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Lost Dreamer
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since 1999-06-20

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Somewhere near the Rainbow

0 posted 1999-07-01 04:52 PM

This Family of Poets

I lay no claim to thinking I know
about this creative endeavor
that's been camping out in my attic.
All I know is it has insomnia,
and it paces back, and forth
wearing out my floor boards.
When it does sleep it awakes early
knocking on my door
hoping to motivate me.
I could not even give
the definition of motivate
when I first arise to greet the day.
Since now my once tired eyes
choose to be open,
I direct them to focus
upon the brilliant works of art
present at this open poetry forum.
This family of poets that abide here,
are sewn together like a beautiful quilt.
At times I feel as though I'm a lost stitch,
for the poems here surpass by far
anything that could escape my attic,
yet still I post what I have written
in hopes that one day
I may even surprise myself.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 1999-07-01 04:59 PM

And you will certainly find yourself, if not in your dreams, then certainly in the comfort of your family quilt.

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 1999-07-01 05:12 PM

Surprise yourself....no. Recognize yourself is more like it. You are not sew-sew. Your talent comes through and we see it.

Lost Dreamer
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since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

3 posted 1999-07-01 05:36 PM

Thank-you, Sunshine, and Balladeer Your words mean a lot. As does this family I have found.

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

4 posted 1999-07-01 06:42 PM

I like the pacing imagery on the floor boards.... I don't know about you, but my floor boards are worn through sometimes from the pacing.... back and forth, forth and back.... damn, what can I post now? I've plum run out of stuff. Guess I have to write something new, I say to myself.

This is a cool website, huh? Somehow some of these poets names look familiar to me. But there's soooo many! Geez... how does one keep up?

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

5 posted 1999-07-01 09:18 PM

Eight months ago, I posted my first poem on what was then Miningco.com. I held my breath in anticipation. I got good responses and some poems got no responses. Then Ron responded to one of my poems and gave me his Passions in Poetry web address. I posted there, and recommended a few other do so as well. Now, all these months later, I sit back and wonder what I would do without the affirmation I find here! I truly believe my work life (those 8 hours that support my computer/writing habit) is better because I know I have friends and family here to read and be read by....

Your poem was lovely. I really liked the image of us as a quilt. There is a type of quilt called a Crazy Quilt..think that suits us?

Lost Dreamer
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since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

6 posted 1999-07-02 02:04 PM

Thank-you doreen Peri, and Poet DeVine for your kind words, it's what makes this place a family.

Fred Hobbs
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since 1999-06-08

Posts 329
Tallahassee, Florida, US

7 posted 1999-07-02 08:53 PM

Lost Dreamer,

Your poems are certainly an important part of the patchwork of this quilt. Thanks for letting us read your stuff.

sandman

Lost Dreamer
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since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

8 posted 1999-07-04 02:15 PM

Thank-You Fred Hobbs for your words of encouragement.

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