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Vancouver Ferry
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Vancouver Ferry |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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Vancouver Ferry Twin gray tracks wedge back across the dusk faded water, they and the rows of bubbles hold testament to our passage. Cars stand dead in the lanes as if the fear of drowning held them checked like virgins teleported to a brothel. Their drivers mill or sit in them, stoic or bored to a kind of stasis: below decks, a ferry ride does not singe the imagination or stir the soul. Stories up we watch for whales, wonder how we'll pass between these channel islands, and whether Vancouver is Hawaii blanched in ice. So much we do not know of this, our suntan southern wisdom irrelevant along this flat surfaced passage; on this inward sea no current shows. It is not as it appears. The flows within are only hiding, the water too level while logs and orcas lurk the wet dark awaiting blood or the incautious keel. Those huge diesels are all we have out here; the iron wall shakes to know. Above, flat clouds brace for darkness, drain color from the cold-eyed sound. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Thanks for taking me along on the Vancouver Ferry. I enjoyed the ride and the view! You painted your experience so vividly that I felt as though I truly was there with you!  Linda  |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Cars stand dead in the lanes as if the fear of drowning held them checked like virgins teleported to a brothel. your words transport us...wonderfully done |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
The imagery you used in this transported me to a very special place, and that my friend is truly a talent. Very well done sir, Kudos. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed "So much we do not know of this, our suntan southern wisdom irrelevant along this flat surfaced passage; on this inward sea no current shows." Seems you know alot! I really enjoyed traveling with you! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Ed, thank you, for letting me travel once again along the inside passage, for gifting me a moment of re-call. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Ratleader Stired up memories of the Staten Island ferry. Enjoyed |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
I like this a lot! These lines for some reason struck me with memories of being on the sea: "Those huge diesels are all we have out here; the iron wall shakes to know." |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
and whether Vancouver is Hawaii blanched in ice. ~*~ Now, this is poetic! |
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wandering glider Senior Member
since 2001-04-04
Posts 501aloft |
Bit of a grim passage, but enjoyed tagging along. glider |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Very expressive my friend...words couldn't have painted a better picture than yours did here. Best a writer can do is have a reader see the reality of the words...and see it I did. jwesley |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
man oh man oh MAN... NO one does it better... NO one. You are the master of imagery... but you don't just give us vivid scenes... you take us there, open our eyes to things we don't usually see... and make us pray our eyes hold onto that talent. This is superb... thank you for taking us with you! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Almost visited Vancouver to see a internet friend...she got mad because I didn't visit and that was that...James |
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