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Martie
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0 posted 2003-12-28 04:13 PM



Woodwind

Like mauve you float
your voice flickering

a candle

Have you danced this way before
with bones curved
and covered with gauze?

Warm at the door
I step out on the air

hold still

I’m dipped over backwards and filled

© Copyright 2003 Martie Odell Ingebretsen - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2003-12-28 04:26 PM


Warm at the door
I step out on the air

hold still

I’m dipped over backwards and filled

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Martie,  your writing dances across the page,
almost effortlessly, without ever missing a beat.

Just lovely, you~


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2 posted 2003-12-28 05:11 PM


You are utterly astounding.

I want to study the way of your pictures, how you create such a complete alternate scene with so few connections to the imagery you're using.... there it is in my head and I don't know where it came from!

And the things you say in the spaces of the lace....yes, astounding.

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3 posted 2003-12-28 05:18 PM


Lovely lovely dear Martie...
This absolutely took my breath away.
Hugs~

    In the midst of winter..
I found there lives within me,
    an invincible summer.

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4 posted 2003-12-28 06:55 PM


Wonderful Martie, it is graceful as that of a Waltz, I loved it. Thank you.
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5 posted 2003-12-28 06:59 PM


As an ex-clarinet player, I love this. Brings back some lovely memories. Beautiful imagery.
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6 posted 2003-12-28 06:59 PM



What ARE you listening to?  Whatever it is,
send me the name, I would HAVE that music!

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7 posted 2003-12-28 07:29 PM


Mystical.....is just one way to describe your writing!  This evoked quite an image.
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8 posted 2003-12-28 07:31 PM




~Awesome~

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."
-Plato



    

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9 posted 2003-12-28 07:47 PM


Martie - you do write with such magic - I was just taken away with this wonderful poem - Paul
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10 posted 2003-12-28 07:56 PM


The words dance and flicker like a candle flame.

believe in what your heart feels...

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11 posted 2003-12-28 08:54 PM


MartieSis~
I can only *smile* at the beauty of you~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram
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12 posted 2003-12-28 09:05 PM


Martie
Trying to think of a descriptive word that fits what I think of this poem.....Amazing comes to mind, but that is not strong enough...Anyway, thank you for the dance
______ice
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13 posted 2003-12-28 09:35 PM


The winds that bend the woods of night,
and bring to us a poetess supreme.

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14 posted 2003-12-28 11:12 PM


Yup, I agree with Ratleader here... you're astounding indeed beautiful lady

Maree.

"I can't believe
I've lost the very best of me"

Natalie Merchant


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15 posted 2003-12-28 11:40 PM


I think I agree with Ed here MLP.

Yes, you are.

K

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16 posted 2003-12-29 12:30 PM


"Have you danced this way before"

...oh so many times...

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17 posted 2003-12-29 02:21 PM


ohhhh, yeaaaah, Martie, you lil devil.  That dipping can get to guy!  Nicely written, I add.
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18 posted 2003-12-29 02:25 PM


very kewl !
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19 posted 2003-12-29 02:28 PM


Martie, your wonderful writing has
made me completely speechless.......again.....
Just beautiful, the feeling your poetry brings.
Hugs to you, sweet lady,  
Ethel

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20 posted 2004-01-17 12:59 PM


May I have this dance?


You, dear lady, are sublime.



~~J

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21 posted 2004-01-17 04:36 PM




(smiles) Yay! Oh Martie, I love this, sweet friend, your poetry speaks and moves like mauve too, yay, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Martie, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

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22 posted 2004-01-18 01:27 AM


if I only had half of your mind...
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