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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-08-19 09:06 PM


~The Turning of Time~





Time flies on wings of feathered glass
through gauzy mists of opalescent cloud
a fiery sunrise shines it's dazzle scarlet
through the blur of early haze

veils of dark streak lazily
across the flowing morning sky

steering her own course now
time spins too fast
through carousel of days and nights of years
and age's whispered seasons of silence

life cries out to damp her wanton haste
in desperate clench
it cleaves to slickened wing

in breathless pant
as winds tear soul from flesh
and shrieks of air expose innocence
to the savage harsh of airborne flux

the turning of time
~



Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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1 posted 2002-08-19 09:16 PM




(big huggssssss) Oh Lyra, this is so very true and powerful, time does go by so very quickly and the best we can do to befriend it is to smile upon each new day! (kiss on cheek) This is wonderful, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Enchantress
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2 posted 2002-08-19 09:25 PM


...EXQUISITE!!...

mycafe
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3 posted 2002-08-19 09:28 PM


Very very special, Lyra.

marie

Keep counting your blessings

WhiteRose
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4 posted 2002-08-19 09:29 PM


Oh what a lovely poem you have blessed us with here. A pleasure to the eye and mind. I enjoyed it word for word.
SimplyGold
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5 posted 2002-08-19 09:30 PM


"In breathless pant
as winds turn soul from flesh"

Just one sentence from so many - Exquisite writing -all

Electra

Bill Charles
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6 posted 2002-08-19 09:37 PM


Hello you little chipmunk, you write the most bestest poems...

BC

ShadowRider
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7 posted 2002-08-19 09:45 PM


the She, that is Fate herself
pinched between deciding for others
and living in her Own maelstrom
barely able to endure twists of time
unable to convince Destiny
to give her more
Time

Magicmystery
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8 posted 2002-08-20 01:00 AM


What a powerful statement to the inevitable... that time waits for no one and is affected by nothing....

Time takes the pace
and give the measure
Travelling forward toward ambition
and backward toward forever.
Standing still only for the dream
Time can seem to move so slow,
yet sometimes seems to fly away,
Even so it passes on the same.

I share your sentiments.
eternal hugs
Sherry

Cherish the good memories past and look forward to the adventure called Tomorrow.
But above all... be kind to yourself today.

Madame Chipmunk
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9 posted 2002-08-20 10:33 PM


Thanks Noah...
Wouldn't it be nice if we could control how fast time went by.
~ chipmunky hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-08-20 10:35 PM


Thanks so much, Nancy, for that lovely compliment.
~ evening chipmunk hugs

Lyra

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Madame Chipmunk
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11 posted 2002-08-20 10:36 PM


Thanks so much, Marie...
Its good to see you here,  I haven't seen much of you lately, and I've been looking for some of your poetry...
~ Decafe chipmunk hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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12 posted 2002-08-20 10:37 PM


Thanks so much, Anne...
I hope you get your new computer soon...
I bet your mom hopes so too!
~ tired old chipmunk hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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13 posted 2002-08-20 10:38 PM


Thanks so much, Electra...
I am so glad to see you posting here.
~ hugs from your chipmunk neighbor

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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14 posted 2002-08-20 10:39 PM


Thanks so much, Bill...
This little chipmunk certainly appreciates that great big compliment.
~ thank you hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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15 posted 2002-08-20 10:42 PM


Thanks so much, Jeff...
Actually the she is me...
I feel as if I am living my life hanging on to a slippery airplane wing right now...
and the airplane is doing loop de loops.
I don't know how much more time...or how much longer I can hang onto this wing this way...
thats what inspired the poem.
~ hugs from chipmunk hanging by her tail

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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16 posted 2002-08-20 10:44 PM


Thanks so much, Sherry...
I wish time would stand still for just a little while, or I wish it would just slow down a bit.  It seems to go faster as we age.
~ chipmunk hugs...eternally

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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