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Bookends of the Earth (from Poetry Workshop)
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Bookends of the Earth (from Poetry Workshop) |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! 
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When it’s daytime in Alaska, Australia has its night Our Christmas is dark and cold; theirs is filled with hot sunlight We say they are “Down Under” as if buried deep underground I wonder if “Up Over” is where they think Alaska’s found The Arctic and the Outback offer adventure to most all Their rugged lands meet horizons and mountains appear quite small Indigenous people subsist there, still tied to their homelands They hold tight to their unique cultures that most won’t understand Whether fishing for dugong or seeking whales in stormy seas Aborigines and Eskimo hunt foods for their family’s needs They work to preserve their cultures and keep the older ways Advances make it harder to keep modern changes at bay. The North Pole and the South Pole are bookends of the earth Between them there are cities like Fairbanks and like Perth Australia and Alaska's lands are open, wild spaces Which is only one attribute that's shared by both these places The Southern Cross and North Star above shine in the sky And point the way to the Poles to those whose eyes look high Australia and Alaska top the world from end-to-end They share a frontier spirit and are known for making friends “Up Over” or “Down Under” doesn’t really matter much at all They are a world of difference, but the difference is truly small. - Alison |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Bravissima!!! Expansive, informative, profound ~ and downright entertaining!!!  Linda xo |
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AcousticPen Junior Member
since 2008-12-01
Posts 13Florida USA |
Hey! I really enjoyed your poem. I never really thought about Australia and Alaska comparitively and a lot of what you said genuinely fascinated me, thanks for that experience. (: -Scott Vukelic |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
now you already know I think this is wonderful!! so pleased you posted it here in Open for all to read and enjoy my lovely Ali-girl...   to you RDB and I know Rick, Lindsay, Hope & Pantheress will be mighty impressed too!! Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Linda, our Angel, Thank you, darlin'. Your words always mean a great deal to me. Love, Alison - Acoustic Pen, I am honored that your first post was on my poem. Welcome to PiP and I am hoping to read lots of your work. Alison - RDB, I love you, girly and thanks for listening to all my drafts and ideas. Love, Ali |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Alison, I so enjoyed reading this beautifully written and interesting poem of yours. Even in these opposites there is the number one common factor: people, with all their enriching differencies. My snowgirl, you are a charming Poetess. Love, Margherita |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Alison, you are truly a special gift! I thoroughly enjoyed the "Bookends" concept! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo dear Alison, This has good end rhymes and meter. Love Bobby |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Enjoying you more with each read. Thanks. "late" |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
very cool me ali-san |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Dear Alison, I just loved this title and the content filled me with so many thoughts, a wonderful write my friend, a lot of pages to be read between us all hey, isn't it go to add some words and filled the ends, have a wonderful day and keep writing, enjoyed muchly. Rick |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Wonderful write, Alison. "Bookends" - yes, indeed, but I would never have thought of that. It's amazing that in our differences there are so many similarities. Enjoyed this so much! Helen |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
cute & clever write, but out of curiosity, does the same concept apply to Upper & Lower Manhattan? |
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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
Ali! hey! My, O my O my ... What a wonderful gift for all our Auzie friends. With this poem you span the globe, close the hemispheres, connect the poles and wrap it all up together! I have to tell you a story. I used to write to Dark Angel whom I don't think I've seen here for awhile. One day I told her that I had heard that, in Australia, at Christmas time, they teach children that Santa comes in the form of a kangaroo that hops along with toys in her pouch. She said that she grew up in and spent all her life in Australia, and she never heard of any such thing as a kangaroo that brings toys. She said they do all the white Christmas thing, and Santa comes from the north pole, even though it is blazing summer. She said it doesn't make any difference and we all do the same Christmas things together, like the way you wrapped it all together with this funny and inspired poem. I probably have a few more misconceptions about Australia, like maybe they hang upside down from trees and they do everything backwards since it is the upside town part of the world, so that things fall "up" instead of "down" but I may just write some funny whimsical thing down (or maybe up so they can read it) and post it, or maybe post it backwards, or maybe ... ... ... ... ... Going Auzie in my mind! Love Jaime Friendship is for Life, if not Forever. |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Alison - thanks for writing this, I learned a lot while reading... BC |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Lovely and informative write, Alison. ida |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
v. well done! |
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