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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Rites a liturgical ceremony this writing one does a cleansing ceremonial of one’s whole soul and I shall engage therein with time and right the reasons and the wherefores and no one, not you, nor you, nor he, nor she, shall remove me from this path I shall climb this hill look north, south east, west, and in the turn lift my arms in this rite and I shall speak to the hawk, place palm upon the doe, be wind beneath owl’s wing seek the coyote’s lair, tend the grasses, and gaze upon the cornflower’s blueness in this dance of write I shall perform in solemn accord with the right of this instrumental rite in the realization of what I am, and not what I could pretend to be, I find that my heart holds a poet and I would pretend no more, that my right to write can only be held in my own hand my quill owns me is this ritual then an obsession or merely an observance of what is I have spent my first lifetime observing it is now time to perform the ritual now I live |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
and as you perform the rite as you did then, may those same spirits fill you with the light of a thousand lives. . . you know that I could relate to this one. . . excellent job. . . perfectly balanced the spiritual with the physical. . . --------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Indeed you do! Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Loving in Truth |
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Logan Senior Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 1641Arkansas |
And your spirit guides of the east, south, west and finally north approve as they guide in your ritual...nicely said and felt...gentle smile |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Sunshine, Amen, a wonderful write. *L* |
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Watersign6 Senior Member
since 2001-05-25
Posts 823Hurricane,WV |
ive read it an will read it again an again this is sooo good  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Karilea~ 'I have spent my first lifetime observing it is now time to perform the ritual now I live' Just a WOWSER and a *HUG* ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
a true original this one...very nice Kathleen Blake |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Sunshine...we raise our glasses... Bob |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I think you live life to the limit every time you pick up that quill so that's not gonna change.....and I don't think your quill owns you anymore than you own it. I think you don't own the part of yourself that harbours the restless desire to speak with the written word about these marvelous adventures we call arts. And kid you're damn good! |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Yes, Karilea, you are indeed a poet. (and an excellent one) Please never doubt that, even for a moment. Thank you for this, now write and write and write... We need your words. Thank you. Michael Proust- |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Yes it is time - and live you will! I don't know why but this made me cry. Fantastic. ~*~ Remember to tell someone today that you love them ~*~ |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
and I would pretend no more, that my right to write can only be held in my own hand my quill owns me is this ritual then an obsession or merely an observance of what is I have spent my first lifetime observing it is now time to perform the ritual now I live It is some times too late before some of us make this realisation. "I have spent my first lifetime observing it is now time to perform the ritual" "NOw i live" I hope to joy you in life soon until then I trust that you will keep me informed through your words of poetry. Excllent poem, Karilea. One for the library. "difference between love and comfortis that comfort's more reliable and true |
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Tiersdin Member Elite
since 2000-11-17
Posts 2364east coast |
*Clapping* Outstanding writing, Sunshine, enjoyed immensely! ~Tier |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
and I would pretend no more, that my right to write can only be held in my own hand my quill owns me ========================= this says it all so damn poetically perfect and this is one very very cool poem K we reap the benefits of your quill's possession I'm not right ... you're not wrong ... |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
You have shown us your talents, and I for one, am honored to have seen them. S |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
I enjoyed this one. Very creative writing. All writing comes |
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Rodney Belcher Member
since 2000-06-06
Posts 227Taylor, Michigan |
AMEN!  Love one another-let God do the worrying, |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Sunshine, You've got the right stuff cause this is awesome wow this is a keeper enjoyed so much, Love, Cerenity "God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist. |
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