Hamlet in the Mist (for my 1000th post)

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Nightshade

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just out of reach

0 posted 2002-02-28 01:50 PM

Just beyond the bridge
through the mists of time,
past the pink and purple
heather haze,
rests a hamlet so sublime.
Where music beckons
in the breeze,
while plaid kilts
flip and twirl.
Where no one ever
seems to age
Nay, not boy or girl.
A patchwork quilt
of hills and dales,
blankets this wondrous place.
And fairy dust lights
an emerald path for you
to a world of mystical
time and space.
Some they call it Brigadoon,
and go home
with Bonnie Jean.
Some say it's a
state of mind,
and can't be really seen.
But myself, I've felt
it calling
from the highlands
and the glen-
"Come abide sweet lass"
the bagpipes plead,
"Till we slumber once again."
So scoff and laugh
shake your head at me,
while I pack my
travel gear.
Don't wait up-
turn off the lights.
I'll be back in
one hundred years.



                                     Chris Barker
                                        Feb.2002

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

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1 posted 2002-02-28 02:09 PM

Just beyond the bridge
through the mists of time,
past the pink and purple
heather haze,
rests a hamlet so sublime.
Where music beckons
in the breeze,
while plaid kilts
flip and twirl.
Where no one ever
seems to age
Nay, not boy or girl.
A patchwork quilt
of hills and dales,
blankets this wondrous place.
And fairy dust lights
an emerald path for you
to a world of mystical
time and space.
=============================

and you just took us there...
this is wonderful writing Chris...filled with flights fantasy and classic story telling.
congrats on your milestone post.
WELL DONE poetess

Lia Fail
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since 2002-02-26

Posts 80

2 posted 2002-02-28 02:13 PM

I love this! Bagpipes, fairies and mystical things this is just my speed! Thankyou for such a wonderful read, and oh how I enjoyed it.
Lia

JamesMichael
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3 posted 2002-02-28 02:22 PM

Excellent writing...congratulations on 1000...James

Auguste

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By the sea

4 posted 2002-02-28 02:24 PM

Very, very nice.

I have a friend in Scotland that will love this. Congratulations on your 1000th post.

Michael Auguste~
There is more depth to the heart than the mind can comprehend and it only has boundaries when we choose to fence it in.

Victoria

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5 posted 2002-02-28 02:29 PM

Congratulations Chris..loved the images you created..hugs

~Vic

Nightshade

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6 posted 2002-02-28 02:29 PM

Janet Marie - what wonderful comments - thankyou so much.

Lia - I am glad you enjoyed. thankyou

James - thankyou for reading.

Auguste - awww, how kind, thanks!

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Cpat Hair

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7 posted 2002-02-28 02:30 PM

Excellent story telling... and nice use of imagery to help us too see the things you speak of.

Congrats on the 1000th!

Nightshade

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8 posted 2002-02-28 02:31 PM

Victoria, oh, you snuck in while I was signing replies. Thankyou sweet one.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Interloper

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Deep in the heart

9 posted 2002-02-28 02:32 PM

Look who has no writer's block anymore

Beautiful, and congrats on #1000

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

10 posted 2002-02-28 02:58 PM

YAY!!! CONGRATULATIONS, WE'RE ALL SOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU, THIS IS THE PERFECT POEM TO TOP 1000!!! I LOVE IT!!! (big hugggsssss) May you forever find the child in your hearta nd nurture it and forever sing in the Brigadoon you cherish forever and find true happiness in yourself! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, this is outstanding! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Chris, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Nightshade

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11 posted 2002-02-28 03:23 PM

Cpat Hair - thankyou so much.

Interloper - I do hope you are correct about the "no more block" thing. Thankyou!

Noah - as always a sweet comment - thanks dear one.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

12 posted 2002-02-28 03:48 PM

CHRIS, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOU 1000th POST!!

If you're packed and headed for Brigadoon please wait for me! I am so very very proud of you and now you add to it by blowing me away with this beautiful poem about our favourite place.

