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VAS
Member Rara Avis
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0 posted 2001-11-07 12:21 PM


First Freeze

purple petunia trumpets
at rigid attention
coated in glaze,

sunflower~
tall, spindly,
as petals weep
toward earth,

grass sprinkled
with confectioner's sugar,

kamikaze maple leaves
leap to ground
as stems melt their grips

kitten huddles
in tight, gray angora
as frost threatens
whisker tips

my elbows' edges sense
mother nature's shiver
as shoulders
draw them ever closer

nov 7 2001

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

© Copyright 2001 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14
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Canada eh.
1 posted 2001-11-07 01:15 PM


Oh, I do love these!!  So much said in these little thoughts.  
Great writing!  
~hugs, Nancy~

~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~

A Whisper's Caress
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on the horizon of a fairytale
2 posted 2001-11-07 01:56 PM


this is great, some fantastic lines here

this woman's soul drowned in the shallow waters of a man's heart.

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3 posted 2001-11-07 02:16 PM



Lovely imagery, Virginia...thank you1

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