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JP
Senior Member

since 1999-05-25

Posts 1343
Loomis, CA

0 posted 2015-01-10 01:16 PM

Okay, so I was going through stuff to give to goodwill and came across something special and ended up reading for a couple of hours. It brought me back to this place and reminded me of this:

I held a book today,
which is not unusual for me.
Books on dragons, elves,
space, horrors, philosophy.
But this book, this book I held,
had a wonderment I did not expect.
Printed pages feel unusual somehow,
as my eyes roamed those pages, voraciously,
I felt the magic of inscribed word
sink into sullied soul and jaded mind.
This book, this book I held today,
unleashed the voices of muse and love.
It captivated me as it's topic
has never been able to do before.
As I read the magic of this book,
I thought about those voices,
listened intently to their song,
gleaning from them the meaning
and purpose, and resolve of life.
This book, this book I held today
shared voices, Voices On The Web.

Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn.
Nil Desperandum, Fata viem invenient

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

1 posted 2015-01-10 01:34 PM

Thank, something, for that. I thought that you were going to say: The Bible. Great write; thumbs up.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2015-01-10 02:14 PM

Eh . . . For sure there are books (old usually) which seem to posses a soul of its on and can communicate with its reader on a personal level.

~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2015-01-10 04:03 PM

"Voices on the Web" yes! A most beautiful collection of Pip Poets' Poems. Such a long time ago. I think two books have been published. I have three poems published in the second one. I wasn't part of the first.

Your poem brings that beautiful experience back to me too. I am glad you came back to share it. Why not stay for a while? Now I want to find that book.

Welcome back JP!

You brought smiles. Sadly so many poets of that time are no more around.

Margherita

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

4 posted 2015-01-10 07:50 PM

JP, I envy you that beautiful book.I joined after it was or they were printed I guess. Enjoyed your touch to the memories. Jo

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

5 posted 2015-01-11 01:13 AM

Terrific way to say "hello" again, my friend,
very well written... enjoyed,

j.

Nan

Administrator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

6 posted 2015-01-11 07:51 AM

What a wonderful way to begin my Sunday morning.  Hello there, Sir JP, You're surely a welcome sight this morning.  We're pretty much all still here (or there), and isn't it magical how we all still look just as we have throughout the years?

We have a trilogy of poetry published - Voices, Visions, and Reflections on the Web.  Ron still has a few of each, for anyone who's interested.

It's wonderful to see you stopping by, JP.  The expansion of the Web since '99 has taken everyone in so many directions, this family of friends is truly our "haven without walls."

Thank you for the smile, and I love the poem.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2015-01-13 07:29 AM

Glad to see you back, JP, with your lovely words.
Ida

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