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The Family Album |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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The Family Album (for my mother) From the porch swing of safe rocking with that familiar squeak I knew just the right rhythm to call home with scabby knees falling so often into this lap where breathing was better. I see you now in your glass frame, Marian of youth glow camera charm delicate that twitch of smile lips like thin petals leaning towards me from those black and white years. What took you through the colored days and all the intricate minutes to the time when you found such pleasure rolling up your pants to just above the knee and wading the shallow end with age dropping around you. That minute when I stole your glee for my album lingers here in treasured time out for you in heaven have descended to me again and again in warm folding and covered me with that same precious blanket that cradled my porch swing peace. Sometimes the rhythm of time comes unglued and frees me to fall back and hold you to me in your magnificent pain where courage surprised me with its display as your fingers stroked away the walls holding you with fragments of smiles and took you drugged and delirious across the threshold. So in this opening the past spreads its color in front of me and I just want to curl with you on that swing and let memory drench me with you. [This message has been edited by Martie (edited 05-03-2000).] |
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A.C.Turner Member
since 2000-04-30
Posts 83Reading, Pa.Home of Bardfest |
So beautiful! Lots of wonderful phrases in there. This is a piece I will enjoy for years to come. Thanks for this one. ACT. |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Martie....this is wonderful. You have taken my breath away with the beauty, love and sadness here. Emotions exquisitely expressed. Thank you for sharing this. 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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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
This is beyond compare Martie! Your emotions are told so beautifully and flawlessly. A treasure for sure. I was just reading your post to mine and I had to read this.... Marina [This message has been edited by Marina (edited 05-03-2000).] |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Martie, I got nostalgic goosebumps as I read this, thinking of those black and white years. A wonderful look at family ties. Exquisite, again. Liz |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Oh, Martie... this is beautiful! So much sadness for what wasn't... so much appreciation for what was. Thank you for sharing your memories... and reminding me of some of my own. |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
this is great, I just love imagining the pictures you paint with your words |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Martie, brought tears to my eyes with this one, hon. Corinne |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
What a wonderful way to describe the Family Album...it's so sad to look at sometimes, wondering where those years went to...we were just kids a few days ago weren't we? |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
ACT--Thanks so much for the years to come..that is quite a compliment. Lizzie--thank you for such a sweet reply...Hugs back. Marina--I was hoping that you would read this, you compliment me greatly with your reply. Corazon--Thank you for such a nice compliment. Corinne--And you have for me, a nuber of times. PdV--Yup, we were kids just a few days ago..well... I'm still a kid ..(he he) Liz--are goose bumps good for you? Thanks for being so sweet. suthern--glad to have brought back some of your memories, with mine. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Martie~ With a son getting married Saturday ... I was flipping through a few 'Family Albums' myself. This is exquisite. 'So in this opening the past spreads its color in front of me and I just want to curl with you on that swing and let memory drench me with you.' Yep .... a 'Polaroid moment' for sure. ~*Marge*~< !signature--> ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] [This message has been edited by Marge Tindal (edited 06-15-2000).] |
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