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The heart of the city--Thursday night
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The heart of the city--Thursday night |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA 
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the stop lights blink and sway here in the heart of the city casting a greenyellowred glow through the dark standing on the corner looking above him he considers the intersection of his life is he there now? does he greengo, redstop, or does he yellowcaution? the choices are there before him he sees the crowd waiting for him they are ready with their stones they stand in front of the crowd ready to hurt but they merely try to take the attention away from their own glass house they rear back. . . he will endure he will perservere he knows the price he must pay it's Thursday night here in the heart of the city the light is green. . . ------------------------------------------------------------------ That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Well done Sven! Sometimes if feels like there's a never-ending line-up of those ready to cast a stone, but we do always have our own choices to make ... glad to see green's a GO for you! I enjoyed this!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Tennessee Angel Senior Member
since 2000-06-03
Posts 661Tennessee |
You've got me waiting breathlessly for the next in the series. Even though I'm a country girl, I'm enjoying this voyeuristic view into the city. Love it! --You can either take me as I am...or you can watch me as I go.-- |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Kit, thank you. . . been waiting for it to change!! Tennessee Angel, glad that you like this. . . the city is where I was born. . .and it's where I'll always be. . . thank you my friend. . . ---------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Reminds me of a time where I found myself living in a neighborhood where I thought it wasn't safe so I moved to what I considered to be a better one and guess what. I was safer in the OLD neighborhood as it only took 2 weeks to be broken into in the supposedly SAFE neighborhood. Moved back after the 3rd incident and realized that when I feel insecure it is usually a product of my own making. Nice verse with great metaphors and if the light is green then be on your merry way and look never at the crowd again. In other words....floor the damn pedal!!!!! [This message has been edited by Mark Bohannan (edited 09-21-2000).] |
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poutprincess Senior Member
since 2000-07-06
Posts 735Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
here is thursday night...i would choose green as well....go go go..until you reach the "other side"....you certainly are still headed in the right direction. ~Daawn "Steady as it comes, right down to you, I've said it all, so maybe we're a Bliss of another kind" Bliss-Tori Amos |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Mark, and run over whoever's in my way? LOL Thank you the insight. . .Dawn, never stopping. . . no looking back. . . thank you my friend. . . ----------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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juliet_2u Senior Member
since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125North Carolina |
Sven sometimes it seems like it takes forever for the light to turn green. Glad yours finally has. Juls |
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