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Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

0 posted 2001-01-05 11:56 PM

The sleeping poet tosses
poetically from side to side,
in rhythm and in rhyme
throwing all covers aside.

What words caress this dreamer’s mind
In a midnight fantasy?
What wonders of form and verse
will be written for all to see.

Perhaps the sleeping poet
never really dreams at night
But pens his dreams as poems
when the morning sun is bright.

So tiptoe round the poet
if you see him in repose
He’s not really sleeping, but,
beginning to compose.

jwesley
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1 posted 2001-01-06 12:02 PM

Ah, me friend, you've done it so "deVine" again. As usual.

jwesley

Janet Marie
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2 posted 2001-01-06 12:04 PM

so true PD ... a poets best inspiration seems to come in the wee hours of the night
this one reminds me of our own Michael
(who by the way is greatly missed round here)
very cool poem ...
jm

Am I loved by my words
Will my vows weather the tide
Bended knees can forsee
all the rhythms of life
And a heart can be held without pride
~Vante

Victoria

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3 posted 2001-01-06 12:07 PM

yes so true..i think poetry in my sleep too ..enjoyed very much ms devine..

~V~

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

Poeminister
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Regina SK; Canada

4 posted 2001-01-06 12:46 PM

True...when ever I'm dreaming, i'm usually writing at the same time, sleeping too sometimes--sleep-writing, metroambulistic experiences..then I wake up and dream dreams again reading them. Wonderful write. A pleasure to read...

Poeminister

I wonder if "metroambulistic"'s an actual word...

[This message has been edited by Poeminister (edited 01-06-2001).]

Stan
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5 posted 2001-01-06 12:51 PM

There you go again! Another neat job of compressing a good idea into a well formed package. I like your style!

Mark Bohannan
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In the winds of Cherokee song

6 posted 2001-01-06 01:37 AM

That is the reason that I learned to dream while I was awake. I hate to sleep anyway so I had no choice. This was wonderfully penned and says so much of the truth that it is a wonder why it hasn't been written before now.

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

7 posted 2001-01-06 01:54 AM

PoetdeVine~
This is wonderfully written.

I must confess that my first read-through
showed me I must be ready for bed~

'So tiptoe round the poet
if you see him in repose
He’s not really sleeping, but,
beginning to compose.'
(I thought it said decompose !)
LOL !

Pardon my middle-of-the-night humor ...
~*Marge*~

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

Bill Charles
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highways, & byways, for now

8 posted 2001-01-06 02:20 AM

Good morning Poet deVine,

"Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up"!!!!!!, I say!!!!
"Wake That Poet Up"

Just kidding, had to do that for some reason. A very enjoyable read, and I did enjoy it.

BC

tracie66
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9 posted 2001-01-06 02:24 AM

Ahhhh wonderful write PdV, great read
Tracie~

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It is the harmony of the universe

Paula Finn
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missouri

10 posted 2001-01-06 02:58 AM

Thats why there is always a pen and paper beside my bed...this is perfect PdV

ethome
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11 posted 2001-01-06 04:16 AM

Lately I wish I could get more composing time. This is great PDV! I know one thing...the sleeping poet sure comes up with some great ideas .... so, yes, I'll be quiet if I'm ever around one.....ethome

Agust P
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12 posted 2001-01-06 08:59 AM

"He’s not really sleeping, but,
beginning to compose."

Very good, I loved it, AP

hoot_owl_rn
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13 posted 2001-01-06 09:18 AM

Smiling here...I've been known to write a poem or two in my sleep

serenity blaze
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14 posted 2001-01-06 09:35 AM

We're allowed to SLEEP? I did not get the memo...

and this is classic deVine...I love your style, lady.

Sven

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East Lansing, MI USA

15 posted 2001-01-06 01:04 PM

*An Old Joke*
In a graveyard in Salzburg, the tourist asks the guard, "What is that strange music?"

The guard says, "Oh, that's just Beethoven decomposing. . . " (LOL)

Sorry, couldn't help it. . . just came to my mind when I read this one. . . which, by the way. . .is wonderful deVine!!!

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16 posted 2001-01-06 07:13 PM

SSShhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

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The Shores of Alone

17 posted 2001-01-07 06:47 PM

Perfect, and absolutely true. I fall asleep with poems half formed, and in the half asleep time in the morning I do five or ten poems that never make it to the other room.
Enjoyed lots!
Sandra

Irish Rose
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18 posted 2001-01-07 06:48 PM

Sure this is me! I'm supposed to be taking a rest! ha!

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

Kathleen

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19 posted 2001-01-07 07:25 PM

What a perfect last stanza! You are so right (or is that write?), deVine one...the poet's mind never sleeps.....

Jamie
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Blue Heaven

20 posted 2001-01-07 07:39 PM

When that poet is one like you
and the covers are all askew
the words that touch upon her mind
are indeed wonders-- of every kind

And once her muse greets her pen
We all enjoy great poems again.

Jamie

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil.
"Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely".

LilJenn
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21 posted 2001-01-07 08:48 PM

But pens his dreams as poems
When the morning sun is bright

....this is so true, I loved it!!!

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

22 posted 2001-01-07 09:15 PM

You've submitted this to the main forum, write, er...right? Right? Tell me you did!!!!

suthern

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23 posted 2001-01-12 04:05 PM

Okay... The bratty part of me wanting to scream "WAKE UP!" just for the heck of it is silenced by the memory of that notebook beside my bed! LOL This is great, PDV!!!

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