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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2006-09-29 06:36 AM


Not from a plane down to the ground,
not from a mountain to the seaside,
but really up close and personal “like”
I looked at the threat of imminent death
nestled within my present life stream.  

In venturing near I slipped and fell in
and I thought there would be a lifeboat
casually “like” tied to the reeds
ready and able to sail me right out
but, no, I succumbed and floundered
in doubt as to life’s worthiness.

There for a day and maybe I stayed
in the fight or don’t fight debate
until the skin all crinkly “like”
and the water as cold as ice
but so the sun rose on another day
“sort of like” a life giving drug
easy, so easy, to take ~
and I held out my hands palms up
to the "whatever will be, will be"!

Helen / 29 September 2006


© Copyright 2006 Helen - All Rights Reserved
passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577
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1 posted 2006-09-29 06:48 AM


I loved the feel to this!
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