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3 AM Ramblings of a Madwoman
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3 AM Ramblings of a Madwoman |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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(I'm going to appologize in advance here as the title states, these are just my ramblings....posted more for my own benifit and surely not for their literary quality.) 3 AM Ramblings of a Madwoman I’ve memorized your letter Each word and every line When someone asks me how I am I smile and say, “Just fine” You wrote yourself into my life Of that there is no doubt And now I’ve grown to love you so You write your own self out I opened up my life to you Buried all my fears Can’t you see my heart is breaking? Can’t you feel my tears? Do you hear me crying out In the depths of sleep? Oceans won’t be big enough For all these tears I weep What happens to a fragile heart Now shattered into bits? How do you piece a puzzled life Where nothing ever fits? Is there someone out there Who’ll love me just for me? Or do I just keep wishing on Every star I see? Shall I chalk one up to “love” And just give up the fight? I’m left with many questions No answers in clear sight It’s ever so confusing Where do I go from here? I read your letter one more time And brush away a tear ------------------ Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 11-11-1999).] |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
"One of your worst poems to date" hunh?....I guess that pretty much describes how really rotten my crap is then doesn't it?...Thanks loads Hoot.....LOL |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hey Ruth It's just post-partum blues..... Hang in there, my friend......  |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
Worst to date???? Hoot you're a hoot... I loved it. Maybe I just don't know anything about poetry then, cause I thought this was really good. ------------------ Once I was brilliant, now I no longer shine, but the twinkle in my eye speaks of another time. |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Knowing what is behind this, I must say you are doing well handling it. All my hugs dear friend. ------------------ Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
Ruth, This was written very well, no need for apologies. You are very talented in your writing. The ship hasn't docked yet, it's lost at sea. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Toe and RSEvans...for your benifits, I removed that line from the top about my worst...and thank you Nan....15 years....must be the worlds longest case of postpartum blues in medical record Dream...thanks my friend Lost Dreamer...perhaps my heart is too  ------------------ Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Although I do not know what truths,if any, lie behind this piece Hoot, it is a heartbreaker....as with all your work, it is beautifully written ------------------ A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire! |
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Emmy Member
since 1999-06-29
Posts 194KY |
Picture me rolling me eyes, Hoot, dear... This was wonderful! You put me to shame! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Sad and beautiful.... |
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Fred Hobbs Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 329Tallahassee, Florida, US |
Fine poem Hoot, If you're a madwoman, you're a very talented one sandman |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
Very good poem Hoot. Sounds like you need a HUG. *HUGS* |
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Kevin
since 1999-11-02
Posts 729Torrington, Ct, Usa |
I agree, this is by far a better poem than I am capable of. 15 years wow, thats almost me =) cheer up i loved the read |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Pepper...more truths than I wish right now I believe, thank you Emmy, suthern, Fred, Munda....thank you all Kevin...you're a babe in the woods yet, and a fine writer at such a young age...go get that world and take it by storm |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Hoot: Have some rainbow 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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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Hootessa - blues??? You??? How can this be - somebody who uplifts so many people... hang in there, sweet lady. For all you know, the ship might be a submarine, and it is already in port, just not docked yet. |
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Blue Eyed Wanderer Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 84Rhode Island, US |
I can relate to this too much Even though I don't know exactly what you have to deal with, your feelings showed through this so perfectly, as with all of your poems I've read. I hope things get better soon.~Jess~ |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Lady Hoot: Finer ramblings from a madwoman one can not imagine. I've been more than busy these past weeks and haven't had the time to even really produce postable ramblings, much more read the several hundred poems that have come about in my absence. Hope your offering here is not a view on recent events, only those of the far past. Chin up Lady, chin up. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Forget it, Hoot. You're the Queen Mary. He was just a little dinghy. Sail on! |
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moonmoon Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 277TX , USA |
And you think this is bad huh?? Wait till you see some of mine...LOL Loads of hugs your way Hoot..!!! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
RG, moonmoon, Blue eyed and LJA....thank you each and everyone of you very much Sir Andrew...I wish I could say it was not reflective of my present moon, but can't Balladeer...thanks for the smile my dear friend |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Beautiful poem hoot, I'm sorry it expresses so much pain and confusion. |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Ruth...you know always...anytime I am here for you. I know how and why you are at this place. All I can say is lean on me and time will heal everything my friend. Chalk this one up to experience and learn from it....((((((HUG))))) |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
Ruth the heart sure can be a painful organ can't it?? Yet I would not want to live without one.. I just always remember the cowardly lion in Oz...he knew he had a heart when he felt it breaking. You, too, have one my Dear....be so happy about that. Robert ------------------ if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming. |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Oh no. How sad. Did things not work out as you had hoped? Excellent poem.------------------ Denise |
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Julie Senior Member
since 1999-08-20
Posts 739Houston, TX |
Each day is a new beginning...and very heart-felt...no shame in quality here. |
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Systematic Decay Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301That place with padded walls and funny people in white......... |
......This is so sad, I wish I could offer some comfort, but not knowing what happened, I can't...and all of my thoughts on the subject in general are downtrodden.....so in this case, silence is golden...this was wonderfully written though**hugs** ------------------ Thinking is just what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their predjudices. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Ruth, this is a very sad and beautiful poem. ((((HUGS)))) My Friend. ------------------ What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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H. Arlequin Member
since 1999-08-23
Posts 210 |
excellent, Ruth, HA applauds! |
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