E's anyway.. Wow.
Sandra

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6 posted 2002-08-12 03:08 PM


Lyra

I didn't even miss them.  This is an amazing poem!

Seymour Tabin
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7 posted 2002-08-12 03:17 PM


Lyra,
A delight to read,

Goodknight
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8 posted 2002-08-12 03:26 PM


Lyra - great poetry - e's or not - loved it - paul
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9 posted 2002-08-12 05:51 PM




(smiles) Yay!!! You did it! Oh Lyra, you mastered this challenge so well, the poem is beautifully haunting as is the picture, I LOVE IT!!! (kiss on cheek) This is fabulous, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light alwyas shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-08-12 07:34 PM


Thanks so much, Sue...
I had a really hard time not using the word "the".   In fact I found 3 of them in here, that I had to edit out.
Why don't you give this a try...
its fun.
~ loving hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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11 posted 2002-08-12 07:37 PM


Thanks so much, Marti...
And I will be over to eat your tulip bulbs, shortly.
Thanks for the nice dinner....and by the way, I also ate the worms which were crawling around the flowers.

~ garden pest hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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12 posted 2002-08-12 07:38 PM


Thanks so much, Sandra....
e's are way overrated.
~ alphabet hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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13 posted 2002-08-12 07:39 PM


Thanks so much, Martie...
Coming from you...this is certainly a compliment.
~ hugs without e's

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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14 posted 2002-08-12 07:40 PM


Thanks so much, Sy...
I am glad you enjoyed it.
~ twilight hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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15 posted 2002-08-12 07:42 PM


Paul..
thank you much for reading, replying and enjoying
~ hugs and acorns

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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16 posted 2002-08-12 07:43 PM


Noah...
thanks so much for your kind words...and also for your effusive reply.
~ hugs in the wind

Lyra

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17 posted 2002-08-12 09:29 PM


Lyra, this is a great poem!!

marie

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Madame Chipmunk
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18 posted 2002-08-13 01:20 AM


Thanks so much, Marie...
It was fun to try to write a whole poem with no e's...
~ tired hugs

Lyra

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19 posted 2002-08-16 03:40 PM


Madame C.

Maybe I'm silly or just having an emoitional day but, this made me cry. This touched me so very deeply in its beauty. May God prolong our twilight and give you and I the wisdom to marvel in this life.

All my love to you in your wisdom

Electra

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20 posted 2002-08-16 09:55 PM


'... I also ate the worms which were crawling around the flowers...'

AHHHH...you ate my worms. My precious worms that keep my soil aerated and crunch up stuff to make compost?

You really are a pesky garden pest!!!!

Shhhoooo, scatttt....Marti   :-)

Madame Chipmunk
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21 posted 2002-08-16 10:28 PM


Electra...
now you made me cry....
I wasn't even thinking about it like that...
I was just trying to write something without e's.
~ hugs and tears

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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22 posted 2002-08-16 10:31 PM


Marti...
Chipmunks don't eat worms unless we get desperate...
We are usually vegetarians but when there aren't enough acorns, nuts or berries around, we might eat an occasional insect or  worm...and in real desperate times, we have even been known to eat bird's eggs...
But it wasn't me, this time.......
I promise!  Scouts honor...
~ hugs from naughty chipmunk

Lyra

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SimplyGold
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23 posted 2002-08-17 01:05 PM


Dear Madame C.


Well, now you know the power of your words. In your effort to write without e's, of which I had no idea, you wrote a profoundly beautiful verse. Yes, the power of words. They say, " be careful of what you say because once said it cannot be undone." So goes it with the written word. What was to you and your collegues a simple exercise was a deeper bone of wisdom for me. So, keep on exercising it works!

Madame Chipmunk
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24 posted 2002-08-17 03:29 PM


Thanks Electra...
I'm sorry I worried you...
Why don't you go to the challenge forum...
there are so many fun challenges there for when your muse goes on vacation...
as mine has done, recently.
To get there, just go to the Piptalk home page and then to discussion forums and then to the challenges.
~ lots of hugs

Lyra

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SimplyGold
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25 posted 2002-08-17 10:45 PM


Thanks, Lyra. I'll check it out.

Elec

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