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Footsteps In Stone (Duet with ThisDiamond)
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Footsteps In Stone (Duet with ThisDiamond) |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA 
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Marked eternal, languish trodden once the valley floors Now risen to the heights of kings in sedimentary pours And cast the faces of the ancient life once called away Beneath our thriving moment and held suspended prey From shell to shape unique landscape, a timeless corridor now closed behind immortal drape of centuries restore My hands trace steps impressed within an ever carving sketch Moreover to remind the noble kind of times most sweeping etch Where cracks do creep in lava seep onto the earthen shore And creatures crawl their dens to sleep beyond the ashen soar. For lives are left upon the mud, impressed by nature's seal And in their fossils from their blood, they'll petrified reveal. Time has taken from our eye, their dance throughout the ages For ash now covers where they lie, as climates change in stages Years have passed in millions now, a time once here now covered And from the stones footsteps do trace a journey now discovered. Tinkering with time and transient layers eroded in their show How could the ages ponder life or ever wake to know That here the finest lines revere creation to be screened As if the last breath drawn fell silent an immortal leaned |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Another excellent poem! Grover. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Magnus Clasic write, enjoyed. |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice duet  |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Wonderful write, thank you both. Love your considerations .... just this morning I watched amber images and had similar feelings while discovering what age had forever sealed in there! Love, Margherita |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Fantastic duet you two! You are SOOO in sync. ~Big hugs to you both~ ~ I like not only to be loved, |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
*in awe and amazement* you two are meant to write together |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Barry: Every time we get to write together, I remember how much your poetry has taught me, and how much your friendship has guided me. You Poet, are a gem indeed. Thank you for this. And thank you everyone for reading with such kindess. TD |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Kay, you are always too kind to me...but, you write splendidly...each venture is a new journey ... each journey ... a new and wonderful experience in poetry....thanx bunches for always being there, and thanx to everyone who gives us their warmth. |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
I agree with Dixie you two write so wonderfully together....always look forward to more ~~**~~ |
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Kristin Eve Member
since 2004-01-13
Posts 89On, Canada |
this was a wonderful write... the two of you are in sync... like a pair of ice skaters! beautiful description... "By the time you finish reading this... |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
TD & Magus -- I couldn't tell where one stopped and the other began -- good work -- seamless! Very interesting poem, as well! |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Wonderful collaboration. More please!!! believe in what your heart feels... |
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