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Seymour Tabin
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0 posted 2005-01-25 07:44 AM


Of Fat and Lean

I’ve learned to play the middle scene
And eat the same of fat and lean
You cannot stare into the sun
For blindness comes with overdone

I smell the roses every day
And taste the nectar in a way
I stay within the in-between
Within the meadows of the green

I do not run I do not swerve
I do not rule nor do I serve
But teeter on a teeter board
Whose edge is sharper than a sword?

There is a river crystal clear
That runs along the banks of fear
That feeds into a source of peace
And this is where I find surcease

I find it in beginning things
Each passing season brings a spring


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1 posted 2005-01-25 08:42 AM


"There is a river crystal clear
That runs along the banks of fear
That feeds into a source of peace
And this is where I find surcease

I find it in beginning things
Each passing season brings a spring"

I liked this very much and I had to look up surcease LOL you'd have thought the 'cease' part of the word would have tipped me off...but it's early yet and I am still on the first cup of coffee

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2 posted 2005-01-25 08:43 AM


yes, indeedy it does, and so do your words...

Here in the east, we're getting snow, but upon reading your wide forehead...can't help but forgetting all about winter...thank you kindly for your morning brew...hugs

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3 posted 2005-01-25 09:28 AM





just...




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4 posted 2005-01-25 10:34 AM


Great life lessons from a respected elder. Enjoyed Sy.

Poets against the war is redundant

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5 posted 2005-01-25 10:52 AM


I do not run I do not swerve
I do not rule nor do I serve
But teeter on a teeter board
Whose edge is sharper than a sword

my thoughts exactly  without even having read you before I posted mine~~


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6 posted 2005-01-25 11:58 AM


Randy loves the teeter-totter...
craving faster ... raving hotter.
Walking the edge, crossing the line ...
so I made him read your wisdom rhymes.

He says hes done breaking the rules ...
wants to be cool as you, this dragons no fool.



*ww*


( we're going up near 60 today...
me and Randy are headed for the creek.)


Among the kingdom of the winds ...
perhaps there is one of elegant mind,
who has no need to intrude on the solitude of single things.

CB

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7 posted 2005-01-26 10:28 AM


Being in the middle has its advantages, my friend... those extremes can be risky places. *S* I enjoyed this! *S*
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8 posted 2005-01-26 12:05 PM


This reads so beautifully...


~tier

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9 posted 2005-01-26 01:35 PM


Sy

"I find it in beginning things
Each passing season brings a spring"

The view from the window of your mind, is beautiful!  


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10 posted 2005-01-26 04:29 PM


I’ve learned to play the middle scene
And eat the same of fat and lean
You cannot stare into the sun
For blindness comes with overdone

Sure make me feel guilty about this snack in my hand why don't you?     

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all art and science.
Albert Einstein

~ Carpe' Diem ~

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11 posted 2005-01-26 07:11 PM


Great write!

~Alli~

Happy 2005!

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