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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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Oh, Boy He walked away slowly, with a discernible new bounce, school backpack draped casually over one shoulder. About to leave, son delivered safely, I was struck by an impression, not of a fourth grade boy, but of an emergent young man. Some shift in genetic structure surely must have taken place while he slept, a miraculous surge of growth the only explanation. The workday called noisily, yet I lingered, felt the distance between us imperceptibly stretch, in minute minutes freedom claimed. © 2000 Corinne Bailey [This message has been edited by Corinne (edited 12-06-2000).] |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Lovely reflection Corinne. Written like a true mother...like the song says "time passed us by like a soft whispered sigh" I love your angle of perception here it's very realistic while remaining poetically beautiful...ethome |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
Having a grown son..this brings a tear to my eye..nicely done corinne...  ~Victoria~< !signature--> A poem is never finished, only abandoned. - Paul Valery (1871-1945) [This message has been edited by Victoria (edited 12-06-2000).] |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Time sure flies...and you can't help but wonder where it went. Truly awesome work here, Corinne. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Corinne~ Awwwww ! Tugging this mommy's heartstrings ! You're such a tender mom ... Love you~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
What man could possible want to be free of you sweet poet. Park |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thank you very much, Ethome. What song is that from? Victoria, it is hard, isn't it? Thank you! Elizabeth, many thanks, sweet lady! Thank you, Marge! Love you, too! Park, thank you, you flirt, you! Corinne |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Corinne, in tears here. How well I know. I look at my son sometimes (almost eye to eye now) and I am overwhelmed. And shame on me, when he talks with that little man voice, sometimes I don't hear a word he says because I am so startled that THAT sound is coming out of "my baby"...sigh. We need to enjoy every minute, I think. Thank you for this one!!! |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
I have two sons, and they tower over me, and just the other day I had tears in my eyes, remembering them in my arms, at feeding time and smiling thinking, how impossible. I loved this one. What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life. Walt Whitman |
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