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bsquirrel
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0 posted 2002-05-11 03:33 PM



I need the smell of your rain.
The longing of your summer.
The ache of your gentle goodbye lips.
The light that plays gold notes in your hands.

You lift my heavy careworn heart
onto a scale of your manufacture.
You seal my hands in moonlit ribbons.
You cool my sweat away with soap.

You pull the poison jewels of worry
right out from my sleeping eyes.
You keep them safely on your tongue.
Girl, at least we tried.

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Janet Marie
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1 posted 2002-05-11 03:38 PM


I need the smell of your rain.
The longing of your summer.
The ache of your gentle goodbye lips.
The light that plays gold notes in your hands.
================================
You seal my hands in moonlit ribbons.
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You pull the poison jewels of worry
right out from my sleeping eyes.
You keep them safely on your tongue.
Girl, at least we tried.
=================================


and you make it real hard to pick out fave lines...damn I love the way you write the ache...that last line is perfect.

When your own emptiness is all thats getting through
There comes a point when youre not sure why youre still talking...
I passed that point long ago

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2 posted 2002-05-11 03:55 PM


Very nicely said.....
Lauren~

I would rather have one breath of his hair, one kiss of his mouth, one touch of his hand than an eternity without it.

Enchantress
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3 posted 2002-05-11 04:01 PM


Michael, Just wanted to let you know how much I love this....
makes me want for summer even more....
fantastic closing line!
~Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

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Cali
4 posted 2002-05-11 04:39 PM


That last stanza just kicked my butt Mike...

*me thinks you do it on purpose*
(she says while rubbing her sore rear end)

great write dearest....


Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...


[This message has been edited by devina (05-11-2002 04:40 PM).]

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5 posted 2002-05-11 05:05 PM


I need the smell of your rain.
The longing of your summer.
The ache of your gentle goodbye lips.
The light that plays gold notes in your hands.

*stunning*  *s*

Like a red brick,
in a white wall
somebodies brush
forgot to paint...
lonely....(as sung by Tracy Lawrence..)


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just out of reach
6 posted 2002-05-11 06:38 PM


Yup....like this one too!! Chris

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

Madame Chipmunk
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7 posted 2002-05-11 06:43 PM


You pull the poison jewels of worry
right out from my sleeping eyes.
You keep them safely on your tongue.
Girl, at least we tried.

The last line is really a kicker, Bernie...
at least you tried!

~hugs from chipmunk to squirrel

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

bsquirrel
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8 posted 2002-05-11 07:59 PM


Glad you all liked it. I'm not Bernie. But I appreciate your replies.
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9 posted 2002-05-11 09:11 PM




(big huggssssss) Oh Michael, I'm sorry it didn't work out in the end, sweet friend, yes, at least you tried, and that is all that matters and you are bound to find all the joy in the world if you just continue to hold faith true! (sigh) This is very heartfelt, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Michael, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-05-14 01:32 AM


If you're not Bernie...I don't know your first name so, I'll just call you Mr.Squirrel and you can still call me MMe. Chipmunk if thats okay with you.

~furry rodent hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

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11 posted 2002-05-14 09:05 AM


Bsquirrel darling boy what a delight it is to read your writing. I’m always, eternally stunned by the way you shape and form a poem. This is outstandingly good. Wonderful writing, excellent utterly utterly perfect. I absolutely love it.

The ache and the depth of the moment are encapsulated in this brilliant jewel of writing. In other words I love it 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


Opeth
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12 posted 2002-05-14 09:10 AM


I could relate to this ~ and this line, I found to be fresh and original..

"You pull the poison jewels of worry
right out from my sleeping eyes."

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13 posted 2002-05-14 10:31 AM


oh yeah, I do like this one...! Wow! Nice ending...nice imagery.
bsquirrel
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14 posted 2002-05-14 12:44 PM


Thank you everyone. *dispersement of furry rodent hugs*

She said burn ... together.
-TON

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15 posted 2002-05-14 01:15 PM


BSQ, malted melt of mellow
dug it amigo

bsquirrel
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16 posted 2002-05-14 04:18 PM


Thanks so much, DS.

She said burn ... together.
-TON

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