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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Why must I write at this hour while other mortals sleep? When all is quiet I will arise and to my computer will creep. So full is my soul of words unspoken of feelings I must share I rise again in the dead of night and begin my poet’s prayer Deliver me from pedantry from silly limerick ways give me depth and heart and love and sometimes, give me praise |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
You have my vote on this one.  Joy |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon |
PDV I always loved this poem, and too well at 3 AM last night I felt it. Tho' a poem just wouldn't happen. Kudos my friend. I'm voting for this one! ~Heather |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
this will be on page one i think yuh always a standard fave of mine |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
You have my vote for sure-this is great!!! I love it! Love and hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Brings back memories.  As I recall (and correct me if I'm wrong, Sharon), this was originally posted at the Mining Co. forums, where we first met. It subsequently became the opening poem of our very first newsletter... |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Ron, you are right..and it's the 'anchor' poem on my web page...I did write it in the middle of the night!  |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Poet deVine, You sure get my Vote on this one... Lovely poem. Regards, sudhir. |
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Colin Senior Member
since 1999-06-05
Posts 596Callington, Cornwall, England |
Great choice Sharon This has always been one of my favourites of your poems and I'm sure is one that all poets can relate to... that compelling urge to write which stops you doing anything else until those words are out of your head and onto paper.Chalk another vote up.... Eric. "We are the music makers and we are the makers of dreams." - Willy Wonka. |
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CMGrimm Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 685USA |
You got my vote here Sharon... chris Never be a carbon copy of anybody...make your own impressions. - ANON. |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
sorry. forgot to cast the vote. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Sharon this is perfect and Im glad you reposted it.. as many of us have not seen it... yes, my bast inspiration seems to roll in at night...I call it my 3 am ache  perfect poets prayer indeed. later-poet-gator jm |
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Angel Senior Member
since 1999-07-02
Posts 551Pennsylvania |
I always loved this one too . Got my vote!~Susie "If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility." ~Henry W |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
I love the wry humor and not-so-hidden neediness of this one. This would be great on page one -- sort of setting the tone for what's ahead. Mike |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
So it's an oldie eh? But most definitely a goodie! I remember this one |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Praise be to Poets' Prayers - Praise it is...  |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
This should be on the back cover! "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
I think this should be somewhere in the beginning. I think its best left to the pro's as to where in the beginning. Loved this as always, Sharon. Nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love. Who can predict his comings and goings? "Thoreau" |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
THIS definitely HAS to be in the book!!! |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
This is very cute, PD!! I agree with Christopher!!!! 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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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Ah, the wee hours of the morn, while other's rest, we poets play! Beautifully penned Poet deVine, absolutely loved it! Best wishes, /Kit |
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BSC
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Member Elite
since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919New York, USA |
This is so wonderful....Sure captures the essence of the wee hours, when those words pop in and need to be written. Bonnie |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Wonderful! That's when I do my best writting too, with Gods help always. Ellie |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
I've read this poem in the Pub, on your web page and now here. I'm still loving it. |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Poet~ this is definately page #1! So great. -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Hey! Is it wrong to vote for the same poem twice? This one deserves it All my love, Jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
yipes jeffrey stuffing the ballot o no i hope your kiddin..Grins |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
page one gets my vote too |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
Certainly is a winner in my book! |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
Always loved this one! *Vote!* |
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linda munday Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 315Adelaide, Australia |
Ah hah! Brilliant! Have to get up in darkness, just to write one line, before it's forgotton. Writing poetry draws us into it's black hole, useless to resist. On totally unrelated subject, and out of pure desparation, (please excuse my ignorance) but how do I post a poem? I'm getting desparate..please help! I know it's probably oh so easy..first timer here...Thanks. [This message has been edited by linda munday (edited 06-21-2000).] |
