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ice
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since 2003-05-17

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Pennsylvania

0 posted 2004-07-13 08:45 AM

To toss and turn made little sense
(I should never watch the evening news)
To write-express seems better choice,
So I filled with ink, electric pens.

But the screen stayed blank, just burned
My tired eyes, the sheet remained base-white
And then, I felt a presence send
A static message, "Darken lines upon the page".

So I began to type, prodded by a pierce
At four a.m, a thrusted spear,
Sensed in a stare from high upon the shelf;
That gazed out from the headband of the Odyssey

She wove a silk of words above my head
And I became entangled in her web
Wilber, saved somehow by grace;
Reprieved from slaughter-thoughts in minds men.

Her eggs birthed into stanzas of this poem
Numerous, yet hope is none are waste, each
Says she, will stay me from displease,
If I fly on spirit-winds with them.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2004-07-13 08:50 AM

Libraried, with spotlight...

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

2 posted 2004-07-13 09:02 AM

Excellent write Ford...very much enjoyed the read this morn.
Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain ~

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

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displaced

3 posted 2004-07-13 12:51 PM

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

4 posted 2004-07-13 02:38 PM

Glad she dropped in to help you spin a bit of magic.

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

5 posted 2004-07-13 02:58 PM

tremendous writing

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

6 posted 2004-07-13 03:03 PM

(does happy dance) Yay! Oh my gosh, this made my heart smile so much because when I was a little boy Charlotte's Web was one of my favorite books and still is one I hold dear to my heart, to believe in miracles and that simple blessings can be weaved solely from a spider's intuition! (big angel hugs) God Bless You, sweet friend, I know so many are afraid of spiders, but I love spiders as I believe they are innocent, misunderstood artists of the world who mean no harm, and I also am touched by the Hopi indian view that the spider is the one who perfects the tapestry of life, only to time and time again see others wreck it, patiently hoping to finish the tapestry and bring harmony to life, so when I see a spider, I don't kill it, but simply gently put it in a jar or on a tree branch and relocate it, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ford, 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

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

7 posted 2004-07-13 09:55 PM

Ice -- Charlotte surely is a wonderful muse because this is a wonderful write!

....jo

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

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California

8 posted 2004-07-14 12:28 PM

Ford

You did her proud!!

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

9 posted 2004-07-22 09:58 PM

Ford,
I read this in chat the other night but
I needed a smile,found it within your poem.

:-)

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