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RobertB
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Champaign, IL

0 posted 2001-01-01 10:11 AM

Listening

Raindrops fall on an emotionally parched earth
yet the suns brilliant rays evaporate their worth
and such is the ending just as it began
when one follows the cycle of the circle of man.

Moonbeams flee from their source soon to be gone
there isn't much time to dance on the lawn
for when night becomes day the waltz isn't remembered
and the fondest of dreams our minds have dismembered.

So questing for substance with permanence not mentioned
we must look deeper than mere consciousness intentioned
this is initiated by defining the start
listening to words spoken from a heart to a heart.

Robert

if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming.

Nan

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1 posted 2001-01-01 10:15 AM

quote:

Raindrops fall on an emotionally parched earth
yet the suns brilliant rays evaporate their worth

I like it, Robert... Sometimes life is just one big oxymoron, isn't it??

We'd best start listening... heart to heart.. You're absolutely right..

Kit McCallum

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2 posted 2001-01-01 10:19 AM

"So questing for substance with permanence not mentioned
we must look deeper than mere consciousness intentioned"

Wonderfully written Robert, and such a poignant message, beautifully done!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2001-01-01 10:21 AM

This one makes me think...about many things...thank you Robert...

Janet Marie
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4 posted 2001-01-01 10:23 AM

Raindrops fall on an emotionally parched earth
yet the suns brilliant rays evaporate their worth
and such is the ending just as it began
when one follows the cycle of the circle of man
=================
theres a whole lot of wisdom in those words
EXCELLENT poetic ponderings Robert...written with depth
very cool poem....perfect cadence
Happy New Year
jm

Sprayed across my heart and hers
Danced butterflies in the wild
This angel, this woman ,
who loves me with the innocence of a child.
~DeVante~

Irish Rose
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5 posted 2001-01-01 10:44 AM

Well, you reached the nature lover in me and the flow in this only adds to the splendor of the words. Thank you for posting this one!

"Every man dies.
Not every man truly lives."
Braveheart

Kathleen

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

6 posted 2001-01-01 11:04 AM

Robert~
I've read this aloud four times -
the cadence is mesmerizing -

I copied it onto my little speaking clipboard
and let it be read back to me -
Yep ... it is wonderfully lilting.

I especially had a fondness for this thought -
'and such is the ending just as it began
when one follows the cycle of the circle of man.'

I enjoyed this.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

RobertB
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since 1999-09-26

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Champaign, IL

7 posted 2001-01-01 11:40 AM

Thank you one and all....I wrote this as an anniversary gift to a friend.

Yet as is all or most of my poetry, it is about me.....thinking about thinking about stuff (life)

Robert

Victoria

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8 posted 2001-01-01 12:25 PM

love this Robert...and you write about life so well..

~Victoria~

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
- Paul Valery (1871-1945)

Denise

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9 posted 2001-01-01 12:45 PM

I love it, Robert! This is wonderful! Heart to heart, yep, that's the best way to listen!

Denise

RobertB
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since 1999-09-26

Posts 1104
Champaign, IL

10 posted 2001-01-01 01:20 PM

Thanks Vic.....I guess maybe I live it so well that writing about it is second nature.

Denise....you make me smile.... you!!

brian madden
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11 posted 2001-01-01 03:57 PM

beautifully written words of value, enjoyed the read.

It's in your eyes a fire that's wild and glorious
Unhibited, unfinished in everything I do Let the morning rise like our hearts desire" whipping boy

VAS
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12 posted 2001-01-01 04:24 PM

The 1st 2 lines of the 3rd stanza say it all! Well done!

RobertB
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Posts 1104
Champaign, IL

13 posted 2001-01-01 05:02 PM

Thank you Brian....I am so glad it moved you.

VAS...I really appreciate your comments

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