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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
Aerials By: Noah Eaton 8/15/02  Hanging... Hanging... From the ceiling of your Savoy ballroom You're wielding a Purple Heart Above a menagerie of voiceless crowds Propelling... Propelling... Where the sky has no gravity Gyrating along all the ropes of constellations So smooth and undefined You're d a n g l i n g then g n i d n e c s a again... Free-falling from a t r a p e z e to the audience below... Come on now Let's find grace in gravity You're a Lindy Hopper beneath your flesh Come on now Hang with me We'll make waves and ankle hangs... Hang your knees From your ankle bar from your precipice No need to feel hysterical or melodramatic Confidence comes from precision Let this be your Cirque du Soleil You're Zen and the art of everything It's all cradling you in high-wire Work your spirits in tandem Juggle them You're in synch Before you know it you're t w i s t i n g and... t u r n i n g And from your cenacle you see the stars fall And become part of your melting pot... Come on now Let's find grace in gravity You're a Lindy Hopper beneath your flesh Come on now Hang with me We'll make waves and ankle hangs... I'll be your team-mate Lean forward and arch your back Swing through the lyras Tumble off the top into my lap I'll be your team-mate Flip backward from your corde lisse I'll be there to catch you... As time freezes still... Come on now Let's find grace in gravity You're a Lindy Hopper beneath your flesh Come on now Hang with me We'll make waves and ankle hangs... Let your body rise... softly... to the limelight... "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." Shakira [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (08-15-2002 11:19 PM).] |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Noah - very creative and a great use of words... BC |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Noah my sidekick! WOW! Loved this and the presentation! ~Hugs, Nancy~ ~ Time has cast a spell on you |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Noah, this is a very neatly configured poem, certainly took some effort to make it flow and dangle as you have done here. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
very good pictures and configurations! Loved this so muchly Noah! |
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Sandpiper Senior Member
since 2002-06-15
Posts 738land of flora and fauna |
Whew! From one who is afraid of heights, that was quite a ride!! |
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N orth Carolina Girl Senior Member
since 2001-12-04
Posts 962NC,USA |
Noah, I loved the way you did this! Juanita |
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Singing Sparrow Member
since 2002-05-12
Posts 94 |
wow, this is one of your best ever, ***bump*** i hope others read this circus of a poem!  SS |
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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA |
a freefall tumble into lover's grace there, unto the daring shall be caught in loving arms for no danger shall befall those who fall carefully into Love |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Noah, how do you do it? You write so much, so well and you're so young. And then you have all the patience it takes to put something like this on the board for us all to marvel at! You're something! btw, I'm going to be gone for a few hours so won't be butting in as much for awhile. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Oh Noah ~~ this is truly amazing and there were times I really could feel the fall. Very creative and wonderful words. Hugs, Marti "Even if life is full of thorns, |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Enjoyed the formatting, Noah. Very creative! |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Interesting title Noah! You could have called it GUTS but that's no where near as poetic....Just kidding.... Gravity grace I like that....I also like the presentation....real way too cool! Very creative! |
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Neeraja Senior Member
since 2002-06-22
Posts 812The Netherlands |
Wow!!! Noah!!! This is good!!! Smile... I enjoyed this a lot!! Neeraja |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
This is a gorgeous poem, Noah....  ~ hugs from chipmunk doing "ankle hangs"what a neat phrase... Lyra |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Your creativity (not to mention your vocabulary) never fail to amaze me, Noah. Bet you're great at crosswords. This...is a very cool poem! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
BRAVO! you've outdone yourself with this one, Noah. It is way too cool for us groundhuggers! You had me dangling and spinning in midair with this one. (Does that make me a spider?) |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Hey look at you! You know I love bells and whistles and this was just full of them. Oh Noah I loved this one, and off into safe-keeping it has gone. How clever you are. The most valuable thing you own is a smile, wear it, and share it. |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Great poem! |
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