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I Walked a Deserted Road....................
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I Walked a Deserted Road.................... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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I Walked a Deserted Road in direction of north to south with an old stone bridge at one end I walked a lonely road today and on it, found my spiritual friend lined straight on either side of me, hedge trees now shed of leave kept their apples of lime green tight, like Christmas balls, they do not grieve here recent marks of "making way" showed up in machine's road mark I stepped quietly down the middle, eyes then rest on newly rotting bark abandoned long ago, this road, it saw travelers of many kind I could hear faded voices of children with the chore of school on their mind phantoms dressed in pant of denim and school dress of cotton twill under morning's sunlight gleam their voice and laughter shrill I could imagine ancient buckboard tugged by stubborn mule hear the ramrod's lonely call as he traveled in morning's cool with the sun upon my back, I espied there in the brush a white of tail, a doe, a buck, whisk away through the bush there, overhead, stretched a skeleton cottonwood fingers scraping the sky never to again drop a leaf to ground awaiting hit of lightening to die paw-prints in the damp below gave view to hidden night's life in the rush of November air came the spirit of all lost strife the sun was soon then covered as winds blew in clouds of rain I left the years of long ago returned to the present once again this deserted road, still, beneath my feet an abandoned bridge, here, of years ago takes my mind a'journeying, takes my breath away and I wonder at the wander of "them," just so. Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, then speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Kari, this is so evocative, full to bursting of images. I really love this one Kari, you do these so well. Loud applause, bravos and other equally noisy demonstrations of approval. (I know exuberance again, I'll try to keep the noise down to a dull roar!!) Love this as always Mushy Marsha  Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Echoing Marsha here ... applause, applause! What a wonderful journey you've taken my mind to Karilea ... you've woven such beautiful imagery of the past into this historical piece ... lovely!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
Oh Karilea, O-My! ...no words..You are something! I shall return to this one, taking this journey again and again. What a poet, what a wonderful poem!! Marcy "this deserted road, still, beneath my feet an abandoned bridge, here, of years ago takes my mind a'journeying, takes my breath away and I wonder at the wander of "them," just so." |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
I can feel the crisp autumn air as I read this. beautiful. Images jump right to mind as clear as a bell. it was a wonderful walk. Thank you. Ron Tossing words like wishful coins into the deep well of an open heart. R. fox |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
"they" make me wonder too Sunshine. . . wonderful walk with you. . . ---------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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