A Poet's Sigh (Numero 9000)

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Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2003-06-30 07:15 PM

A cottage,
nestled between the outstretched hands
of giant oaks.  A single chimney telling of a
glowing fire within as an occasional spark wisps
into the chill of night on a tendril of white
smoke and the faint clink of a spoon joins the
clock’s tick... to the time of a beating heart.

Mesmerizing,
this scene, basking beneath
the glow of a celestial blanket as a faint hoot
of a lonely owl carries far into the valley
below.

Coveted,
this solitary and serene scene
where phones don’t ring, angels sing
and fires warm the hearth and heart.

For therein resides a man and a friend
of many years.   One existing peacefully
with the whispered chatter of the other.
A poet....and a dapper muse.

Flickering,
the fireside of orange embers
upon brown timbers and curtains
of only a man’s touch...no frills.

Dancing,
the light against trees gently
swaying within a night’s breeze before
the howl serenades the moon.  A slowly
sailing cloud ship rounds the moon
as the creak of imagined sails sing.

Sipping effortlessly,
though annoying to any feminine guest,
the wafting smell of fresh ground beans permeating
the room....his study....where lore dances
the pages and knights battle for sages
and maidens fair....

A place,
where words dwell upon
delicate white sheets...where a quill
rests lightly beside the darkened ink
of a bottomless well of write.
A poet’s home...where a muse
dances a jig to the cricket’s chirp
and the frog’s croak....and a
poet sighs the waning moon.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

1 posted 2003-06-30 08:07 PM

and you took us there...
could see it... hear it.. smell it...
wonderful poetic employ of imagery and mood.
Congrats on your milestone...a lovely offering to mark it with.
Well done poet sir.

All I can feel is this distance between you and me.
I can say I love you but I can't make you believe me
because touching is believing.

c.j.

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

2 posted 2003-06-30 08:13 PM

Thank You JM, and this made me want to
brew a cup or two of Joe...Care to join
us, this muse and I...??

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

3 posted 2003-06-30 08:32 PM

Wonderful !! Congratulations my friend. As always your words are captivating. Chris

"Said you'd give me light...
...but you never told me about the fire."

~Stevie Nicks~

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2003-06-30 08:39 PM

Ah Barry...this took my breath away!
Your very best by far...fantastic imagery.
You did..take me there.
Love this and into my library it goes!
Congratulations on your milestone!
~Hugs, Sighs & Smiles, Nancy~

~If you haven't heard the sunset,
you haven't been listening.~

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

5 posted 2003-06-30 08:39 PM

It be writes such as this, my lord, that keepeth me coming back for more thrills from thy quill!

You just keep getting better and better and better...

Congratulations of 9,000 posts!

Lovin' hugs,
Linda

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

6 posted 2003-06-30 08:47 PM

(big hugggssssssss) Oh Barry, this is wonderful, sweet friend, congratulations on 9000 wonderful posts!!! (smiles) I think you make painting the canvas too easy, sweet friend, yay, God Bless You, keep chanting steady, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Barry, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story

***Shakira***

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

7 posted 2003-06-30 08:53 PM

Magnus,
The ladies are swooning. A sure sign of success. And for what it's worth, you conjured up some wonderful old memories for me. Nicely done and congrats on 9,000. Here's to many, many more.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

8 posted 2003-06-30 08:57 PM

Chris and Nance...thanx dear ladies,  you two
are quite a tag team here at PiP...

Noah,  young man,  I will never catch you and your THREE TIMES what I have...Keep
writing!!

EA,  Linda my dear....huggums, as you would
say....keep smilin....and no more tomorrow
poems....my brain may never recover...

LC...Larry,  swoon?  Yeah, why not?  Pleased
that I could bring something out of the
cobwebs for ya,  those are cobwebs, aren't
they?  (And he has all the hair too,  sheesh)...

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

9 posted 2003-06-30 09:42 PM

Barry, I promise to write no more tomorrow poems today!

Huggums snuggums,
Linda

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

10 posted 2003-06-30 10:12 PM

I am in love with with the elegant flair
that stems from your words,
and the gentle sighs that breathe from your poetic pen.

So nicely put Barry!!
Hugs for every verse you have ever written.

Here's to you, and 9000 more~

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

11 posted 2003-06-30 10:17 PM

Bluesy,  you always are so kind to me with
the words of your pen.  They are deeply
appreciated, each and every response...

Girl,  you write some awesome poetry,  don't
let anyone say to the contrary....Thanx for
all you give us..

