Revisiting an old challenge

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Ringo

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since 2003-02-20

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Saluting with misty eyes

0 posted 2004-01-27 06:45 PM

I would love to take the credit for this challenge, however, I have...uh... "borrowed" it from another member.
Needing to kick my muse in the chest to get it started again (the cold mornings seem to have drained my battery lol) I looked through the Challenge archives and came up with this one originally posted by our own Poet deVine, and slightly changed by some hack (me).
Go to Open #31 and read poem in the # 12 position from the top. Now, write something inspired by the poem you read there. Since the order of the poems change constantly, there should be many different poems used.

Cause in my dreams it's always there
The evil face that twists my mind
And brings me to despair.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2004-01-28 09:36 AM

I must have missed this challenge. I like it. I think I'll take it on...soon.

Endlessecho
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since 2003-09-05

Posts 398
I live within myself

2 posted 2004-01-29 02:16 PM

Ok - I'm going to do this! I love assignments. :-)

Endlessecho
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since 2003-09-05

Posts 398
I live within myself

3 posted 2004-01-29 02:31 PM

Well isn't that ironic - the #12 on the list was Sunshine's Lost & Sometimes, Found. I wrote this in response. I could have done more, but I'm just going to put this in, because it was so weird that that was the #12 poem - it hit so extremely close to home. I loved the poem Sunshine. I know my response doesn't give it justice - but it is honest.

It would be easier to mourn you if you were dead.
Easier to accept that you left.
Because,
who chooses death?

And maybe I wouldn’t feel like you didn’t care.
I want to be angry at you for being selfish,
but you’re sick… at least I think you are.
You say you are.
I want to believe that, but I want to be angry too.

Yet,

I know if you returned, I’d open my arms
and welcome you back.
With no words about the years of hurt.
Because I don’t want to lose..
you again.

Sunshine

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4 posted 2004-02-05 11:21 AM

Hey Echo...? You need to put this in Open...so we can all have a chance to respond to it accordingly...or if you did, then we need the link, m'friend.

As for your comments to me, I am very grateful to have them. Even if it hurts...is when we look for the answers. We don't always find the answer we are looking for, do we? But we also know, we are not alone.

As for this response to my poem, I am deeply indebted to you for lifting ME!

Thank you!

Endlessecho
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since 2003-09-05

Posts 398
I live within myself

5 posted 2004-02-05 01:01 PM

Thank you Sunshine!

I didn't feel like this poem was good enough to put in Open on it's own, but I'll go put it there. As for linking it - I don't know how to create a link. ??? sorry - computer illiteracy kicking in again. And my job is on a computer - go figure!

Anyway.. I'm going to go put this in Open. Thanks again.

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