Lines of Ireland(Kathleen's challenge)

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Moon Dust

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since 1999-06-11

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Skelmersdale, UK

0 posted 2001-03-10 11:21 AM

Ok i'm not Irish and i've never been to Ireland, but I have Irish acensary. Anyway my uncle had a friend form Ireland who drew his home of Ireland from memory and now it's here in my home. I'd thought I'd use it for this challenge.

Lines of Ireland

There's a picture,
That dons the wall,
That has always compelled me,
Of what it was like,
To live in that farmhouse,
The emerald Isle people tell me,
The colour green rings clear,
But this picture only,
Black, white and the inbetween grays,
Yet I see the colour of blueskies,
The green in the grass and the trees,
I see the sliver of day old duckings
The sweet colour of farmlife,
Stood in awe of my imagination,
I stood in the lines of Ireland.

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.

VAS
Member Rara Avis

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1 posted 2001-03-10 11:28 AM

Ooooh, I like and now, you have given me inspiration to try one, too. Since I'm not Irish either.

Moon Dust

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since 1999-06-11

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Skelmersdale, UK

2 posted 2001-03-10 12:00 PM

Thanks VAS, you go

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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3 posted 2001-03-10 01:07 PM

Very creative, Moon Dust, being able to imagine all the color from a black and white photo!

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

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4 posted 2001-03-10 02:23 PM

BRAVO ...this should be framed!!!!!!!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

Moon Dust

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since 1999-06-11

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Skelmersdale, UK

5 posted 2001-03-10 05:05 PM

Denise - Ah i've always done that with black and white pic tried to imagine the colour

thanks.

Kathleen - thankyou so much

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.

Rex Allen McCoy
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since 2000-01-30

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Sippin a Timmy's in London

6 posted 2001-03-10 10:33 PM

There's many a Irish home, with drawings and paintings of home, adorning their walls
Your poem reminds me of their great pride of home and family
thankyou

Lone Wolf
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7 posted 2001-03-10 11:36 PM

Moon Dust,

Well done and very original. You are very lucky to have that picture. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Lone Wolf

Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

Moon Dust

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since 1999-06-11

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Skelmersdale, UK

8 posted 2001-03-11 08:48 AM

Rex - yeah I'm lucky to share that thought, thanks.

Lone Wolf - Yes I am lucky, its a nice drawing, thanks for reading

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.

skyshine

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Beneath the northern stars

9 posted 2006-03-18 01:33 AM

You painted the scene with words very nicely!

~sky

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