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luminosity
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since 2005-11-18
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0 posted 2006-04-14 01:27 PM


i. colored to suit the need

      mind bender
plying a mind bender’s wares
dictionary bound words familiar
to sight and sound but with
definitions trimmed
to meet the need
the utterer’s charismatic force
applied pressure
transforming the undiscerning minds
of the ticketed objectives seated
row by row before him


      chameleon
in www dot here I am format
she Morse coded her needs
for the world to see
shortly thereafter
the chameleon’s roaming eye zeroed in
edging closer
and before her very eyes
became everything
she ever needed and wanted


ii. pragmatically speaking

     unbent
too good to be true
usually turns out to be too good
to be true
so when the night air hits the face
with fresh air and a newly dented fender
shoulders straighten
and “Get Rich Quick”
hits the trash
without a backwards look

     black and white
her desires went forth
shaded in momentary misconstrue
but hungry and sensing a weakness
ripe and ready to be preyed upon
the chameleon reached further
than ever before
his tongue greedily flicked out
then snapped backwards and in stark black
and white she watched
as he misapprehended her need
and swallowed it whole


[This message has been edited by luminosity (04-14-2006 06:48 PM).]

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Earth Angel
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Realms of Light
1 posted 2006-04-14 01:49 PM


You painted shades of reality with chameleon clarity.


EA
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2 posted 2006-04-14 01:50 PM


unbent
too good to be true
usually turns out to be too good
to be true
so when the night air hits the face
with fresh air and a newly dented fender
shoulders straighten
and “Get Rich Quick”
hits the trash
without a backwards look

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Amazing writing here m'friend....
yep, and do I ever understand those
shades of reality...

huggin you tight....

seek the flame within yourself
and let your soul be cleansed by
the fire of love.  Axel Ekenstierna

luminosity
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since 2005-11-18
Posts 813

3 posted 2006-04-14 02:11 PM


EA, thank you

GS, the me in this was mostly the last verse, but to learn how to not get there again, I had to back up to the beginning and paint those that bend and are bent in reality

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26
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displaced
4 posted 2006-04-14 05:43 PM


this is amazing work!

outstanding!

I was going to pick a favorite line but there are too many

and that ending! wow!

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa
5 posted 2006-04-15 03:07 AM


Excellent!  Although I followed each poem in the suite, I didn't get the connectivity until you pointed it out in your response.  Yes, sadly this happens all too often in many variations of the last poem.  However, when one has clarity on it as you do, it is easier to break the mould.  May you find lasting happiness with the right person soon.

- Owl

playing.with.crayons
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since 2006-01-02
Posts 362
Neverland
6 posted 2006-04-15 03:13 AM


this has so many layers, and it is so well done.
thank you xxx

farewell the ash-tray girl

luminosity
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since 2005-11-18
Posts 813

7 posted 2006-04-17 12:46 PM


thank you all...I had it in the format of side by side, but could not get PIP's html requirements to let me do it.....

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Louisiana
8 posted 2006-04-17 02:43 PM


in www dot here I am format
she Morse coded her needs
for the world to see

When I saw the title, my first response was a thought of my own category... those that break. *S* So I wasn't expecting this...

But it's excellent! *S*

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