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VAS
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0 posted 2002-11-02 12:20 PM


Probably actually 2 poems here, but the main is dealing with the cold of this day and why it might seem colder than it really is.

Legitimate Excuse

Solar powered
drape openers--
lured into frost viewing
by the hope-of-warm invitations.

Sketchy memories
say to “let the sunlight in,
it will warm,
yet cloudy days,
draw the drapes,
that the warm may not escape
on dreary visions.

Hard to be sure
when the glass,
though not coated in frost,
lets one eye frozen edges
and expanses
between the thermals.

Wrapped in a cocoon
of thermal unders, robe,
fleece jacket,
socks
and lap robe,
the iciness still penetrates,
still slices the epidermis
along my legs
and back,
around my left ankle
and down my left foot.

Is it colder
due to the Halloween fall?
Is my right hand warmer
for the same?
Wrapped in gauze and
Nexcare
sealing in the ointmented
dressing
without need of tape
that moisture
only weakens
and peels away.

Conjured reasons
for procrastination of chores,
before,
so now,
is a legitimate excuse at “hand?”

©November 2, 2002


Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

[This message has been edited by VAS (11-02-2002 01:02 PM).]

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garysgirl
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1 posted 2002-11-02 12:55 PM


Ouch, Virginia......I know that hurts.
I sure do hope that you get better
soon, dear friend. Try to stay warm.
Thanks for sharing your talent, friend

~~With  Love  And  Hugs  To  All~~
               Ethel

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2 posted 2002-11-02 02:37 PM


Okay Virginia..
Hope you are well...
Now I can go back and find the next one..lol.
~Hugs~

~Love, like magic, depends on believing.~

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3 posted 2002-11-02 05:03 PM




(big hugggssssssss) Oh Virginia, I know just how numb that feels and how much it hurts, we got a high in the teens today here and a low near zero! (sigh) I send warm hugs your way, sweet friend, keep bundled up, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Virginia, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

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