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Ericc
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0 posted 2005-01-23 04:18 PM



Two truths...

Our fingers know the taste of
all that changes.

We touch only temporary things.

And hold the dust of shattered memories in
hands that fail against the weight of
time.

Nothing belongs to the fingers.

Yet there is a deeper
truth.

That touch itself is
our existence.

And as the veils that fall between us
hang brief in their illusions.

This second truth remains for
us alone.



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BluesSerenade
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By the Seaside
1 posted 2005-01-23 04:27 PM


And as the veils that fall between us
hang brief in their illusions.

This second truth remains for
us alone.

Oh my, this is the essence of poetic romance at it's very best.
Just beautiful, Ericc~

vandana
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2 posted 2005-01-23 04:32 PM


nice write
Snow
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desert flower looking for rain
3 posted 2005-01-23 04:39 PM


oh helll!

that second to last line just killed me!
in the best way, though.

:: ::

snow

"so I wait for you like a lonely house
till you will see me again and live in me.
Till then my windows ache"
p.neruda

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4 posted 2005-01-23 04:46 PM


how true, nicely done


ThisDiamond
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5 posted 2005-01-23 04:59 PM


Eric, this is magnificent.
TD

DavePage
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6 posted 2005-01-23 07:24 PM


Nothing to do with your words Eric, which I enjoyed.

I saw something about the German Concentration Camps today on TV.

I worry that we as democratic countries are moving step by step, finger by finger, as we justify yet another step on the way.

I hope we dont ever consider people as objects to use and live from.

Dave

ThisDiamond
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7 posted 2005-01-25 09:44 PM


Came back for a second helping.
Back to the top with you.
TD

passing shadows
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displaced
8 posted 2005-01-25 10:36 PM


sigh
Martie
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9 posted 2005-01-25 10:47 PM


Ericc

such emotional pull for me in your words...thank you!

Susan
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walking the surreal
10 posted 2005-01-26 12:47 PM


beautifully done -

Susan

If I wander far enough, long enough, will I finally know . . .

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