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Antiliving The Antilife
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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Antiliving The Antilife is this the goal, then? to be sitting here as opposed to lying, alive and antibored? what use then the striving, facts, emotions gleaned amid the chaff, hoarded like Halloween candy? TV lets me fill a box at once, a wide and glistening blatherfall of antifacts and burlesque, anticontent, antiflavor, antiboredom each set should come with a shovel or the radio, its rouged nipples I could twirl for a price, the accepting of its candy and a this-and-that of pleasure, but most assuredly never kiss, or dine in decent restaurants where my friends would notice the books worth the effort, some of them, but most thought-jerky at best and the few good ones already boiled like hambones for the flavor social interaction or social incest, choose a word neither fills nor nourishes, only feeds the antihunger yields antiyearning for a time and is too much like a choice of rice at home or the quick pudding of an affair, neither fills nor nourishes together they leave enough of cloying empty and just the leisure to contemplate the choice or progress by unchoice until I sit and hoard the flakes of soul that still remain and count it luck to be here alive, antibored, waiting [This message has been edited by Ratleader (04-05-2003 06:18 PM).] |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
it comes from all directions, doesn't it? good thought-provoking write, Ed |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
BRILLIANT! What more needs to be said, oh wait..write more will do |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
 I've found a  Ed, this is wonderful! I'm a word junkie and I think I just overdosed in the best of all ways... clever, unique, highly satisfying, you portrayed a world in unfurled words that has made me smile wide! [Be careful, don't fall in!]  !!!!! |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
I am in total agreement with all the other responses....Absolutely Stunning. |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Ed - you penned the entire thoughts of the room here . . . this is amazing . . .xxoo |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
you are brilliant...  Through the darkness |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
This is very different. I enjoyed it, though I had to read some of it twice to get it. That's probably good for me, so thanks. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
It was like being under attack from the images but it left me with such a satisfied feeling. Although I suppose I will be hungry for more of your words in an hour or so. Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
smashing! adding this to my library. Maree |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
ooops forgot to add ahem  [This message has been edited by Dark Angel (04-06-2003 05:18 AM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
*** the books worth the effort, some of them, but most thought-jerky at best and the few good ones already boiled like hambones for the flavor *** brilliantly written not the least bit boring |
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Ringo
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
Ed- Once again you have posted a masterpiece. I especially liked the line about a shovel with each set... too true. Every time I try to do this well, you raise the bar again. Imagine all the People living life in peace... |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Ed...interesting ...read more than several times..it's a good thing there is still time to stand on bluffs and look at the ocean, huh?  |
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con-mun New Member
since 2003-06-14
Posts 1 |
Oink. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
bite me. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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