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Stones of myself
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Stones of myself |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855
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I thought I was a mountain range. Was not even a rock on that hill. Not even a pebble in that valley. I thought I was a hard gemstone, no light filtered through my veins unborrowed. I was never mined nor spent. I thought I was a river rock, underwater surface lain in shade. I was never scraped by oar. I thought I was a hopskotch stone: smooth and small, so sweaty-useful. I was not even their lumps of chalk. I thought I was a beach sand speck -- crystal sparking in the sun. I was not even the tide-brought salt. I thought I was the dust of sand, a part to make a desert plain. I was not even a mountain there. [This message has been edited by bsquirrel (04-30-2002 03:34 PM).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I enjoyed this...reminds me of the line in a song 'and a rock never cries'.  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
BSquirrel~ 'I thought I was a hard gemstone, no light filtered through my veins unborrowed. I was never mined nor spent.' I loved the whole idea of this piece, but that verse just stood out for me~ Really nice~ *HUGS* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
It doesn't take a rock-it scientist to like this one.....  |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
GR8 write  |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
do we think what we are?? or, are we what we think?? well done. . . very thought-provoking. . . ------------------------------------------------------ To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Bsquirel darling boy this is an absolutely wonderful piece from you. I love it, The flow and the structure of this is excellent,. You really are a fine writer. I can really feel this deep in my soul, talking to me in that place where dreams reside This is exquisite writing darling boy absolutely exquisite, I love it utterly utterly   Love and warm stuff As always Mushy To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79 |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
PDV, did you mean that Simon and Garfunkel song that goes "and a rock feels no pain, and an island never cries"? I love that song! And I love this poem too! |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Glad you all enjoyed. |
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