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Mike
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0 posted 2000-12-17 03:16 PM



I am the Keeper of the Plains,
No shuttered room does life extol,
Virgin prairie; open sky,
Is the body; is the soul.
Last fingers of a dying sun,
Rattle of Wapiti's bones,
Winds blow north; winds blow south,
Echoes of a warrior's moans.
Tears of eagles, down cheeks coursing,
Evermore the prairie stains,
In my sorrow; pain's despairing,
Cries the Keeper of the Plains.

© Copyright 2000 Mike - All Rights Reserved
Seymour Tabin
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1 posted 2000-12-17 03:24 PM


Mike,
Warm and interesting dialauge.

Poeminister
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2 posted 2000-12-17 03:27 PM


"Virgin prairie; open sky,
Is the body; is the soul."

Wonderful peice.  Enjoyed the read.

Poeminister

"...no single sound too rude upon thy slumber shall intrude, Our thoughts, our souls-
O God above! In every deed shall mingle, love."
-Poe


Dark Angel
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3 posted 2000-12-17 04:08 PM


Very nice Mike, I enjoyed  

Maree

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and fill every corner and crevice of
this earth, still this wouldn't be enough"
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Sunshine
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4 posted 2000-12-17 04:28 PM


Mike, make sure our Marge sees this or she will kick herself...

This is wonderful and I wish I had written it...

I really do...

Thank you for sharing...


Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...
I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ




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5 posted 2000-12-17 06:32 PM


love the metaphor here....wonderful done


Charisma

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6 posted 2000-12-17 08:07 PM


Mike~
A wonderfully written piece, my friend.
Hauntingly rich with truth.

Many would not know of the Wapiti pronounced -(WAA-pi-tea).
It is believed that it is a Shawnee word meaning "white rump", which would be descriptive of the elk's large rump patch.



Yes, I'm sure the warrior's moans would
be heard yet, as they certainly suffered.

Thank you, Mike.
And enjoyable read that I will share with others.
~*Marge*~




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Martie
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7 posted 2000-12-17 09:35 PM


Mike--wonderful discriptive passages so well done...peace to you, my friend.
Butterflies_dont_cry
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8 posted 2000-12-18 07:02 AM


Mike* You continue to place me in Awe of
your talent...this is absolutely stunning,
The flow of this was poetic
perfection....thank you for continuing to
share your gift of weave~
Happy Holidays to you!


The best and most beautiful things
in the world cannot be seen or even touched
---- they must be felt with the heart~
*??*

Irish Rose
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9 posted 2000-12-18 09:08 AM


I had wished this one were longer...

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,
so I never have to live without you."

Winnie the Pooh



jwesley
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10 posted 2000-12-18 10:27 AM


I am in agree with all the above, mike, and I too wish it went on....not that it's lacking a thing...

jwesley

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