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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow 
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I hold the most southern part of the pacific in a jade bottle that sets just above my bed.. In the corner of my bookshelf, that holds centuries of knowledge that isn't my own, untill I've read it and made it so.. It waves for freedom, begging.. Must wildlife be set free if it causes me such joy? I ponder the truth, the existance of such creatures as a whale song puts me to sleep. Such a tiny, yet distinguished nature pulls at me through tumbling words and second-hand souls. I cannot be so selfish as to wish myself a god, nor can I control the eating of sacred and untamed flesh. This is the manner of the beasts that conquer the earth, the population of inhuman creature. Not only bottled ocean, but snow globed wolf, to howl at the moon within it's prison. I do capture the essence of life, or the sun that outshines me.. I wish for habitual night. No candle could burn the instinct of the mother, for the wind that screams in her voice may steal this sparse light. This thing, that helps me to draw in the consistant circles that hover as crow beyond me. I no longer see a meaning, or reason, to enquire whether or not I am a pitfall for survival. Eventually, all must be set free, although for now I keep.. I study, the lyrical value of life.. The fact being, imprisonment is a neccesary part of being.. But also, a reality most of us are unable to handle. For perhaps, it is I who is in this jade bottle, being investigated by the fish. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
genius and beauty..the poem too..grins |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
enjoyed the write n read very much,,, |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I no longer see a meaning, or reason, to enquire whether or not I am a pitfall for survival. Eventually, all must be set free, although for now I keep.. I study, the lyrical value of life.. always a journey to ponder when I read you... and I am never dissapointed.. well done lady... |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Kaoru May I offer you a drink along the way, perhaps a smile, this too wil pass. Well done, enjoyed the ead. |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Wow, Meghan...this is so wonderfully said. One of your best, I do believe. Love it. Hugs,  ~Vicky When the power of love overcomes the |
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Insomniac Cat Member
since 2003-09-23
Posts 69The Land of the Dadaists |
I like this one a lot. Thanks for sharing! It is much better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. - Tao Te Ching |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
No candle could burn the instinct of the mother, for the wind that screams in her voice may steal this sparse light. This thing, that helps me to draw in the consistant circles that hover as crow beyond me. Astounding! |
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KoKo Senior Member
since 2003-02-15
Posts 995Inside the shadow's shadow |
Damn you're good. Damn. I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Such a tiny, yet distinguished nature pulls at me through tumbling words and second-hand souls. ~*~ Smoke, and Mirrors, and Magic... |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
I want eighteen bookshelves bursting with your books of poetry, even if it's 1,000 copies of the same book.  Okay, that's a little silly. But I love the pome. |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
I no longer see a meaning, or reason, to enquire whether or not I am a pitfall for survival. Eventually, all must be set free, although for now I keep.. I study, the lyrical value of life.. The fact being, imprisonment is a neccesary part of being.. But also, a reality most of us are unable to handle. For perhaps, it is I who is in this jade bottle, being investigated by the fish. Meghan, I especially like these last three verses. Excellent writing, this is.  Hugs Ethel |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
you are..you are the best. I need to keep this... damn...you kill me sometimes And the angel said unto me, "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots!" |
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IndigoEve Member
since 2003-01-10
Posts 279Etched in the illusion of time |
when i read what you write, sometimes i feel like throwing my pen and paper away and never using it again.. amazing, as usual. love this. For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Ohh Meg, Damn this one should be in the book where were you? Truly in awe and got me thinking about a bottle I have with dirt and sand from Kauai . . . love how you see life through your own eyes and that of the unknown Amazing writing xxoo |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(sigh) Everything should be free, but to some extent, we are all in this together and we should let free even when we know we are still fairly trapped! (big hugggssssss) I love this, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Meghan, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth I can see the sun set and I perceive ***Live*** [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (09-25-2003 04:51 PM).] |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
so wonderfully vivid. Loved this line "I study, the lyrical value of life.. " Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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