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JL
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0 posted 2004-04-20 07:42 PM


Epiphany or Dream?

Not spiritual in essence
Yet glowing in effervescence
Truth is swelling inside
But its presence a’ glide
As the moisture in dew
Felt, yet not seen or new
Which foot first, left or right
Confusion of dreams my plight
Who shall I say it is?
What shall I say it is?

Epiphany or Dream?

A man with only one shoe
Presence in mind with you
As the flame of a candle
Fluttering in the wind a’ shamble
Not to question, nor to know
Dried tears sparkle and glow
As a lens out of focus
Or where wild crocus grow
Unfettered yet anchored and a’ gird
Where one dreams, and floats as a bird.

The epiphany of a dream
or a dream of an epiphany?
Are we the sane, or insane?
Are the insane, sane?
Epiphany, a dream,
maybe the same?

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Enchantress
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Canada eh.
1 posted 2004-04-20 08:02 PM


Oh wow...You have left much for us to ponder with this wonderful write JL.
Well done..well done indeed.
Hugs~

To have lived the dream of a love so true...
   is to have seen a glimpse of heaven.

Sadelite
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since 2003-10-11
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2 posted 2004-04-20 08:36 PM


JL,
   Your mind is much deeper than mine.  I could read this a hundred times and see more each time.  I wonder what triggered this...
Enjoyed, but stumped.  I keep coming back to the man with one shoe on and one shoe off.  It reminds me of Diddle Diddle Dumpling My Son John and also of a story my kids read about a hungry barefoot Chinese man resting in the streets during the Chinese New Year Celebration.  In this story, the children spent their leises, lucky money, on the hungry man.    Does the one shoe on mean that he's almost ready to journey.   Fill me in a little more-I'm curious.
                Sadelite

ThisDiamond
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3 posted 2004-04-20 09:24 PM


Me thinks the man has two shoes...and left one in the other room...grin.
Great write.
TD

MGROVES
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4 posted 2004-04-20 09:26 PM


this was good.


Decaflame
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5 posted 2004-04-21 10:24 AM


As the flame of a candle
Fluttering in the wind a’ shamble
Not to question, nor to know
Dried tears sparkle and glow
As a lens out of focus
Or where wild crocus grow
Unfettered yet anchored and a’ gird

~*~

Epiphany...yes...

teenpoet
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since 2001-10-17
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6 posted 2004-04-21 10:41 AM


I like your work, it's delightful with wonderful imagery.  Continue writing because it's so worth reading.

"love me, fear, do as I say, and I will be your slave." Jareth in the labryinth (David Bowie)

Seymour Tabin
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7 posted 2004-04-21 10:50 AM


JL
I agree it is epiphany. Very good write.

ThisDiamond
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8 posted 2004-04-21 01:09 PM


Had to come back and applaud your write once more.  Truly the reflections can be confusing, but the stimulation of pulse and heart always knows.
Smiles,
TD

Earth Angel
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9 posted 2004-04-21 01:18 PM


"Epiphany or Dream" ~ That is the question!
Perhaps the answer is the former.

Intriguing write!


EA

garysgirl
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10 posted 2004-04-21 01:25 PM


Are we the sane, or insane?
Are the insane, sane?
Epiphany, a dream,
maybe the same?


A very good write.
Hugs,
Ethel

LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19
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11 posted 2004-04-22 06:52 AM


Hi JL...Good Morning

your rights are outa my league...and that wasn't a typo

I think they are or can be the same...I liked a lot, this one is like a tongue twister of the mind...which I know you love to do so much...big smiles...hmmm lets see...the man with one shoe is a man who is coming into focus on some issues?  Maybe?  

Outstanding very much enjoyed!

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