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b.costen
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0 posted 2003-11-02 11:25 PM


Glass & Stone

glass or stone
both so easily thrown
yet as one shatters
the other bounces and rolls
home to its garble garden
of rock and earth
of sand and harden
but neither have seen
more a matching clink
than the sound of a glass
placed softly to a stony rink
perhaps you haven’t read
but the story as it goes
has sometimes been said
to say that stone was to glass
well met, well suited, and
at a time her lover’s lass
but now sand parts rather fast
whenever a rock is flung
dust, having broken asunder
has stolen the rib and lung
from her grey granite other
later finding its home in a glass
who is well met by the ring
of a smooth merry tone
when reunited they sing
and glass kisses stone
then sand is left wondering
to why bother leave
and spend time alone
when the tail of the tale
ends as begins
i mean more or less
a stone is a stone

[This message has been edited by b.costen (11-02-2003 11:26 PM).]

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angelblueyes
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1 posted 2003-11-03 01:31 AM


Welcome to Passion's.This was very good.
Crystal

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2 posted 2003-11-03 02:00 AM


Absolutely brilliant work!  I am going to enjoy reading your poetry, and I too wish to welcome you to Passions.
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3 posted 2003-11-03 03:16 AM


nice

love the ending

Welcome

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4 posted 2003-11-03 04:00 PM


You are so right....people who live in stone houses....

Seriously, there's a lot in this poem, and I'm glad I stopped to read.

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5 posted 2003-11-03 04:36 PM


yet as one shatters
the other bounces and rolls
home to its garble garden
of rock and earth
of sand and harden
but neither have seen
more a matching clink
than the sound of a glass
placed softly to a stony rink

~*~

The whole of the poem rolls off my tongue,
and the metaphor could not be any better.
Read deep, read wise...

Martie
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6 posted 2003-11-03 04:42 PM


b.costen....So very enjoyable!
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7 posted 2003-11-03 06:06 PM


my point exactly...just busy telling people that optimism is overrated and a glass of water is just a glass of water

honestly awsome and I'm not one to sugarcoat replys.

btw on your profile. Radiohead's one of my favorite bands...

heh..so..um yeah..welcome

What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
All walls are great, if the roof doesn't fall.
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b.costen
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since 2003-11-02
Posts 107
ontario, CAN
8 posted 2003-11-03 09:11 PM


thanks muchly for your compliments fellow poets (or poetresses, whatever the case), i take them to heart.

wind: i'm glad you've discovered the best band ever. i see by your signature thingy that you know of some of their bsides... have you heard ALL their songs? i hope you have/will. put simply: wow.


so what's it going to be then, eh?

[This message has been edited by b.costen (11-03-2003 09:12 PM).]

1slick_lady
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9 posted 2003-11-04 01:48 PM


i read your poetry on your home page...great job...welcome to passions...post post post...h
pandonov
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10 posted 2003-11-04 02:01 PM


you are right here
EvocativeVerse2
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11 posted 2003-11-04 02:22 PM


Well done and Welcome to Passions b.costen. From one native born Ontario kid to another I am glad you found us here. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history!

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