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On Meeting Hemingway
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On Meeting Hemingway |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA 
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 On Meeting Hemingway To take a step through times of yore - In search of Hemingway From Sloppy Joe's a leisure stroll - Duval to Whitehead Street Each photo speaks of decades fore - Simplicity the way A tale For Whom the Bell might Toll - Where past and present meet Of families and homespun time - For Old Man and the Sea A tropic paradise so grand - Each morn spawned fine redact There penned much prose 'mongst touch of rhyme - Enscripted brilliantly From suite to loft, once catwalk spanned - His studio intact With sixty felines 'bout the grounds - Cats basking in the sun To Have and Have Not his avow - Now Papa's legacy The essence of bygone abounds - Cavort till day is done Though novel words long silenced now - His message holds the Key It's said that cats live one times nine - This six-toed cat was his For just one moment he was mine - And that's the way it is!!! Waft every crest upon your destined sea Embrace the Wave of Serendipity Lest its elusive arcane ecstasy Refurl with sail for all eternity Nancy [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 04-21-2001).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Like this Nan...some poets seem to like cats I find...James |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
Nice to see you post again Nan... and nice to SEE you again! I love the poem, Hemingway has always been one of my favorites. I like the style you did this in, and i think the different colors go well with it  I like the new pic too, what a cute pair you two are! "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
a story told, in grand detail a course, now made, complete how I wish I had been you to visit Hemingway, sweet! a trip, adventure, a true flight you winged your way through day and night and now you are most safe at home only thoughts to linger of your roam. Sweet Nan, I do so wish I had been there with you, to touch the cats, to smell the air to see how Hemingway brewed... thank you for this, a lovely discourse of all you saw, and did! now all I ask is, did you take the key that opened all the Vienna lids? |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Lovely!!! And it's a great picture too! Did you see the 'cat cemetery'?? |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
A step backward in time it certainly is...and a wonderful step it is....Nan, you did it proud. Sunshine, I am happy to report that Nan did indeed taste her very first Vienna sausage! Her comment was, "It's a little weenie!" After assuring myself she was indeed referring to the Vienna sausage I smiled and said yes....not only that, she also tasted her first Pringle...her world may never be the same!  |
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Sunshine
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Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
NAN! You Pringled? OMG....did you....tingle? |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Thankya, thankya...  James - Glad you enjoyed - Papa Ernest certainly love cats - This was only one of a total of sixty-one meandering about the grounds...  Angela - Thanks muchly - It's funny, but this started out as a silly poetic ditty to go along with the new pic, and it ended up being a real poem - Perhaps he helped me write it.. Sunshine - Merci... um... I wish you'd been there too... So - did Balladeer get set up perfectly here or what???...  PdV - We surely did see the kitty cemetery... and we met a special kitty named Shakespeare...  Deer - Vengeance is mine... I have more pics to develop... Stay tuned folks...  Sunshine - I'm not sure what came over me - He asked if I wanted a Vienna Sausage and a... um.... I thought for sure it was a Pringle...  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 04-21-2001).] |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Nan~ Just wonderful ! I love the picture and you look like you got some Florida sunshine !  Wish I could have joined you ... next time. LOL ! At the Vienna Saugage nibbles and a double treat of Pringles ... GIRL ... you're living the good life ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Balladeer
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Nan
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Marge - Next time is right, My sister is going to Orlando tomorrow - Does that count? Deer - Zip it - Good plan...  |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Nan...a good friend told me to "drop in" and I'd catch a glimpse of Hemingway, cats, and "such".... oh my! |
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Nan
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Why thankya Lady in White... My goodness... We need to get you tanned up... You know what you need for that...  |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Nan, A brilliant write. Wonderful to meet you. Sorry I didn't get to hug you goodbye. Love |
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coyote Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 1077 |
