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0 posted 2005-02-25 03:02 PM



                 When An Ending?


                    The leaves
                            gently weep;
             is it the ending
                             of the rain time
                the time of loss,
                             the time of losing?
             Here they bend,
                            the old branches
            less than the new
                        but all show the weight
             of the days of rain
                          and the rain of days.
            When, when the end,
                           when the turning
               in this tide of seasons,
                         when the ending?
                    Though my heart
                          has no answer,
                  the sky says soon, soon.



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1 posted 2005-02-25 03:10 PM


damn Ed....
you left me speechless.

the ending?  Perfect....

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2 posted 2005-02-25 03:13 PM


Ed

a deep breath of me
says how dear this day,
this day that waits for filling

is too soon gone.



Susan
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3 posted 2005-02-25 03:15 PM


Yes, when -

Susan

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

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4 posted 2005-02-25 03:42 PM


You carry us through the heaviness of gloom that seems unending to hope that better days are within reach... even if not yet within sight. This is superb, my friend... may soon come quickly... for both weather and spirits.
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5 posted 2005-02-25 03:46 PM


What presentation!  This was a mood setter--ouch!  Good to read your thoughts again, Ed.  Hope everything is going well.
          miscellanea

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6 posted 2005-02-25 05:42 PM


you know I love this
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7 posted 2005-02-25 06:55 PM


Endings only come when one is ready
to let go of all things personally theirs...

we go through transient endings in life;
we quit certain things, problems, sometimes,
even individuals...

and if we are careful, and plan accordingly,
perhaps we ourselves will never know when
we ended, not if we continue to live on in
hearts and minds, with love, and respect.

And perhaps a certain flair.

We do not have to be conspicuous to be evident; even our shadows might mount the walls where flowers hide...

Oh wait. You just wanted a "oh, yeah, I like this...."

Well, Sir, you have it.

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8 posted 2005-02-25 09:54 PM


nice~


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