I could almost hear dad singing '...go home to Bonnie Jean' as I was reading this one. I'm sure he was watching you as you wrote this...'they both were' as they know how near and dear to our hearts this mystical place is. *Or is it just a myth?*

Well done my sweet sister.
Hugs, congrats and love ya! Teed.

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So that you won't ever forget me.~

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

13 posted 2002-02-28 03:55 PM

Very beautiful Chris...I have been to this
place...a very pleasant one...Or at least
I think so....

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

14 posted 2002-02-28 04:25 PM

NightShade~
This is just the loveliest write~
It brought home the Gaelic sounds of
a part of my heritage to my heart~
You did just a beautiful penning on it~
It fairly sings down the page~

Congratulations, sweet poetess~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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vlraynes
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Somewhere... out there...

15 posted 2002-02-28 04:28 PM

NightShade-
This is so beautifully penned.
A wonderful choice for your 1000th post.
Congratulations!
Hugs,
~Vicky

"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

Nightshade

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16 posted 2002-02-28 04:34 PM

Nancylee - Now you've made me cry! Yes, Mom and Dad had a helping hand in this one. Did you see them in the mist? Thanks again for everything. love you.

Magnus - If you believe that you have been there...then that's enough. thankyou.

Marge - Thankyou for your lovely comments. I truly appreciate them.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Nightshade

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17 posted 2002-02-28 04:36 PM

Vicky - oops! didn't see you there. I am so happy that you liked this one. thanks!

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

arthur
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since 2001-08-14

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england

18 posted 2002-02-28 04:43 PM

last year i went to the Mull of Kyntyre
this year to skye
come away with me and we will write together
arthur

Nightshade

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19 posted 2002-02-28 04:45 PM

arthur - ooooh, that sounds wonderful to me. Thankyou for reading and commenting.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

gladiator
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since 2001-12-29

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20 posted 2002-02-28 09:32 PM

Karen
Words alone could never give enough acholades to this poem..it's just wondrously beautiful..awesome write...

Chrissypooh
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21 posted 2002-02-28 09:33 PM

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 1000TH POST!
christine

Nightshade

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22 posted 2002-02-28 09:35 PM

Thankyou Christine!!

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Hopefloats
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since 2001-10-30

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NH

23 posted 2002-02-28 09:58 PM

Congratulations on this "1000" post. An excellent verse...I will be reading more. A pleasure to read!!!!!

Nightshade

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24 posted 2002-02-28 10:02 PM

HopeFloats - thankyou so much.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

strbbux
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25 posted 2002-03-01 03:12 PM

Oh I love the imagery here and the title, and oh everything about it. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 1000th, don't know how I missed this. floria

Floria

"Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them"
(Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Nightshade

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26 posted 2002-03-01 03:41 PM

Thankyou Floria for reading and your kind words.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

paladin

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27 posted 2002-03-01 05:00 PM

God made the weather so bad in Scotland because he was afraid no Scot would want to go to heaven.Kudus on you 1000th.

paladin

SmartChick
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On A Journey To The Unknown

28 posted 2002-03-01 05:13 PM

Nightshade, this is a wonderful poem for your 1000th post. Congradulations!

Ivy Rose
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29 posted 2002-03-01 06:21 PM

EXCELLENT POEM!!! Mystical and had a lilting rhythm to its words. ***Ivy Rose

Martie

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30 posted 2002-03-01 06:25 PM

How did I miss this lovely? and congratulations!

Rex Allen McCoy
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Sippin a Timmy's in London

31 posted 2002-03-01 10:54 PM

Unless I miss my guess, from what you've so wonderfully described ... I'm already there, reading your 1000th and looking forward to thousands more

Nightshade

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32 posted 2002-03-02 08:19 PM

paladin - the weather is always beautiful in Brigadoon. Thanks.

SmartChick - thankyou for reading.

IvyRose - thankyou so much.

Martie - thankyou for your comments.

Rex - How kind of you!!

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

catalinamoon

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The Shores of Alone

33 posted 2002-03-02 09:12 PM

Chris, this is wonderful. Will you wait up, while I pack?
Sandra

Nightshade

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34 posted 2002-03-02 09:57 PM

Sandra - of course I will wait while you pack. I knew you would hear the music in the mist too!! Come on!!

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

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