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Here I Am, Again
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Here I Am, Again |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia 
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Here I am, again Slipping into madness, or getting glimpses of sanity, that makes the madness recognizable. Emancipation through isolation, until there is barely tolerance of self, and "others" serve as a life preserver. It is a game I play. Deep down I know that whether "sanity"or"insanity" is perceived, it's all in my mind. So... no matter It is a game I play I have named the game, "Here I am, again" I like fall and spring... the other two just make me appreciate the other two. *** |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Larry, this is kind of sad.I hope you are not often in this sad state of mind. You have me wondering. best to you, latearrival |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
It's hard to respond - I don't read evey poem as if it is about the person writing it. But, this one unsettles me a bit. That's not a bad thing. I just kind of agree with late - I am a bit concerned - and I like the poem. A |
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Joe Houck Member
since 2001-04-23
Posts 324california |
Great stuff. you write with wonderful introspection without coming off too brooding and deep...and with great humor as well! read many poems of yours. this one ranks up there. I think the other replies might be confusing madness for sadness...just my opinion. I'm fairly crazy and happy for the most part. really enjoyed this. Joe Keep flying to the sun with these gargoyle wings. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I like fall and spring... the other two just make me appreciate the other two. I really like these lines... the misery really makes us appreciate the respite. *S* Wishing you a very short winter. *S* |
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Osprey Member
since 2009-04-12
Posts 249 |
Well, in my judgement, at least 75% of the people I know are ass holes. So, you'd best stay put in Autumn too. Let all the good guys out in Spring and then shut them away before they want to barbeque. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
"Emancipation through isolation, until there is barely tolerance of self, and "others" serve as a life preserver. It is a game I play." I can relate especially as the winter is beginning its hold on me~~ M |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Wow, what a way to say it.... |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I am always intrigued by the way you think, Larry. Ida |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
I think this is a very "real" poem and perhaps applies to a lot of us - and then when in bad seasons the ability to look forward and know you will appreciate the good ones more than you did before is, to my mind, a very positive and healthy outlook. And then in a blink of an eye we enjoy the bad seasons because of what we know is to come. Something perhaps like belief in an afterlife. Helen |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Larry, this is a brilliantly worked piece of work. I particularly like the fugue treatment of "the other two just make me appreciate the other two." I, too, have found that there is freedom in the naming. Namaste, fellow-traveller Jim "We are stardust: we are golden: and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." --Joni Mitchell "Woodstock" |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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