Passions Gallery: Allan Riverwood (The Keeper)

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Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2001-04-22 01:48 AM

our journeys continue here in the Crystal Catacombs
we have seen many strange and wonderful things
but nothing could have prepared us for him

near the shores of the River of Transcendence
in a place of his own being, is where he exists
not only in this world, but on that other plane as well

he welcomed us to the Catacombs with open arms
speaking in phrases of omnireplication, ever changing
but understood to all of our ears as clear as a song

Welcome brave and worthy travellers to the Crystal Catacombs
this is a place full of many wonderful and amazing sights
the least of which is I, Allan of Riverwood, Keeper of The Crystals

since the beginning of time, I have existed
not only here, but in that other realm as well
balancing the two worlds of light and dark for all eternity

we learned much from The Keeper that day
he shared with us the secrets of the Catacombs
and when we woke the next day, he was gone

but the Crystals remained. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Dopey Dope

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Member Patricius

since 2000-08-30

Posts 11132
San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 posted 2001-04-22 02:07 AM

Wow Sven, this truly was an amazing piece. I enjoyed this poem VERY much. Great job.

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

I'm in love with my shadow
I admire it daily

Allan Riverwood

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since 2001-01-04

Posts 3502
Winnipeg

2 posted 2001-04-22 02:38 AM

Sir Sven! Excellent poem, my friend. I know, it's about me. So what? I can see all the neat phrases in here that I just caught, like "omnireplication" and "River of Transcendence." This is so neat!

I really feel special now! This brightened my day.

I really have to get off my hiney and finish that series! I'm going to go and do that now. Thanks for the inspiration, Sven!

And thanks for the recognition, and the publicity too!

Thanks for the poem! A real "Keeper" that I'm vainly adding to my library.

~Allan

Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
~Unknown

cherish
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since 2001-03-25

Posts 1639
swimming in fairy floss...........

3 posted 2001-04-22 02:43 AM

hey wow sven that was great!!

i bet it really gave allan a boost!! heheheh
nah allan we all love you here..you and your never ending comments...keep it up buddy..

"Life is not long and boring,
it's short and compelling." -Javier Agosto-

Acies

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Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-07

Posts 7665
Twilight Zone

4 posted 2001-04-22 03:00 AM

Great write Sven. Poems that remind me to keep working on whatever little talent I have. Thanks for sharing here in this amazing forum

"So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this give life to thee." W.S.

anonymous albert ?

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since 2001-03-23

Posts 2979

5 posted 2001-04-22 03:27 AM

nicely written sven
it to fitted the person
u were writing about very well..
great job...
thanks for sharing such poem
keep writing...

and acrie y do u say that ?
i know u have talent and never say that again
cuz i already know u have a very special talent
by showin others that u care

...?

death is not the greatest loss in life. the greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. -norman cousins

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Child of the Stars

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since 2000-09-07

Posts 1658
Ann Arbor, MI

6 posted 2001-04-22 09:06 AM

ooooOOOOOoooOOOoo Another ego boost, Allan!

Way to go Sven! Wahoo! I liked this an ever very much.

~Carly

There is pleasure in poetic pains which only poets know......~Unknown

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

7 posted 2001-04-22 11:37 AM

Thanks everyone. . .

The Passions Gallery series is a group of poems that I'm writing that are basically "Portraits" of the person that they're written about.

I always try to include the name of the person that I'm writing about (Allan of Riverwood) and some things about them, or about their personality (transcendence, Crystal Catacombs, onmnireplication)

The poems take on all sorts of shapes, haiku, free verse, rhyme, whatever. . .

This is the second series of Gallery Portraits, there are a couple right now in Open #13, and the first series is in Open #10 and #11.

Dopey, thanks. . . I'm glad that you liked it. . . I knew that you would like it. . .

cherish, I don't really think that Allan needs the boost

. . . but, I thought that I'd give him one anyway. . . thanks for reading!!!

acire, don't make me come over there man. . . you have more talent than you give yourself credit for. . . keep it up!! And thanks for letting me post in this great forum and talk about one of your own. . .

albert, thanks for the words about the poem. . . glad that you liked it. . . but thanks more for your words about acire. . . he's a great guy. . .

Carly, thanks. . . I thought that Allan might need a gentle "push" to finish his series. . . glad that you liked. . .

Allan, I'm really glad that you liked this. . . it's always nice when the subject of the portrait is surprised like you are. . . makes me glad that I could do this for you. . . I've loved reading your work and enjoyed bantering with you in The Alley and everything, you're a great guy and I hope that you'll continue to write and enjoy life. . . the best of luck to you my friend. . . and I know that they all love you here. . . and why not???

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Fading Away

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since 2001-03-14

Posts 3131
Lynchburg, Virginia

8 posted 2001-04-23 08:48 PM

Sven, this is a great piece!
I LOVED it.. it's going in my library.
It's neat that you can put something like this together about a person..
Nice work!!

--Marie

subconsciously, i think i can eat so much to make my stomach hurt, instead of my heart.

Allan Riverwood

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since 2001-01-04

Posts 3502
Winnipeg

9 posted 2001-04-24 08:18 PM

*shameful bump*
hehe

anonymous albert ?

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since 2001-03-23

Posts 2979

10 posted 2001-04-30 07:27 PM

*shameless bump*page one

this poem was a great piece...
so i thought more people had to enjoy this
and rest of svens "passions gallery" poems.
cya..........

...?

if i die before i wake , i pray the lord my soul will take-"when thugs cry"

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branden726

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since 2000-09-25

Posts 607
Bay City, MI

11 posted 2001-04-30 07:31 PM

Wow this is great just like all the others great job

keep it up :-)

*Tears of love*
*Tears of faith*
*Never any Tears of hate*

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