Patricia
Member Elite

since 2003-04-06

Posts 2160
Missouri

12 posted 2003-06-30 10:20 PM

Barry,
Your images are incredible...Gee, it's 9 pm and I feel the need to brew a pot of coffee...but I did that last night and didn't end up sleeping until 2am...and then up at 6:00 am. I should be sleeping now, but I had to congratulate you on the big 9000th post. OK, I'll shut up now after I say again:

Congrats!

Patricia

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

13 posted 2003-06-30 10:22 PM

A poet’s home...where a muse
dances a jig to the cricket’s chirp
and the frog’s croak....and a
poet sighs the waning moon.

And then writes... and lets us share in it. *S* I like this very much, Magnus... congratulations on your milestone! *S*

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

14 posted 2003-06-30 10:23 PM

Patricia,  yeah,  I had the urge to brew and
I skipped it....probably 'cause I would be
the zombie up at Oh dark thirty in the A of
M or the proximity....  Muttering silly
little nothings tomorrow as I stagger around
in a stupor, or was that stupiding around
in a stagger?

Anywhoooo....get your rest...Not far behind
ya...Thanx P.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

15 posted 2003-06-30 10:25 PM

Thanx Suthern, always have enjoyed your
kindness...very much appreciated...I like
writing poems like this one, is fun!!

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

16 posted 2003-07-01 02:08 PM

yes! yes!

congrats my friend!

ThisDiamond
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since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

17 posted 2003-07-01 02:16 PM

A poet's home...
How I like this...the picture, the thoughts...like a good cup of coffee.
TD

QjQ
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since 2003-04-18

Posts 3756
U.S.A.

18 posted 2003-07-01 02:24 PM

very good "mag" i felt like i was right there,, terrific write...

A voice of honesty
   is treasured
more than voices
   of flattery
      QjQ

1slick_lady
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since 2000-12-22

Posts 6088
standing on a shadow's lace

19 posted 2003-07-01 02:28 PM

barry...you have a way with words that makes you feel at home...congrats on the 9000 !!!...h

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

20 posted 2003-07-01 02:34 PM

This appeals to all the senses, a wonderful
post for your 9000th! Congrats Barry

Melissa~

Intellectually I know that Canada is no better than any other country. Emotionally I KNOW that Canada is the best country in the world!

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

21 posted 2003-07-01 03:19 PM

Nice descriptive writiing....congrats on numero 9000...James

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

22 posted 2003-07-01 03:29 PM

Where'd I go?

How did I miss this?

Thank goodness for bumper-uppers!

Well done, Sir!

Congrats on 9,000!

Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

23 posted 2003-07-01 03:43 PM

Congrats to Barry and PIP for having Barry as a member

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

24 posted 2003-07-01 03:52 PM

Me, too, Karilea...but I have an excuse, with my goofiness..LOL

Barry, you know how I love all your poetry.
I've got a lot of it in my Favorites...
where this one is going, too.

I could seem to smell the coffe in this one,
and, it was like I was looking through a
window watching you as you were thinking and writing.
Do you ever smoke a pipe?

Congratulations on your 9,000 King Magnus. I've enjoyed every one of your poems and replies that I've read.

Hugs

Ethel

[This message has been edited by garysgirl (07-01-2003 03:53 PM).]

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

25 posted 2003-07-01 04:36 PM

Dixie, dear girl...thanx bunches for all
your kindness and for the occasional bump.

Yes Kay,  a good cup of coffee can be a
very nice thing....kinda like a good friend
too!!

Glenn,  thanx for the words,  pleases me,
and yep,  twas my goal to put you in that
little haven..

Helen,  I am happy to make you or any other
poet feel at home with what I write.  Thanx.

Melissa,  thanx bunches,  kinda like a
fresh bouquet of flowers,  the scent of
them.

Sun,  yeah, ya almost passed this little
snippet by, didn't ya?  But my 9000 pales
to your posts....we both had a milestone,
mine is just about a thousand miles behind.

JM,  Aloha and enjoy the weather in the land
of palms, coconuts and pretty girls.  Thanx.

Raph,  thanx my friend, and I am pleased to
be a member of PiP,  a beautiful haven for
some fine poetry...your's included!!

Ethel,  you always have a wonderful word or
two or twenty...Thanx dear lady,  my pleasure
to write.

1slick_lady
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since 2000-12-22

Posts 6088
standing on a shadow's lace

26 posted 2003-07-01 07:41 PM

bump

LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

27 posted 2003-07-01 07:49 PM

very much enjoyed!!!!! Lovely write!!!

Goodknight
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since 2002-06-15

Posts 2386
Ohio, USA

28 posted 2003-07-01 07:57 PM

Very well done Barry - congrats on the posts milestone - you write this so well - Paul

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