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Nan
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0 posted 2000-06-17 07:36 AM


Serendipity

From sheltered berth embarks the maiden sail
With harbored spirit innocent and frail.
As windward breath uplifts the halcyon veil,
Alluring barques enrapture seafare's tale.

Whence haven's port casts sanctity aside,
Presumptuous youth cavorts a vernal tide.
E'er wanderlust capricious hearts abide,
The sea's unyielding sovereignty defied.

Full mainsails prance midsummer's vast blue-green,
Beguiling wanton ventures unforeseen.
Felicity the guide as sloops careen
Through maelstroms in waters once serene.

Blithe wisdom falls; the robust tumults wane.
Intrepid sails eye placid shores again.
Now learned navigators ne'er to feign
As fore 'n' aft, great journeys yet remain.

Hibernal mariner with white-capped lore
Of raging tempests in those days of yore,
Aye, come about to tranquil deep before
that beck, "Red-Right-Return" forever moor.

Waft every crest upon your destined sea.
Embrace the Wave of Serendipity,
Lest its elusive arcane ecstasy
Refurl with sail for all eternity.





[This message has been edited by Nan (edited 06-17-2000).]

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Poet deVine
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1 posted 2000-06-17 09:04 AM


One of your best Nan! But how will you decide which poems to submit for publication?
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2 posted 2000-06-17 09:12 AM


The signature poem of my favorite Passion poetess...  let's see... how does this voting work... I vote for page 1, might as well start the book off with perfection.
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3 posted 2000-06-17 10:55 AM


"My, My!!" I was taught to sail when I was five, built boats at age 15, I can feel the waves on this one Nan. Fantastic.
Joel.

I howl a mournful song, that echos within my chambered heart, for all to read? nay for all to feel.

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4 posted 2000-06-17 11:16 AM


Mike, she didn't flag it for voting!  
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5 posted 2000-06-17 01:12 PM


can she edit it for voting o man this is one i dont even have to read i love it so much!! and idid read it o course yuh
Sudhir Iyer
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6 posted 2000-06-17 05:50 PM


Waft every crest upon your destined sea.
Embrace the Wave of Serendipity,
Lest its elusive arcane ecstasy
Refurl with sail for all eternity.

...

What a brilliant poem, this is Nan...
Very much enjoyed this...

Regards, sudhir

X Angel
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7 posted 2000-06-17 06:24 PM


beautiful, serenely beautiful Nan
I wish you had made it so I could cast my vote for this one.
*hugs*
~H

[This message has been edited by X Angel (edited 06-17-2000).]

CMGrimm
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8 posted 2000-06-17 06:27 PM


OH no....how can this one not be flagged???

You better get this one in there Nan.

chris

Never be a carbon copy of anybody...make your own impressions. - ANON.



Nan
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9 posted 2000-06-17 10:13 PM


ROTFLMAO.... Thanks, PdV... That's what I get for listing my way through life... All right already - I'm flagged
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10 posted 2000-06-17 10:20 PM


Nan,
I'm currently reading the three Lord of the Rings books (again), and every once in a while an elf or dwarf will break into sad, beautiful verse about the past. This reminds me of that, only all yours. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

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12 posted 2000-06-17 11:26 PM


Utter perfection Nan...I loved this the first time I read it and I love it still!  

*Krista Knutson*

"Cherish your vision; Cherish your ideals; Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts. If you remain true to them, your world will at last be built." ~James Allen~


"We've made houses for hatred...it's time we made a place where people's souls may be seen and made safe"...~Jewel~

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13 posted 2000-06-18 01:22 AM


Geesh..I got a start and stop then start again on this one. Flagged and not flagged. I hope I've been doing everything else right on this forum so far.   ANYWAYS!
I love this as always. I agree..It is your signature poem.  


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14 posted 2000-06-18 02:04 AM


About time!  
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15 posted 2000-06-18 02:56 AM


You sure got my vote...this is perfect!!!!

Love and hugs,
Lizzie


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Brad
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16 posted 2000-06-18 05:29 AM


Kinda hoping for the 'signs' poem but maybe we can get both of them in.

Brad

Kit McCallum
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17 posted 2000-06-18 09:05 AM


Absolutely stunning Nan, such incredible imagery ... the words, the flow ... absolutely wonderful!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Colin
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18 posted 2000-06-18 10:03 AM


Nan, for a long time, this has been one of my favourites of your poems. Maybe that's because I knew what all the big words meant without a dictionary, or maybe just because I love the tranquil picture of our seafaring past   Thanks for sharing it again anyway!

*Platonic hugs*
Eric.

"We are the music makers and we are the makers of dreams." - Willy Wonka.

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19 posted 2000-06-18 10:36 AM


I enjoyed this very much the first time I read it and enjoyed it the second time too!!  I love the picture this poem creates in my head!!

