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Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2002-07-25 04:27 PM

across the street
       (in a grand stroke of City planning)
is the Fountain

showing off
       dancing in designed
              aquatifluid steps
    streaming toward the sky
                     drops of reign
                wanting to be rain
until they find themselves as spray
    caught by a different
                          July breeze
            never to dance again

never to dance again
       they cast themselves
           toward the grass
       and the trees
                         finding their final place
                      as joiners of the cycle
       the others continue the dance
hanging in prismatic patterns of light and air
                                            winking
         and gistening with the secrets
              of Life
                       and Eternity

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

1 posted 2002-07-25 04:41 PM

Exquisitely penned my friend!
Love the thought here and the presentation!!
Looks almost like a fountian spraying upward.
Extremely well done!
~Hugs~

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

the_loner_23
Member Ascendant

since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

2 posted 2002-07-25 05:10 PM

Enjoyed!

Cold hands means a warm heart

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2002-07-25 06:44 PM

Sven,
hanging in prismatic patterns of light and air
                                            winking
         and gistening with the secrets
              of Life
Well done, you have come a long way.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

4 posted 2002-07-25 09:03 PM

Nothing like a fountain on a hot day....
and the picture you pain is superb...

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

5 posted 2002-07-25 09:25 PM

Sven - hello my friend, good to read yours once again. Masterfully accomplished, by one of the masters...

BC

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

6 posted 2002-07-25 09:25 PM

Sven - hello my friend, good to read yours once again. Masterfully written, by one of the masters...

BC

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

7 posted 2002-07-25 11:48 PM

(smiles) WOW!!! Oh my gosh, I love fountains so so much, the Old Faithful never ceases to amaze me of how much water it lets out! (big hugggsssssss) This is delightful, sweet friend, I love this portrait, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sven, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

8 posted 2002-07-25 11:59 PM

I can see your interest in Joyce peeking out in this.

A lovely contemplation, Sven

~wranx

The shortest distance between two points...
is sometimes, intolerable.

Bukowski

Temptress

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

9 posted 2002-07-26 12:59 PM

~~sighin'~~

good to see you writing.

I will not bend to the cowardice of a silent judgement.

CSKpoet
Senior Member

since 2002-07-12

Posts 845
Island in Paradise

10 posted 2002-07-26 02:27 AM

wonderful to see your poetry once again...I have missed it. A most excellent and clever write here, Sven

Poetry is:
Passion, imagination and intellect running together.

Aloha with warmest regards, Cheryl Stewart Koomoa

paladin

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since 2001-08-05

Posts 930
Pensacola,Fl.

11 posted 2002-07-26 09:28 AM

I liked the imagery and rhythm of this poem.Excellent read.

paladin

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

12 posted 2002-07-26 12:19 PM

I love fountains... and you just painted one so vividly with your pen I feel the spray on my face. *S* This is beautiful, Sven!

Lady In White

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since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

13 posted 2002-07-26 02:42 PM

For some strange, I heard both the
chicket-ta, chicket-ta, chicket-ta
sound to go with the whiswhoosh
sound of the dancing waters....
and saw reignbows everywhere...

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

14 posted 2002-07-29 04:49 PM

thanks to everyone. . .

Reutter Park is really right across the street from where I live. . . it's nice to have. . . and the fountain has always been an inspiration to me. . . you should see it as night. . . hmmmmmmmm. . . perhaps I should show you. . .

thanks all. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

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