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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla 
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I-95 I ninety five is alive, It twirls and curls, Over rivers and dregs, On seven league boots, On concrete legs. Undulating passing flow, A flood shunting blood, Like a vein around bone. Cloned cars, in mass, Passing round, glass and stone. Siphoning food like a whale, Through baleen gates, Feeding, depleting By filtering booths, Eating, excreting. We are Jonahs swallowed, Disgorged each morn. Souffle, digested each day. Surviving, arriving, Thriving our way. No longer do I, respire quagmire, For I, conspired these old bones retire. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Sy, you describe gridlock with your usual charm ...and make an enchanting poem from rush hour...loved it! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Martie, Enjoyed your comment, thank you for the read. *L* |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I gave up I-95, too treacherous. I wouldn't mind being retired myself, though! Great poem, Sy! Denise [This message has been edited by dsnyder (edited 03-06-2000).] |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Seymour~ I recognize the grind of this road for sure. How I can relate to the 'baleen' gates. Being an admirer of Schrimshaw and after studying the Baleen whales ... this word stirred me to comment on it. You continue to amaze me. Fascinating image, sir. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Always ever clever from words inferred even more stirred when heard I liked this, Seymour...you're a pip. ~ Claire |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Sy, you are amazing Claire, loved your response Liz |
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