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Midnitesun

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0 posted 2001-10-28 01:17 AM

You smell inviting, of cool fresh peppermint,
but I'll stay here wrapped safely in sage,
and forgo the softness of your down
upon my longing legs
brushing against warm strong thighs,
muffled cries and wishful sighs.

For you are not here beside me
except in fitful dreams
and midnight screams,
of tortured want
for the love of you
I cannot have.

For you belong to another world.
And all I have left to hold onto
is my peppermint dreams
and muffled screams
in the safety of sage,
my reality.

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

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where insanity meets breeding

1 posted 2001-10-28 01:32 AM

Great poem of longing here Kacy. I'll never smell sage again without thinking of the thoughts here. Peppermint sounds very exciting and tingly, but sometimes we only have the comfort of our sage. I don't think it's a substitute though. No definitely no substitute. Great metaphor

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

Midnitesun

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Gaia

2 posted 2001-10-28 01:56 AM

Hey, Tracey. I love the smell of both, and find I am missing them now. And the man I wrote this for....well, now that is just one of those things I'll leave to the imagination of the reader.

Larry C

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since 2001-09-10

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3 posted 2001-10-28 01:19 AM

Midnitesun,
Hey, what are you doing to me? Unfulfilled longing...

Midnitesun

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Gaia

4 posted 2001-10-28 01:28 AM

Larry, sorry, guess it's the winter freeze getting me into trouble with my memory banks. Not to mention the real bank...$ for more fuel, warm mittens, Carrharts and boots.
But the story, now...that's one that leaves itself open to the imagination.

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

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5 posted 2001-10-28 12:01 PM

*sigh* such longing in these words. I can very much connect with these feelings. Wonderful writing.

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Midnitesun

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Gaia

6 posted 2001-10-28 12:41 PM

Thanks for reading Startime. Some day we will stop longing...
"Someday my Prince Will Come"...you know the tune? not the photo opp tune, "Some day my prints will come..."

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

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South Carolina, USA

7 posted 2001-10-28 06:10 PM

Can I call you MiNiSu for short, or maybe
your real first name for second....oh well.
Anywhoooo,  nicely done,  hope that there
is someone in the works for you.  I like
your style.  Such a pleasure to read.

Thanx,

Magnus

janmew
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since 2001-10-27

Posts 134
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8 posted 2001-10-28 06:27 PM

I realy enjoyed this piece. Well written, and full of sentiment.

Poetry is an expression of feelings. I do not write poems, but rather, the poems use me to write themselves.

MARK V SHELDON
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In a corporeal internship...

9 posted 2001-10-28 07:02 PM

Sounds more like "spear"mint to me, Kacy -- right through the longing heart and weary reserve. Sometimes self-preservation takes painful priority, though... Nice write.

-MVS

"Learn to let go of fear, doubt, and disbelief..." --THE MATRIX

http://www.davidicke.com/icke/index1c.html

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

10 posted 2001-10-28 08:11 PM

Magnus, Yes, LOL at the MiNiSu, or even MS or Midnite..or Kacy is ok. Thanks for stopping by

jan, thanks! And hope you are enjoying your first weekend here.

Mark, you're right on the, well, mark.LOL at the spear. But I'm about through with self-preservation by means of abstinence. Enough, is enough. Just have to wait 'till that Prince shows up.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (edited 10-28-2001).]

Corinne
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since 1999-10-28

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state of confusion

11 posted 2001-10-29 11:39 AM

Sage does indeed sound safer in this case!

Cor

Sunshine

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12 posted 2001-10-29 11:47 AM

The innuendo of your sage is comforting...thank you...

Midnitesun

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Gaia

13 posted 2001-10-29 12:38 PM

Cor, Sunshine, the smell of sage is comforting to me. It grows wild all over California, where I was born and raised. My Chumash Indian friends used sage in ceremonies, funerals, and pow wows, to protect them, and keep away bad spirits.
As it also means wisdom, it's always been my favorite herb, the one I seek in times of trouble.

Robert A
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14 posted 2001-10-29 12:56 PM

liked the sage, reminded me of my mom's Thanksgiving turkey!

Midnitesun

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Gaia

15 posted 2001-10-29 01:00 PM

Welcome, Robert A! You will find lots of flavorful things to read here.
Sage really has such a wonderful aroma, and you just reminded me of another day each year to be thankful for this great herb. Glad it has a tasty memory for you. Thanks for reading.

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