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Blanket of the Night
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Blanket of the Night |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Blanket of the Night I felt the blanket of the night Wrap around my inner soul It warmed the essence of the dark And kept away the damp and cold I tasted food of life's delight It filled the emptiness inside And chased the hunger from my door A craving for content's abide I savored wine of purity Of clean and crisp and new refresh It woke the spirit, mind and heart And flowed throughout my weary flesh I drank the herb of loveliness Medicinal leaves of mind's desire It opened windows of the brain To aesthetic notions of inspire I bathed in water of the font It cleansed the care from off my chest The fingers touched my waiting shell Immersing skin in soft caress All this did happen late one night I chanced upon a poet's name And trembled at his wondrous verse And I would never be the same Elizabeth Santos [This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 12-26-1999).] |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Oh my, what a lovely tribute to one of Passions finest  |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Oh, Lady, Fair Lady .... You've done it again ! Magnificent ! Breathtaking ! Wonderous ! Soul-awakening ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Oh, Elizabeth, I am not worthy of such praise but..huh?..what?...Sy who?...oh...er, Elizabeth, this is a wonderful poem! |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Comments such as these from three poets such as these, Ruth, Marge, and Michael, make me shiver. You are all so kind. Thank you Liz |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Your poem is absolutly exquisite. And this is my first visit For my computer was on the fritz again And Dr norton did not say if or when It would be well enough to do its stuff. If your poem was about me or mine, I would like to get off cloud nine. For you fly so far above my writing comparing them is like a ufo sighting. Of cource your clever weave does decieve, It might be another in recieve. If that's the case my face is red. and I think I'll just go back to bed. Love ya. Sy |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sy, No need to blush, unless by chance Your modest heart decides to dance You under rate your talents so I am the one who flies below But truth is in the verse above It's you, of course, the Poet Dove Love ya, Liz |
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Coegwyr Junior Member
since 1999-12-20
Posts 35 |
Eloquent words for an eloquent poet. Well done Elizabeth. |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Lovely Liz.... I really enjoyed the read !!!!! A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire! Shannon |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Coegwyr, Yes he is quite eloquent, I'll have to agree. Thank you. Liz Pepper, Pepper, Pepper always here Not writing poems, but sitting near Whatever thought or poem we dare We know that Pepper's always there Thanks, dear Liz |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas |
I echo praises With the rest- Of all your work, I like this best A mural of poetic art But more than that it shows in part A glimpse of your Impassioned heart. Visit My Home Page http://www.geocities.com/montcogunslinger/HomePage.html |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, The beauty of your poetry Has me hanging from a tree. And the tree is called inadequacy. For your poem has openned a soul to view And the sight within is beyond my coup It is in my view an epopee. And I thank you for the latch key. Love Sy [This message has been edited by Seymour Tabin (edited 12-26-1999).] |
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Quiet Lightning Member
since 1999-12-26
Posts 56 |
The poem you wrote reminds me of my boyfriend and his drinking problem. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Gunslinger, Quite a compliment from a poet of your caliber. Thank you. Liz |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Beautiful verse for a beautiful poet! Denise |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Quiet lightening, I wonder if you could elaborate on that response. I wonder how it does? Thanks for reading Liz |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
How great to see the effect of words and emotions.. HUGS Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Denise and Rainbow, two of my favorite poets, I thank you. Liz |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Liz another outpouring divine from a passioned pen it leaves me quite supine and has me hoping when if your writing ceases ever I'll state such dreadful day as 'never' Fantastic as usual dear friend. K |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sy, Would you please come down from that tree And write some verse of poetry For I never meantioned in the rhyme 'Twas you that taught me all this time I have learned so much from you Except one thing and this is true Your vocabulary is beyond my reach That is something you can't teach And you are so much wiser too And this I cannot learn from you But know, dear poet, your way ahead of me So please do come down out of that tree! LOve ya, Liz |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
My dear Kamla, This is for sure telepathy That you should now reply to me For I was just thinking,dear, of you And about to send an e-mail through Thanks for your lovely comments Love ya, Liz |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
He is it's true, a Poet Dove With talent soaring high above A plane he thinks he shan't achieve; With his humility he can't conceive How wonderful the verse he shares and each of us - how much we care..... Luv ya, Sy..... |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Nan, Thank you for saying those things which I've told Sy so many times. His poetry has a brilliance and an aesthic beauty, a lightness of verse, and a lyrical quality unlke any one I've known, and then add a phenominal store of words and there you have a brilliant poet. But he is a humble man, and perhaps will never recognize his talent, but I certainly hope that his work will be published some day. Thank you, Nan Hugs, Liz |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Lovely work, Elizabeth, he really does deserve it. Elizabeth I Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail- And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale! -Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thanks, Elizabeth, I know he does Liz |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
exceptional poetry between two exceptional poets. A true pleasure to experience. |
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Jim Hastings Junior Member
since 1999-12-22
Posts 23Arizona |
Very well done, I would say |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
Thisis absolutely beautiful! ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Mike, Jim and Mel, Someone very wise told me they see Sy in my poetry, and I believe that's true. Thank you for your comments, but I have an outstanding teacher. Liz |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
I'm so glad I found this poem--missed it the first time around--too busy with flowers. So many words of praise dear Liz and all of them deserved. You are extraordinary! In the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (ee cummings) |
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Astraea Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 378California! Yeah! Okay, I'm done now |
How truly beautiful. ~Astraea "Sometimes stars can only be seen in darkness." "Sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things." |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
The poem is beautiful - but the responses touched me. There is so much love in PiP and this thread shines with it. Alison |
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