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the quilt of many holes
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the quilt of many holes |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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Words were my true lover The soft and downy quilt I hid beneath its cover The sword was in its hilt The tongue is sharp and swift Though flat the sides of it One might think it is a gift To wield the mighty wit Double bladed bastard sword To swing through resting souls Why I hid from the Lord In the quilt of many holes Who would darn a sorry quilt? The damned that keep me here? My words in time will e’r wilt But the fire will always sear Intoiprutations pleez [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 10-30-1999).] |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Someone let you down, and all you have for comfort is the holey old quilt? Or whoever let you down is the quilt, and you don't know how to fix it? I loved the analgy;s in this  Great job!!Is analgy the right word? I fear it is not ------------------ Cast your eyes on the ocean, Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away... ~Isis~ (Daughter of Mystery) |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Wow, Walt, this one sure packed a punch. Wonderful, wonderful work. God bless ya. ------------------ Michael Anderson And after-drunkeness of soul Succeeds the glory of the bowl - An idle longing night and day To dream my very life away EAP |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Walt, you rock. ------------------ Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
Most excellent Walt! Love the metaphor here...a great read ------------------ "Tread softly, for I have spread my dreams under your feet"~~William Butler Yeats |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Walt- my int is that you (regret?) having hidden behind your words, keeping the real you from view. And through that "deciet" you lost something valuable, (faith, love, friend...) Well done in any fashion! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Walt...now you must have been kidding me last night when you said you were in a slump, this is definately not slump material |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
You used words to make a quilt to hide under but now the sword of your words has made holes and that makes hiding hard, especially from the Lord. And there's no one to darn the darn thing but you. This is a great poem and very provacative. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Walt: I think it's time to get yourself a new quilt... HUGS ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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Dr.Moose1 Member Elite
since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448Bewilderment , USA |
I may be way off base here , but I would interpret this as an expression of remorse for not having learned to reign in one's own tongue before the damage has already been done .Really liked the read , Way out ------------------ Sometimes nonsense isn't . |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Nice poem, ninny..... |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Loved this Walt! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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Dolphins3 Member
since 1999-09-30
Posts 135Wisconsin |
Great Poem Walt and if you need a new quilt Just give me a yell. |
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