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The Slug
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The Slug |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow 
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The slug runs, cool summer breeze..Leaves a small trail for me to follow. The slug pants, for he is quite tired and one step to him is like a mile. So I pace myself, slowly, placing the weight of my foot by his side. The slug smiles, for he knows I've got all the time in the world to follow him. I speak as if he understands, I find comfort in his silence.. Yet, bellowing in my mind is the very thought that perhaps he, too, is speaking. The slug leads, though slow and not quite so graceful he knows what it's like to enjoy life..slowly, and stops to smell every flower, taste dewdrops on each leaf. The slug is inspiring for he not only guides, but he shows that every one of us isn't perfect, yet we can walk miles in his shoes.. He makes that very easy to do. |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
Thats something I've never heard before. Great peice. If art is still inside, I feel it |
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Janette
since 2001-07-20
Posts 2843Chicagoland for now |
Cute sentiments ... but don't touch, just follow ... cause he's a slimey little thing. Hahhaha! |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
This is a really good poem...well written. But, I was wondering what "a slug" is. After reading the replies, I'm wondering even more what it is? LOL Hugs  Ethel |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
Ethel? you really don't know? Its like a snail without a shell. If art is still inside, I feel it |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
Kaoru -- you have insights beyond your years -- maintain your poetic outlook on life allllll the way through... |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
enjoyed this POV but slugs crawl, not run, and do not have feet but of course, they can teach us all a lesson or two, as all creatures do if we'd but listen I'm keeping this little gem in my library. THANKS! |
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