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When the end of the day was just snow
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When the end of the day was just snow |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee 
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Winding like a scythe Around the thought processes Trying to feed through the fiscal Week, and weaker Spot slashed to bits In snowy spurs of reality Sleep concurs to dry eyes Squinting at mottled noise And channels of everything The texture of the ceiling Takes the shape of faces Sometimes evil Depending But for tonight the mixture Will be angels For I refuse to let anything else Seep into my realm of peace Black and white screen clips Of past Nixon speeches I had no idea the man Was supposed to be serious I thought he was funny looking And frog jawed In my flannel comfort and Bed time stories I thought he needed My bunny slippers To make him happier Because he seemed drawn and pinched Remember the TV cut off When bedtime was inevitable Because there was nothing else To watch. The day was over When the flag appeared The national anthem Brought the snow And the off the air signal It used to piss me off I wish I could go back there again. |
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Topheth Member
since 2001-09-08
Posts 297Texas |
A-Ha! How delightful! Such imagery to me. "It used to piss me off." Oh boy! Loved it. Absolutely LOVED IT! Time to search.  |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Clever and witty write Regina... yes....it was a much more innocent time... or it seemed that way...perhaps because they did cut off the endless stream of images. well done .. enjoyed the edge of sarcasm. Well tomorrow holds only mystery |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
Not the snow I envisioned but simple memories are always the best. Very well written, Reg. |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
Topeth: LOL! I enjoyed your reply much more than your read! HUGS!Janet: Yes. It was my first memory of the American Flag. I would stand at the bottom of my bed and put my hand over my heart like My Dad did in the Military. Now I know why. RsWells: I know I use images in strange ways. Thanks for reading and for your encouragement. HUGS TO ALL! |
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