Bridgette  


"Creation of woman from the rib of Man: She was not made from his head to top him; nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him; but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved." -Unknown


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20 posted 2000-06-18 10:40 AM


Nan~ this is amazing!!   You have a vote from me!!! -SEA

Live,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB


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21 posted 2000-06-18 11:06 AM


Simply awesome....What a picture your pen has painted with this....Just beautiful.  Bonnie
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22 posted 2000-06-18 05:39 PM


Leaving me without words.....awesome !
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23 posted 2000-06-19 07:46 AM


Yep !  

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Ron
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24 posted 2000-06-24 10:11 AM


Always one of my favorites!
Elizabeth Santos
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25 posted 2000-06-24 10:22 AM


Amazing poem, amazing poet
Liz

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26 posted 2000-06-24 10:53 AM


I can feel the ocean breeze
well done Nan

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27 posted 2000-06-24 11:19 AM


I remember seeing this in Poetry Workshop. I was awed by the craftmanship then, and now, even more. I don't think it will be by serendipidy that this poem becomes part of the book.

Kris

the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare


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28 posted 2000-06-25 07:29 AM


a wonderful poem Nan, wow. I am breathless and in awe.

"An abyss that lasted creation A circus complete with all fools
Foundations that lasted the ages Then ripped apart at their roots"
joy division

CMGrimm
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29 posted 2000-06-25 10:12 AM


Great job here Nan..

chris

Never be a carbon copy of anybody...make your own impressions. - ANON.



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30 posted 2000-06-25 10:17 AM


*bowing before the queen*(teacher too)  
AMAZING!!!!
Astounding!!!
Atonishing!!!
TRIPLE A
perfection to reflect your talent.
take care, jm

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31 posted 2000-06-25 10:23 AM


well, m'friend... you won't need my vote to get in the book because this is a shoe-in... but you got it anyway... one of my favorites of yours. hope all is well with you... !
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32 posted 2000-06-25 10:24 AM


well, m'friend... you won't need my vote to get in the book because this is a shoe-in... but you got it anyway... one of my favorites of yours. hope all is well with you... !
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33 posted 2000-06-25 12:18 PM


Nan, this is one of my favorites of yours! Absolutely beautiful! I thought I had already responded and voted for this the other day but my reply isn't here for some reason, so I'm doing it again. Maybe I had replied to it in another forum? Did you post it somewhere else recently? If not, there must have been a glitch somewhere. Well, anyway, this one definitely has my vote!  

Denise

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34 posted 2000-06-26 02:59 AM


Awesome Nan - I wish that I could write like you! Well done - I loved this.
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35 posted 2000-06-26 06:19 AM


Simply wonderful, and since I know a little of sailing and a bit about barques and sloops, then all the better. I can see my little voting flag flying from your stern.

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36 posted 2000-06-26 10:35 AM


Gosh Nan, now I'm really embarrassed. This is the second time today I find myself responding to a poem I thought I had done last week   I always enjoy sailing or sea poems. And, of course, I always enjoy anything you write. This one meets both criteria. So I like very much.

Sorry for being late,
Pete

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{~,^}

Sunny

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Helen Keller ~~~

When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ


JP
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38 posted 2000-06-26 02:32 PM


Something's not right here.  I know I responded and voted for this already, but that comment is nowhere to be found!

Alas, 'tis a dilema with a solution.  A solution which has presented itself with this post.

Nicely writ lovely one!  


Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn.
JP

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39 posted 2000-06-27 08:33 PM


"Lest its elusive arcane ecstasy
Refurl with sail for all eternity."

Such a beautiful line, woa Nan
well done
****** and more




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


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40 posted 2000-06-27 08:34 PM


"Lest its elusive arcane ecstasy
Refurl with sail for all eternity."

Such a beautiful line, woa Nan
well done
****** and more
Sehr gefuehlvoll und so romantisch




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


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41 posted 2000-06-28 12:01 PM


Elegant and flowing  you know how to move a reader!  Excellent work~
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42 posted 2000-06-28 12:41 PM


simply charming work!
great poem...I think I read it in the workshop...
wow again

If all was light...then I would have never learnt the dark...from which such truth evolves
from which evolves the light...
Avanti Rao


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43 posted 2000-06-28 03:32 PM


I GOT TO VOTE! I GOT TO VOTE!
*dancing around the VotW Forum* I GOT TO VOTE! I GOT TO VOTE!


Well ya knew I would silly.
*hugs*
~Heather

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44 posted 2000-06-30 03:56 AM


My vote is in!!! Excellant work of art!
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45 posted 2000-06-30 04:47 AM


Fantastic Nan  
A wonderful piece flowing freely down the page with perfect vision...Great
Tracie~


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It is the harmony of the universe



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46 posted 2000-07-05 09:57 AM


I do believe this is the first poem of yours I ever read - and it will always be a favorite of mine...  Three cheers, one vote, oh, and a thank you for putting up with me... hehe  


Michael

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47 posted 2000-08-03 11:09 AM


Of course! A must!  
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