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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

0 posted 2001-08-11 09:41 PM

Like a pretentious peacock
You strutted and lied
Chest out, head cocked to one side
With plumage displayed arrogantly
In unsubstantiated pride
Attempting to torture
Intending to hurt
Trying to ruffle my feathers
And soil my skirt
You scattered nasty put-downs
All over the dirt
But don't strut yourself at me
For no meek peahen I be
I outgrew your enclosure
And set myself free
Now I strut my own stuff
For the whole barnyard to see
What a glorious feeling
Self-acceptance can be

Havin' fun struttin'
under the midnitesun

MoonShadow
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since 2001-08-02

Posts 943
Dark side of the Moon.

1 posted 2001-08-11 10:56 PM

Whose struttin' now? You go Gurl!! :-)

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

2 posted 2001-08-12 04:45 PM

Midnitesun: Cute poem! It was fun to read.

Betty Lou Hebert

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2001-08-12 10:44 PM

Thanks Moon Shadow and Trillium. This was a fun poem to write.

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

4 posted 2001-08-13 08:40 PM

I like this but careful there. Pride goeth before a fall as he found out. Joyce

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

5 posted 2001-08-14 02:27 AM

Thanks, Joyce. It pays to be reminded of that once in a while. Glad you liked the poem.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

6 posted 2001-08-14 07:06 AM

MidniteSun~
Oh ... I REALLY like this~
Very, very nicely done~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

7 posted 2001-08-14 07:06 PM

Thanks, Marge.I'm glad you liked it. Being a bird lover helps to enjoy any poetry about peacocks...even the human kind.

illusion
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since 2001-06-19

Posts 296

8 posted 2001-08-15 10:23 AM

What a glorious feeling
Self-acceptance can be

That's a feeling I hope to one day experience.

I was drawn in by the title and enjoyed this poem very much.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

9 posted 2001-08-15 10:46 PM

I'm glad you liked the title and the poem, and hope you find that state of self-acceptance. (It took me over 40 years to get to that spot.)

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