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Oh Mighty Pen
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Oh Mighty Pen |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song 
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Oh mighty pen... help me with this verse with words from the heart from which I do not rehearse So many feelings from the depths of my soul yearning to spill forth all the time taking a toll Your power is my release from the bondage of life when everyday happenings cut through like the knife Oh mighty pen... lend me your touch might I share with words my life's story and such Mark Bohannan |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
yes...indeed ...we need to "purge" these emotions and express our selves thru our poetry... where would we be without our poets pen and our muse ... I know I would be lost. perfect poem to honor your love and need for poetry. well written verse. "me" eyes enjoyed "lying" on your words much  you lay them down ... Ill take em in *smile* take care kind poet jm baby dont you work so hard for this prize you've found, it will all be gone-when you turn around, cause nothing lasts forever anyway. Rick Roberts |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
jm-thank you once again for your kind words and for the polite correction in the grammer arena. You are way to sweet. |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Mark, well expressed, the flow, the rhyme the way you weaved the longing to write was perfect. I agree, I would be lost without poetry, reading it and writing it. This is your best piece, my friend. Keep writing for us!  Take care, Melissa Honeybee |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Your power is my release from the bondage of life when everyday happenings cut through like the knife Oh mighty pen... lend me your touch might I share with words my life's story and such .... Some sing and seek release, others paint and seek release, but you, Mark, have used the pen...and very wonderfully too... regards, sudhir. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee, Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; - John Donne |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Melissa and Sudhir--Thank you both for your for your time in reading this and for your words of praise. I appreciate them all. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
good job! Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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LoveBug
Moderator
Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
I know this feeling well, my friend. Writing is the friend that is there when all else fails and betrays. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief" -Shakespea |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
LOL..hey Mark... trust me when I tell you...I make WAY too many of my own grammar mistakes to correct anyone... I just put that in quotes so you would know I was refering to your other reply to me-- about "laying" my eyes on your poems but you can call me sweet anytime, anyway LOL later-cool-poet gator jm baby dont you work so hard for this prize you've found, it will all be gone-when you turn around, cause nothing lasts forever anyway. Rick Roberts |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Sunshine--Thanks much. LoveBug--I believe we all have this feeling at one time or another. Thank you for your words. Janet Marie--The correction was well received and I shall always look forward to your kind words "your sweetness". |
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Temptress
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Beautiful. Nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love. Who can predict his comings and goings? "Thoreau" |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Now how many times have I pleaded with my pen!!!!! I just hate it when the thoughts are in your head, but your pen won't write them! You expressed this very well. Marina It is a blessing to have wings for words, and passion in pen Marina Crossley |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Temptress and Marina--Thank you so much for the comments. |
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Colin Senior Member
since 1999-06-05
Posts 596Callington, Cornwall, England |
You've shared this part very well Mark, now on to the next while you're on a roll Eric. "We are the music makers and we are the makers of dreams." - Willy Wonka. |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Eric, thanks and I will be on the "next" this evening. Look for the post. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Where the words are in your head, your heart, the pen will follow...eventually...whimsical and frustrating at the same time |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Paula, my dear one. The words ARE in my head and with the inspiration I have found in the past few days they are now spilling forth. We both know who to thank don't we? |
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Eloise Senior Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 1096Wyoming |
What wonderful words have flowed out of your pen. Enjoyed this very much. |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Eloise--thanks so much. Happy that you enjoyed this. |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
like this....think it would have the same effect if it was Oh Mighty Keyboard? lolol i just can't seem to write as easily when i am forced to do so with a pen and paper....its just not the same without cut and paste and drag and drop... really nice poem, liked it a lot |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
I think so many of us here can relate to this, Mark...poetry is an expression of who we are and what we feel...you have penned it well! |
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JulieAnn Senior Member
since 2000-06-12
Posts 754Earth 3rd Rock from the sun!! |
I can't believe I didn't read this before now!!! It is great!!! Loved it!! Julie :) |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Corazon, Martie, and Julie--thank you all for your kind words. I never thought that this one would receive much attention. |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
great poem, well said. really enjoyed. A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Brian-glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading it. |
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