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One last time
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One last time |
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desperado Member
since 1999-05-24
Posts 312FT Hood,Tx 
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One last time Gentle fingers upon the time worn keys do strike Repetitive clicking into the late hours of the night My head aches as it tries to send me to sleep Yet I’ll fight it for hours in search of what I seek A single word or simple phrase to turn their heads Thoughts to capture the minds’ eye or release a thread Imagination and scenery are the weapons I use With a tempo unique like the south side blues And a rhyme as fresh as the morning dew Just enough to catch the courage within you No need to worry. So please do not fret. A great calamity will be should you get upset. Freedom is a price worthy to pay in blood And besides, it’s always fun to play in the mud So in one week I’ll be gone to run and shoot and kill One week is all that’s left, to write these pages' fill |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
James, Your weapons of imagination and scenery always make the message clear. You have a wonderful arsenal existing in your mind. Good luck on your journey and may God stand beside you everyday. |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Just one week til you go away? I hope it isn't for long, that you stay. Your verse is inspiration to us all. We'll miss your presence in this happy hall. |
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desperado Member
since 1999-05-24
Posts 312FT Hood,Tx |
marilyn - I'm going off to basic and will be back in a few months. I'll be away no more than I was when I first started. (I was the first member and didn't post more than ten times until august.) this place is bookmarked and I'll get them put on my computer. either that or I'll get nan to send me the link once more. hehe scrabble? =-) |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
James, You post far too little now for my liking. It will be a loss for passions to not have your work displayed in all it finery here. I wish you the best of luck and do be careful  Ruth ------------------ Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) |
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desperado Member
since 1999-05-24
Posts 312FT Hood,Tx |
ruth - I don't feel like I post far too little. I feel like I reply far too little. one of the things I've done since being here is to go through the poems that haven't gotten ANY responses and make sure that they are given honest critiques. I try not to engage in popularity contests and although I wish I could always get 20+ responses, I know that for every post I get, some one will go without. therefore I try to comment on the works no one has yet to do so to. we all skip people's works some times for the fact that we don't want to be ther first to comment. others for the fact that we don't have enough time. sure I will read some of toerag and balladeer's work, but I feel that they get enough criticism that I can go to someone who is struggling and making an effort to produce something good. not every one can write easily (it took me a while to get the hang of it), so I try to help with some encouragement. =-) every body likes replies. even if we don't like the piece we posted. =-) |
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