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Severn
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0 posted 2000-01-27 11:37 PM


*I wrote this today in a bookstore my friend and I went to where they had Magnetic poetry. We divided up the provided words and this is what I got out of about 50 words - hard work!*

     ~~~~~


Woman
      Man

Frantic heave
        these blue moments
black languid spray
        a storm sky whispers

        mist

with only you

weak life bitter
         and they together
lather delicate love

         worship

smooth shadow place

picture their need
          then cry
like the shot sun above

          but

wind blown want

      must part


28.01.2000




 'Writing sharpens life;
life enriches writing'
Sylvia Plath

© Copyright 2000 Kamla Mahony - All Rights Reserved
hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
1 posted 2000-01-27 11:49 PM


Wow...I think I need to buy myself some of those words  
I'd like to buy a noun  

bsquirrel
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2 posted 2000-01-28 12:34 PM


Wonderful writing. And you're definitely an artist, if you can take pieces of magnetic plastic and turn it into something as image-laden and thoughtful as that.

Mike

Christopher
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Purgatorial Incarceration
3 posted 2000-01-28 05:09 AM


Berry interesting K... you still do well, even within boundaries!
Marge Tindal
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4 posted 2000-01-28 05:24 AM


Kamla-
The magnetism of this piece
pulls us to you.
What a talent, young lady.
~*Marge*~


 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095

5 posted 2000-01-28 07:20 AM


Kamla, excellent work my friend!!! An Artist indeed sweet butterfly!!!

 What comes from the heart goes to the heart.
Samuel Coleridge



tracie66
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since 2000-01-18
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6 posted 2000-01-28 09:20 AM


Awesome, you've blown me away. Excellent piece of work  
Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
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Pennsylvania
7 posted 2000-01-28 09:28 AM


Kamla,
Please give me some of your words
This is great
Liz

Sven
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8 posted 2000-01-28 12:50 PM


Excellent!

I will have to finally break out the set of words that I bought a while ago and see what happens. . .

Beautiful. . .

---------------------------------------------

 That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl


Denise
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9 posted 2000-01-28 12:55 PM


Wow! You did an excellent job with the words provided. Seems like it would be very hard to do!
Martie
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10 posted 2000-01-28 12:59 PM


I already knew you were amazing.
HelmutB
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11 posted 2000-01-28 04:25 PM


Very nice line up of words I can imagine this ain't easy to do, I like it. Thank you

 The ability to describe life with words is similar to painting a picture; both can be powerful tools.


Ted Reynolds
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since 1999-12-15
Posts 331

12 posted 2000-01-28 04:32 PM


A great example of how self-demanded limits and rules can frequently expand, rather than contract, poetic creativity.  Hence sonnets and vilanelles.  But I don't remember such a effective case of voluntarily limiting one's vocabulary.  Well done!  
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