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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

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0 posted 2001-03-09 11:59 PM

A whisper so soft,
... as if was not spoken,
Night's gentle breeze,
... the quiet unbroken,
Oaken cathedrals,
... worship the moon,
As silence is broken,
... by call of the loon.
A melody haunting,
... sad music she weaves,
Through still of the forest,
... through shimmering leaves,
Seeks out the answers,
... eternity's call,
No answer forthcoming,
... no answer at all.
Shadows are dancing,
... at touch of moon's glow,
First breath of twilight,
... on lush land below,
Vespers of evening,
... sound forth through the limbs,
Whispering winds,
... sing out nature's hymns,
Echoes the loon,
...over forest and glen,
Night's benediction,
...called forth from the fen,
Doe stops to listen,
... beside stands her fawn,
Awaiting the answer,
... awaiting new dawn.

Meadowmuse
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since 1999-12-27

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1 posted 2001-03-10 12:08 PM

We are sympatico tonight, it appears. The moonlight brings out the elemental forces in all creatures, I believe. A lovely composition, this reminds me, somewhat, of Debussy. Thank you, hope you are well, my friend.

Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06

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Michigan

2 posted 2001-03-10 12:37 PM

Mike~ This has such a tender soft feel to it...like soft silk over skin...beautiful words woven in golden rhyme...no one does it like you...and I doubt they ever could...this is superb!!

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2001-03-10 06:03 AM

You folks sure answer the full moon....this is lovely....a wonderful [re]read to wake up to and enjoy....

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

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4 posted 2001-03-10 10:16 AM

the imagery is breathtaking in this, and I mean that.

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
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5 posted 2001-03-10 10:34 AM

Beautiful! This is like a Monet in poetry. VEry lovely, truly!

Marge Tindal

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6 posted 2001-03-10 10:36 AM

Mike~
Just so very lovely !
~*Marge*~

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Moon Dust

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7 posted 2001-03-10 10:42 AM

Mike love this

Don't ever give in, if you do you've lost everything you've ever had and everything you hope to gain, but if you carry on your already winning.

Denise

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8 posted 2001-03-10 10:55 AM

Breathtakingly beautiful, Mike! What I got from this is that the answer is found in the new dawn, or in other words, that focusing on that coming new dawn brings hope for the answer. I love the sense of hope that this expresses, at least to me, anyway!

Janet Marie
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9 posted 2001-03-10 01:36 PM

A whisper so soft,
... as if was not spoken,
Night's gentle breeze,
... the quiet unbroken,
Oaken cathedrals,
... worship the moon,
As silence is broken,
... by call of the loon.
A melody haunting,
... sad music she weaves,
Through still of the forest,
... through shimmering leaves,
Seeks out the answers,
... eternity's call,
No answer forthcoming,
... no answer at all.
Shadows are dancing,
... at touch of moon's glow,
First breath of twilight,
... on lush land below,
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suberb imagery and the cadence of this is perfect
the is was a pleasure to read aloud Mike
excellent vocabulary choices
very well done poet sir..as always.

Some find subtlety in strangers
some find subtlety alone
Your eyes,you see everything
my eyes,I see its all together now
and I know.
~candlebox~

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

10 posted 2001-03-10 02:05 PM

Dear Mike:
This is lovely! It brought back many memories of watching and listening to loons.
I grew up in Canada and you have captured the
feeling loon voices create.

Betty Lou Hebert

Voiceless
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since 2001-02-19

Posts 686
Under the stars upon the wind

11 posted 2001-03-10 02:08 PM

Beautiful...
I love it...
Plus I love loons, so it only gets better!

~*Peachy Be*~

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