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Thoughts on an Open Door
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Thoughts on an Open Door |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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Thoughts on an Open Door From the open door the last trace of summer is the garden hose snaking between knee heigh dandelions and sweet peas gone to seed, air, tinged with the scent of gasoline and flowers, leaves, dancing down the street with a wily breeze as crows, mark the minutes, timed to an intimate knowledge of some unfathomable clock. While the door is open you can let in the magic maps of imagination, browse, in lines of words, wonder, is the melodrama a footsteps crunch away from becoming ordinary, or a taping foot and dogs bark away from balancing the straight back of self assurance and the gentle slope of being content, with the churning of doubt and the longing to change. While the door is open you can wait for a poem to enter (as Summer necks openly with Fall) whose meaning cannot be thoughtlessly introduced into a conversation or nonchalantly thrown in hopes that the retriever can make its meaning clear, or you can close this last vestige of summer door, and catch the poem waiting effortlessly on your shoulder, with the patina of humanity dulling its brilliance, winking one mischievous eye. [This message has been edited by Martie (edited 11-30-1999).] |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Martie, There is so much meat in this, I had to read it over. Nicely written Elizabeth |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Martie - 'a footsteps crunch away from becoming ordinary' Nothing 'ordinary' about this one. It's just plain downright awesome. I love open doors ... thank you for the view. ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Elizabeth and Marge, two poets of such high degree--thankyou for your words. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
The thoughts poetry is made of! Excellent, Martie! ------------------ Denise |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I like the message here very much, Martie...  .. Nice one! |
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Seaangel Member
since 1999-07-27
Posts 167Auckland, New Zealand |
I love this poem Martie, especially the 'summer necking openly with fall' bit. It's spring, nearly summer,here in the southern hemisphere. As for open doors, it's easy to be too fearful to explore opportunities, one of my own problems, but hey what an inspiring attack!! |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Martie, it is so incredible to me that you can take a simple idea like this and turn it into a poem of this caliber. You are truly amazing. I applaud you loudly. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
what an excellent talent you have for bring words to life |
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