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Novacaine For The Soul Member
since 2000-05-26
Posts 122New Orleans |
dear poetdevine, quite lovely... a lighthearted little work about the torment of the poetic mind *hehe* definately strikes a true cord with me... cept i tend to prefer pen and paper... ever sat up in the middle of the night and needed to write something down so fast that you hadn't time to look for a light switch? boy, is it hard to interpret writing like that the morning after *hehe*... sincerely, a sad tomato you're such a beautiful freak... i wish there were more just like you... |
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linda munday Member
since 2000-06-17
Posts 315Adelaide, Australia |
Hey I did it,,posted one, called Sunrise Kisses. Now am I in the right room...lol Thanks anyway...Linda |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon |
I once wrote a snippet to a (later written) poem, under the headlights of passing cars as I was riding down a long stretch of dark country roads with my hubby/kids...if I hadn't of written it then and there I'd have lost it totally by the time we reached home..lucky hubby was tolerant of my hasty etchings on a napkin LOL He dunno what to do with me at times ~Heather |
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Effigy Member
since 2000-04-11
Posts 486disbelief |
I need not waste time saying anything more about this poem other than that it was just great. After all, what is reality anyway? Nothin' but a collective hunch. |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
a well deserved vote for a simply wonderful poem As i lay to sleep~ i pray my muse will still stay~ Never Writer's Block another poets prayer senyru for you hope u like |
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Jon Mewett Senior Member
since 2000-03-04
Posts 1304 |
Pdv only one word here. Brilliant. Voted Jon |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Excellent. So poetic yet so cleverly realistic. Pete |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
{~,^} Sunshine ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Great Poem, YEP! |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Well I thought this has a lot of replies, and does it need mine. Just in case, another vote will surely help... So many to read, I'm not going to assume that the gems will be found and voted on. Well atleast this one was. Great job, I now remember it from before and eveynight that I can't sleep. Parker |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Sharon, beautiful absolutely, I think we can all relate to this. You've got my vote My grief lies onward and my joy behind (Shakespeare) |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
This poem has to be like the forward or something!! Or at the very least. . . first in the book!! Great one deVine. . . ------------------------------------------------------ That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Yep... what everyone else said. |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
Okay, I agree with all the rest - however (yeah leave it to me to be the lone dissenter... hmmmm... lone dissenter? I should wear a mask and have sidekick... uh... sorry, wandered off there....) I would change computer to something else, desk, table, anything else, to make this poem truly universal for all poets everywhere, because not all use a computer. It works wonderfully as is, for those of us here at Passions or other computer poetry pages (why any others exist beyond Passions is beyond me....) Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn. JP "Everything is your own damn fault, if you are any good." E. Hemmingway |
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warmhrt Senior Member
since 1999-12-18
Posts 1563 |
This is the perfect poet's lament. Wonderfully done, and very deserving. Kris the poet's pen...gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name ~ Shakespeare |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
A wonderful poem and prayer, Sharon! Denise |
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minneouw New Member
since 2000-06-19
Posts 6 |
This is great! You've got my vote. |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Much, much praise for this, Ms. Poet! Perfectly, poetically parleyed! ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Christopher J Member
since 2000-06-21
Posts 94 |
A great poem!...it has my vote. |
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Moonshine Member
since 1999-10-01
Posts 265Australia |
Excellent PdV, Take my vote! |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
My vote is cast! Elizabeth I'm grabbing my hat and coat I'm leaving the cat a note Quick call me a ferry boat-getting out of town! |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
PdV, would you please turn off that darn computer and come to bed? hehe  (sorry, couldn't resist) alright, i'm in my PJ's, but i'll vote anyway! |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
PdV~ Wonderful poem...yep this is a poets prayer Great read Tracie~ Love is the life of the soul... It is the harmony of the universe |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
PoetdeVine~ Truly, truly lovely and thoughtful. We so appreciate you and your talent. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Michael
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
What more needs to be said about this one... Was magical the first time I read it - still is. Sorry I'm late, btw... Michael |
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Michael
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
OOPS - forgot to check the "vote" box - got it right this time... hehe Michael |
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