I am a hardcore Hemingway fan. To me, he represents the epitome of "American wordsmithing", writing almost entirely from personal experiences as a reporter, soldier, vagabond/artiste, and outdoorsman. His works are classics, as unique and extraordinary as the man himself. But above all, he was one who battled depression, and remained to the very end "a gentleman's gentleman". I thoroughly enjoyed your poem/poems, Nan. The special style befits him. "The rose, like the cactus flower, protects herself with thorns. We however, impale ourselves on their beauty." |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Sy - I hate 'good-bye' anyway - How about a 'till later' hug...Thanks muchly... coyote - I surely appreciate your stopping by - I hope you've had the wonderful opportunity to visit Key West... It's exhilarating... as is Wyoming, btw (standing in those wagon train ruts outside of Fort Laramie is an astounding experience)... |
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Kit McCallum
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Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Excellent Nan! (and I love the new pic!) Wonderfully written, I surely wish I'd been there as well, but thank you for taking me on the journey through your words. Sigh ... I shall live vicariously ... And LOL at all the wonderful replies ... grinning away here! Now get those developed Nan ... I wanna see why Michael needs to be "zipped up", LOL!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
What a great tribute and such a clever way to put it together. I love the end! |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Like this very much, the way you've presented it as well. AND people are surely extra special when they love cats. I'm reading a delightful book by Cleveland Amory titled: The Cat Who Came for Christmas. In it Cleveland does a chapter on choosing a name for his cat. Through his decision process, he learns about and relates famous and infamous persons who were enamored by cats. Hemingway is mentioned, so we cat people are in good company as well as notorious. |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hey Kit - thankya so much - and about zipping the Big Mac... You'll see...  ethome - It was fun - and don't tell, but you're not supposed to pick up the cats... I only lifted up his front paws though... VAS - Glad you stopped by - and a little notoriety once in awhile doesn't hurt, does it??... |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Nan - nice to see you! Hope that the vacation was great and relaxful for you. Are you ready now to be back, and hit on all eight a running? BCI |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Nan--I loved the poem...what a wonderful walk through the past you had...but, looks like more than a paw to me. |
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Denise
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Fantastic poem, Nan, done only as you can! Love your new pic too! I'm glad you had a great time! |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
Thank you for an inside look at Hemingway, and tour of Key West. Are you sure it was the cat with six toes and not our Balladeer?  [This message has been edited by inot2B (edited 04-22-2001).] |
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Balladeer
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Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
inot2B...she couldn't count my toes..I had my foot in my mouth most of the time |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
GREAT job with this, my 'Deer Friend...  wish i coulda been there..... seeing cats with 6 toes is my greatest desire..... *grin |
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Temptress
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since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
NANNERS!  Sorry I'm just getting around to this! Its SUPERB! I love it, and love the new picture too. Glad you had a good time and that you got some excellent inspiration out of it!  still d-i-s-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hey BCI - Nice to see ya... and I'm definitely off to the races - eight weeks to go... Martie - Thankya - A grand time was had by all... Denise - Thanks to you as well - eight weeks & counting till I get to play again - put on your sneaks... inot - I'm not totally sure of that...  Deer - Wasn't that Tingles??.. I mean Pringles?? Doreen - I know this would be your dream... and I'm sorry you missed it... It sure was great having lunch with ya though... I LOVE stopping in a different city every month - just for lunch... Jenn - Thankya muchly, my friend - Glad you stopped by - I'm not always the most timely visitor myself... |
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Michael
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since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
"Just a moment" can make all the differance in the world, Nan. Good to see you writing again. Michael |
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Accordionmaid Member
since 2001-10-28
Posts 153MA/USA |
The first of this type that I've found, other than the two-sided poem I've posted at /pip/Forum13/HTML/000782.html -- in which you mentioned this thread. Very interesting! And, kind of spooky, the cat theme -- my cat just showed up again after being gone for over a month. I couldn't believe he was still alive. He's doing well, though. I've tried to write a good two-sided poem, but, double-entendre like the one I posted from Rev War period, but...can't do it. Yet. |
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