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Learning New Lines |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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Mother warned me I’d married into a family of females -- leading ladies standing center stage on tapelines -- stuck firmly there through all life’s stages: orchestrators of scenes, sewers of sets. Meanwhile, the men are busy always busy with small tasks, sawing at logs or painting muted backdrops and, as always, dressed in chameleonic colors: how they blend with the invented sky that depicts lives sprinkled with too few stars: parents dying young, children acting as grownups and the uncle who fills the role of villain. Their masks are cracked, just here and there, the smiles tilted; and the eyes: defiant and slightly sad. There is love there. It’s in the acts and tightly scripted deeds and in the way they hold on to traditions; long playing into the night, having come late into comfort. There are many of them, so very many that when they gather, the room trembles with sound, loud, loud voices booming, projecting: survive! [This message has been edited by Corinne (11-14-2005 08:17 PM).] |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Learning new lines...always~~ enjoyed M |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Excellent, as always, and timely. Nice to read you again, Corinne. Bob |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Corinne~ 'dressed in chameleonic colors: how they blend' Creatively new lines, indeed~ It is ALWAYS good to see you sweet poetess~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Corinne How interesting this was, an unusual style. I enjoyed reading it. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
"There are many of them, so very many that when they gather, the room trembles with sound, loud, loud voices booming, projecting: survive!" ~ Survival of the fittest! ~ and loudest!  A Rockwell painting with a twist! Linda |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
You write with a keen eye, Corinne. Isn't it the truth, family gatherings are a blending of assorted colors and contrasts... all grinning and bearing it! Best to you, and happy holidays~  |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
I often miss this place, but mostly your words. Parker |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
wow. i know, not a fitting response but..well..wow |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I love bumpers of the good stuff... I know why I missed this... but only for a short while. You're one heck of a sower of seed, yourself... . |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
ditto....Raph sure knows how to bump... *snicker* "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Oh, I'd forgotten all about this post. Thank you guys! Park, wow, great to see you here, my friend! How's things? Corinne |
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