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Catalina Cantata |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
Catalina Cantata By: Noah Eaton 6/13/02 Catalina Cantata I step off the cruise ship into your cobalt blue Catalina Cantata Casting precious shadows across your sacred lagoon Ship to shore and I'm walking down Crescent Avenue The clouds are breast-stroking the skies Yachts pull off of Green Pier and flood Avalon Bay Board up my kayak and I'm seto to sail the islands far side I stare down into the glass floor of the boat Schools of orange garibaldi and spotted calico bass are swarming all around In this sunken shipwreck of the gardens of Babylon, a seaweed paradise Hovering like a bat ray upon a place that makes Atlantis looks underrated without a doubt Here I am in love With the melodies of Catalina Cantata Here I am alive Lathering some 45 Catalina Cantata So this is where they put the see in sightseeing When it isn't even necessary to have a radar screen Jetting my way up the north coast of Button Shell Beach Down to the Italian Gardens and onto the lava wall reach We stepped into Lloyds Confectionary sometime around 1 P.M and got salt water taffy Sun-tanned our shoulders and drunk pineapple sherbets on Descanso Beach Headed down to Lovers Cove and snorkeled in the jealous tourmaline depths Once you get to the bottom you can't run out of things to preach Here I am in love With the melodies of Catalina Cantata Here I am alive Lathering some 45 Catalina Cantata Caught sight of flying fish as the sun began to fall down Fish and chips and Italian soda and an inverse frown Now I know where the buffalo still roam Up on Catalina Canyon where Arabic cowboys ride upon El Rancho Escondito We ended the long day with an aimless traipse down into Avalon I watched the picture disappear as the boat took me away But I hopped down the streets of Newport all the way to the hotel humming the island songs With souvernirs to cherish and images caught behind my blue shades Here I am in love With the melodies of Catalina Cantata Here I am alive Lathering some 45 Catalina Cantata "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." Shakira [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (06-17-2002 06:07 PM).] |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Noah I love Catalina Island. I spend much time as a girl there..my parents honeymooned there..one of my first loves lived there. Your poem captured it wonderfully! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Twenty six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a waiting for me...I visited several times when I lived in Long Beach... I still have a picture on my wall of me and an ex girlfriend enjoying the island... It will stay unless Jin tells me the wall has to fall...she already had me take a few down...ha You write a very descriptive view of the island... Have you ever thought of becoming a travel writer? James |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Noah darling boy This is seriously excellent writing, the flow of this is perfect, the internal pace and the construction cannot be bettered. And the form perfect absolutely perfect. You write divinely Noah darling boy absolutely perfect picture I love it  Love and warm stuff As always Mushy   Breathe through the heat of our desire |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Noah...this is beautiful sweetie.... I've never been there but would love to see it! Well done...very descriptive. ~Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Welcome back sweet Noah. You have been missed. What a brilliant vacation you must have had here. I saw the sunset in firey red as I listened to this song. ThisDiamond |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
a very descriptive beautiful flowing invitation for us to join you in your vacation. thanks for the very nice read and invitation |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Noah, as you must know, Catalina Island is one of my favorite places in the country. You described it beautifully. I wish I had been there. Sandra |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
This is beautiful, M'toe... and I thank you. *S* For through your descriptive powers, we joined you... and I needed that breath of air away from the office. *S* |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Noah, Never been there but Ilove it from your discription. You are a talented writer. |
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