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Out of the Ashes
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Out of the Ashes |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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Out of the Ashes Charred ashes lay in a pile where once were burning embers. Dreams are discarded in the soot, buried amidst hurt and shame. What is left after the fire is gone, and nothing else remains? Only me, lost and alone, a little worse for wear, tattered and torn, but still intact. I pick myself up again; brush away the soot and grime. Out of the ashes comes life; and I have been resurrected. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
Very sad, but powerful. It takes great strength to pick oneself back up again, you show this admirably. Thank you for sharing it. |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Great imagery! I had the picture in my head of a person morphing out of a pile of ashes! For so few words, this is incredibly full of vivid color! ------------------ Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll be among the stars. -Unknown- [This message has been edited by Christopher (edited 08-05-99).] |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Cool! Really powerful - like, like ,like! |
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Sue Member
since 1999-08-04
Posts 383France |
When my soul is worn and battered And my dreams all torn and tattered These brave words will give me courage I, like you, will go on fighting, Seeking solace in my writing. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Vivid images... I wish you hadn't had to walk through those fires... |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you each and every one of you for you kind comments. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
But your soul burns anew Like the phoenix of old For all to witness Brilliant and bold |
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~one voice~ Senior Member
since 1999-07-08
Posts 664Billings, MT USA |
This is SO absolutely beautiful hoot! I love it!!!  ------------------ ~onevoice~ "She looked at her life like lines, never-ending, constantly forming, reforming and bending." |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thank you so much Andrew and One Voice....I love the poem Andrew ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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