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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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Mariner's Net What secrets harbored upon olden sailing craft moored to weathered slips of St. Margaret’s Bay! Through treacherous inlets in predawn slow dance, ancestral honored trade practiced in remembrance. Silent sundown broken call of gulls, creak of masts, sodden sails furled in the absence of day. When the mist swirls in on late summer afternoons, fishermen, alerted, hasten boats home. Sailors listen intently to repeated weather warnings; gulls sheltering on slippery bows steal from today’s catch. The channel’s hold is full of treasures buried, time has swept tidal sands over stories never told. © 2000 CM Bailey [This message has been edited by Corinne (edited 12-18-2000).] |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Corinne~  I LOVE THIS!!!  Definately a favorite for my library! Oh.....tears to my eyes...I need to get to the coast...........thank you for this!  -SEA |
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Poeminister Senior Member
since 2000-02-26
Posts 1862Regina SK; Canada |
Corinne-- Excellent writing. 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 |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Silent evenings broken call of gulls, creak of masts, unfurled sodden sails in the absence of day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Corrine, this is fabulous and the imagery weaved in the verse is ohhhh sooo beautiful... Thanks for the delightful read... coco |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Corinne sweet poet back to the sea are you. Very nice your making me home sick for the coast... and past loves  Parker |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thank you, SEA! I'm gald you enjoyed! I miss the sea too! Poeminister, thanks! Cocobaci, thank you! Thank you, Parker, for the sweet words! Corinne |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Who better could I choose to emulate than you - My word pictures pale by comparison with yours - but I'll keep trying |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is enchanting, Corinne. "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 |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Wilfred, you are too kind, thank you very much! Thanks, Irish Rose! Corinne |
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kindasorta Member
since 2000-12-02
Posts 56 |
Wow! My, the catch of day? a keeper for me, for sure! for sure! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Corinne~ Here I was - just trolling along and got caught in the net of this beauty. Way to reel 'em in, fisherlady ! The imagery is fascinating. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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John R Member
since 2000-12-14
Posts 141Toledo OH |
Enjoyed your imagery in this. Nice read. If a dream touches us, it exists to us as anything else that touches us. John |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thank you kindly, Kindasorta, Marge and JohnR! Corinne |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Fabulous writing, Corinne! You always paint beautiful pictures with your words! Denise |
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