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Skippyrick
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since 2006-05-16
Posts 150
Rohnert Park

0 posted 2007-01-12 03:47 PM


I had posted this re-write on the origenal post but well I still want to here what you all think.

I did not change the first part at all.  but did dubbled it in size.  I did try to keep the same type of format. If that is what you want to call it.  Mmmm:  What wroks for you and what does not?

Rick

GIFTS

The sixty plus teddy bears
given one by one, live with us.
Some rest naked in white fur.

one faded gray with age,
I replaced a Christmas bear with another
new and smaller, sporting a blue tie.

sitting in the living room today.
I still love you and over the years,
These bears they smile

we’ve done well
done well

ten big bags hide button eyes
Many remain still unplaced
we free them bit by bit,

one with mufflers, one wears red
a Coca-Cola trademark on ones chest
these three polar bears, live on the desk

pure white coats echo the past twenty years
Mrs. Jingle bear I love the best.  
She was the first.

Well done
well done.

© Copyright 2007 Rick Slottow - All Rights Reserved
ChristianSpeaks
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since 2006-05-18
Posts 396
Iowa, USA
1 posted 2007-01-12 03:56 PM


Rick-

Yeah this one is a clearer to me in its own vagueness. Couple of things.

quote:
one with mufflers, one wears red
a Coca-Cola trademark on ones chest
these three polar bears, live on the desk


I get what you are saying about the mufflers, but people may not be culturally literate enough to know that word or the accompaning visual image.


The last "well done" comment is not enough of a pay off. Maybe you could repeat the "we've done well' thing from eariler. Tie it up a bit. Liked it though.


CS

Skippyrick
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since 2006-05-16
Posts 150
Rohnert Park
2 posted 2007-01-14 06:24 PM


You may be write about that.  You got me thinking and well this may wrok better

pure white coats echo the past twenty years
Mrs. Jingle bear I love the best.  
She was the first.

Well done she says
well done.

I do wonder abuot repeating "she"  but then again I repeat othr word more than once.

mmmmm

thanks

Rick

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