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Sunshine
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0 posted 2005-03-22 10:03 PM



Juxtaposition

Salina Journal, March 24, 1905

Two entries:

quote:
At few times if ever in the history of Salina have the building prospects been better
than at the present time. The move for a Greater Salina is not confined solely to the efforts
of a few men but the town as a whole is working to that end. Portions of the city that  a
few years ago were considered almost of no value have been improved until now they
bring a price that is far in excess of what even an optimistic real estate man thought they
would be worth at that time…

~*~

There was a wagon on the streets yesterday piled high with empty casks like we used to see
here before the city was dry. It is supposed these casks had been found by searching parties
and were shipped out to some other town where they can be used.


~*~

Juxtapose:

Those who would build greater the life of a
country, seem to be doing so by tearing down
the life of a life…God be with you, Terri Schiavo…

~*~

Give us your highs, then lend us your lows,
your voice rose, but lowered in your dark,
God be with you, Michael Jackson…

~*~

“I will not be queen” speaks the consort
of a once-beloved…
all know who should have been,
gone early through flickers of flame’s demise…

~*~

All around other countries fight
fevers and death and what will never be,
is lost to them in the moonlight…

~*~

I sit the line of tennis balls,
endless courts and boring halls
watching some grim of mindless whim
and wonder where they go…these thoughts…
of minds that wander, wondering
at such and
how they rule our lives, but yet
give touch to lesser men, and we,
who are subject to change…
of all of life that was left as “strange”…

when mind’set can choose to end
nonsense, yes, this,
and seal it with a heart, and
miss
not just revelry of man…but gift of heart,
and love, we can
change it all, but still abide by ties…
yet the shift is posed, to Juxtisize…
when positions tilt, with lilt
and silt, covering, what times will
bear, the barely there,
of improper times, though hands
be mimed…

yes, change is at hand…
where once, we rhymed.

Seasons changed,
yet I would find…
the touch, sublime.

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1 posted 2005-03-22 11:37 PM



bernie

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2 posted 2005-03-23 01:03 AM


Your hand -- the one that's closed.....open it. What you're seeking has been there all the time.

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3 posted 2005-03-23 01:46 AM


All around other countries fight
fevers and death and what will never be,
is lost to them in the moonlight…

impressive line of thinking here...certainly something to ponder upon

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4 posted 2005-03-23 08:01 AM




OUTSTANDING Kari!!!!!!!!!

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very nice

My spirit will rise
above the sea~
There will be no drowning
of my soul or me~

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6 posted 2005-03-23 08:47 AM


Juxtapose:

Those who would build greater the life of a
country, seem to be doing so by tearing down
the life of a life…God be with you, Terri Schiavo…
standing there holding a lighted candle for her..in deepest prayer, and greater anger for our political leaders....what in the world could they be thinking...what is happening to our world Kari?  We're weaker and more blood thirsty, with no care to whom carries the expense, no compassion....

forgive me for ranting, hun, this was a great poem, provoking awareness....keep those lights on!!!!

Hugs to you and yours

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7 posted 2005-03-23 02:53 PM


So many thoughts to ponder here Karilea.
Well said!
Hugs~

For it was not into my ear you whispered
But into my heart
It was not my lips you kissed
But my soul

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8 posted 2005-03-23 03:15 PM


I'm proud to call you sissie!!!  
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9 posted 2005-03-23 06:05 PM


sometimes I just don't know what to say

I'm in awe here

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10 posted 2005-03-24 01:25 AM


Sunshine! This one is so complex I will have to read it many times.
As soon as my speech program mispronounced Salina (Kansas) I knew the rest of it was going to sound like brightly colored confetti so I just read through it by hand.
I am confused ... but maybe I will get it.
How could anyone treat Teri so horribly ...
Reminds me of what happened with Cathy and Susan, and how those caretakers mistreated Midnitesun.
I can not type fast enough.
Maybe some day we can talk ... and I can tell you the stories.
Midnitesun knows ... ... ... ...

Jaime

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11 posted 2005-03-25 12:55 PM


The only constant is change--and you know the old adage that the more things change, the more they remain the same.  And mankind struggles to find it's way...in the changing times.
Very thought-provoking write, Karilea!

As always, with an improvement here and there,
Shenachie

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