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Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

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Up Creek w/Out Paddle

0 posted 2002-07-11 09:30 PM

Wanting This, Needing That

I want
a brand-spanking millenium kitchen,
equipt with brushed chrome
appliances, lacquered stone tiles
and funky, beaded light fixtures.

I need your illuminating smile
under the water-stained
ceiling and exposed
plumbing.

I want
a boudoir; a love nest of
raw silk pillows bouncing on down
duvets, rosewood built-ins, crown moldings
and chests full of satin lingerie.

I need
your touch, like flannel pajamas
under cotton sheets,
when the heating oil runs low.

I want
sculpted pines, cultured orchids
bordering venetian slate walkways
while the sun dries the manicured
boxwood.

I need
a daisy, tickling my nose,
plucked from a clump of weeds
by the broken gate and
rusty gutter.

I want your expensive love
done on a budget, your
million dollar look
in denim.

And I need you now,
without want,
only need.

--What will be will be.

[This message has been edited by chansondegeste (07-12-2002 07:40 AM).]

Goodknight
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since 2002-06-15

Posts 2386
Ohio, USA

1 posted 2002-07-11 09:32 PM

some interesting linking of images here - I enjoyed the movement - thanks for a great poem - Paul

Chanson
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Up Creek w/Out Paddle

2 posted 2002-07-11 09:34 PM

And thank *you*, Paul, for your thoughtful reply. *s

[This message has been edited by chansondegeste (07-11-2002 09:35 PM).]

ShadowRider
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since 2001-07-14

Posts 1038
USA

3 posted 2002-07-11 10:09 PM

and how does the garden grow,
Sweet Chanson,
in the unblinking gaze
du soleil?

With desire of more sunshine,
with want of tears to soothe root toes?
or with the need for life
that you have in such abundance?

This is exquisite poetry, D.
Without a doubt, one of your best writes
and one i shan't forget.
jeff

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

4 posted 2002-07-11 10:11 PM

(smiles) Oh Dorene, this is wonderfully romantic, sweet friend, may you always get all you need and many things you want to your hearts content! (sigh) This is beautiful, sweet friend, we all love you so much!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

5 posted 2002-07-11 10:21 PM

ShadowRider-- Thank you muchly, my friend. The garden grows, albeit weedy (but those make me appreciate the daisys all the more). *s

Chanson
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Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

6 posted 2002-07-11 10:23 PM

Noah, thank you. You are also very sweet and a joy to read. *s

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

7 posted 2002-07-11 11:13 PM

I love the way you wrote this, Chanson...
Want and need truly are 2 sides of the same coin, and you wrote that so beautifully.

~ poetic hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

the_loner_23
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since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

8 posted 2002-07-11 11:15 PM

I like the expression in your words. Very cool

Cold hands means a warm heart

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

9 posted 2002-07-12 07:39 AM

Lyra-- Yes, two sides of the coin they indeed are. And may I add that in your time of personal and physical setbacks I wish you to have a speedy recovery and that your every want and need be fulfilled. (((Hugs)))

the_loner_23-- Thank you kindly! I am happy your enjoyed. *s

Professor Gloom
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since 2000-07-23

Posts 3082
of Depression

10 posted 2002-07-12 07:54 AM

Your wants and needs don’t exactly match,
But wants are dreams
And needs are reality,
Wants of dreams are slinking gracefully across the room
Draped in a red feather boa with a glass of wine in hand
To a long lingering kiss
Needs in reality is a fast Hug a sip of ice tea
And keeping up with the laundry.

Enjoyed the write MFFF

Gloom

Chanson
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Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

11 posted 2002-07-12 07:57 AM

You sure got my reality down pat, Prof. Before I dash off to start another load of laundry I will say thank you for peeking in. *s

When you think you have read it all,
read some more.
~Dorene

Sudhir Iyer
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since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

12 posted 2002-07-12 10:41 AM

lovely...

wants and needs ... always an interesting set of words... and you have given them a dimension of their own...

Regards,
sudhir

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

13 posted 2002-07-12 10:42 AM

ENJOYED

Kethry
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since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

14 posted 2002-07-12 10:55 AM

wants and needs, interesting concepts which you drew well.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Martie

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15 posted 2002-07-12 11:11 AM

chanson

As I read this, I kept wanting to say, me too. Give me the simple whispered, "I love you", over diamonds any day. Wonderful poem!

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

16 posted 2002-07-12 11:27 AM

Sudhir-- Warm regards for reading and enjoying.

Vandana-- Happy you enjoyed.

Kethry-- I am glad you appreciated the drawing.

Martie-- I am thrilled you could relate.

Thanks to all for reading! *s

When you think you have read it all,
read some more.
~Dorene

Dark Stranger
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since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

17 posted 2002-07-12 11:29 AM

ms C....you do needs and wants so well...the compare, the contrast..the settle for at the end......well done tweet heart (grin)

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

18 posted 2002-07-12 12:02 PM

Thanks Mr. D. You tweeted my poem so nicely. *w

When you think you have read it all,
read some more.
~Dorene

Mark Bohannan
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since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

19 posted 2002-07-12 06:53 PM

Heck all I want is a stream in my living room! LOL Wonderfully dramatized look at the aspects of wants and needs. The simple things in life do bring the most pleasure, don't they? Enjoyed the read much.

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

20 posted 2002-07-12 06:59 PM

That they do, Mark. I would like a stream in my livingroom! Well, at the very least, a water feature. It would be so Fen Shui! Give me time. I'll make one. *L

Thanks bunches for reading. *s

When you think you have read it all,
read some more.
~Dorene

serenity blaze
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21 posted 2002-07-12 07:55 PM

The title caught my eye, and I read with much interest as I have trouble discerning the difference between wants and needs...this is a delight to read. Well done and thoughtful!

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

22 posted 2002-07-12 07:58 PM

Very well done!
Enjoyed so much this evening...
~Hugs~

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

Chanson
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle

23 posted 2002-07-12 08:02 PM

Serenity and Enchantress-- Thank you very much for reading and enjoying this little piece.

I agree, seperating needs from wants is sometimes not easy. It was a self- introspection and I learned from it.

Thanks again! *s

When you think you have read it all,
read some more.
~Dorene

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