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Penny Bank |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
~*~ A season of gathering besets me now And someone new retraces steps I have walked before Taking turns on a scenic route dotted with wise oak and pine Echoing in low light to the open road of mind Picking through the posies, shards and flecks that glitter eye A princess tiara, smiled on and left its lopsided stay Fairy tale reckoning and innocence tucked in my vest pocket The baseball cap turned backwards plopped locks the same color Highlighted by time And tears like diamonds dew upon the leaves of womanhood Carefully feeling through the tall green grass…sighs dance up my arms My knees press into rich dark earth that cools an even ground What I learned to discover, and oh…my first wings, pressed and folded Those should come, and do And then, the deeper forests where somehow I was lost Into my vestment pocket copper tokens of fears Dissolved when the light flickered through the canopy Just there on the trail…I remember thinking I should go back But the crumbs that were left kept me moving…to the meadow Sand dollars grew amongst the wild wheat, my saucer filled with milk A ride on snow to the shore, I should keep this My back against the wise tall trees near a rippling stream I still go to Skipping stones…ah yes…bring those, for they are gold Superman’s cape spread on the grass The banquet that I set still grand and royal blue Grapes and berries swallowed in the slow sauntering come too And scents accumulate to riches for a crystal bank Where I will live from the wealth in the future Dropping into wishing wells…one clink at a time My fortune Copyright Kkh 1/25/04 |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this is good! I like this a lot! |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
this is alot to absorb! the descriptions here really beg for me to come back for a second helping...and in doing so..i hope to have a deeper understanding. but something within it draws me in.. |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
OMG! You have truly outdone yourself with the descriptive imagery of this post. May we all walk a path as beautiful as this. |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) Awwwwwwwww, this is such a pretty fairytale land like you always paint effortlessly, sweet friend, I too make this wish for the valleys to always glow with hydrangeas and sound with daffodils, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kathleen, 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 |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
So many exquisite lines and this but the first one to grab me: Taking turns on a scenic route dotted with wise oak and pine This is truly a poem to be read and reread. There may be as many facets to it as in an autobiography of a long life. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
liked the whole relfective, awakening and introspective and yet a message of light and hope. woven with your signature of eloquence |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
I loved all the sights, sounds, and scents of this journey. I walked with you a few times before I came to reply. Indeed, you are a master of wonderful images. TD, it is you that possesses such beauty. Patricia |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kathleen~ The highest compliment I can pay you is that I wish this had come from my very own inking well~ I have never said that to a poet before ... but this is just the truth as I know it~  You are a pleasure to hold poetic hands with in this neverending circle~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
This is a keeper and deserves a second go round! |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Diamond, I saw this nearing the bottom and couldn't let this beauty round the corner until more had time to feast their eyes on it. I enjoyed this and will end my readings tonight with your imagery. Thank you. Sadie |
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