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Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

0 posted 2002-09-07 12:28 PM

the book lay
open
pages withered
by time
words faded to
soft brown

the corner
folded
marking the page
where the story
took a dramatic
turn

the page
spotted with
tears
by the reader
left behind
wondering

the story
a lonely tale
of a poet
smiling but
hiding the tears
of her pain

in this tome
this mask of text
lies the heart
of a poet
lonely
bereft

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2002-09-07 12:29 PM

a home...
run!

books...my favored pasttime....
this, was well done!

WhiteRose
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somebody's dungeon

2 posted 2002-09-07 12:35 PM

Excellent! Well done.

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2002-09-07 12:47 PM

Poet deVine
As always an excellent write. enjoyed.

Madame Chipmunk
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4 posted 2002-09-07 06:11 PM

Thanks for sharing this piece with us, PDV...
You met the challenge very well, with some very beautiful words.

~ hugs and masks

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Kethry
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5 posted 2002-09-07 06:27 PM

Challenge well met.
Keth

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

brian madden
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6 posted 2002-09-07 07:49 PM

in this tome
this mask of text
lies the heart
of a poet
lonely
bereft

beautifully written, Sharon.

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the_loner_23
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7 posted 2002-09-07 07:51 PM

Awesome

Cold hands means a warm heart

Nightshade

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just out of reach

8 posted 2002-09-07 08:32 PM

This is wonderful and going into my library. Enjoyed. Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

Mistletoe Angel

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9 posted 2002-09-07 09:33 PM

(big hugggssssss) Oh Sharon, I too have these days so very much, sweet friend, I smile because I am optimistic but I have all these stories of tears that haunt me lodged within I slowly prepare one by one! (sigh) This is excellent, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sharon, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

10 posted 2002-09-07 09:39 PM

Thank you all!!! I really appreciate your kind comments..I really don't care for this..it sounds forced to me.

bsquirrel

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11 posted 2002-09-07 10:38 PM

Sharon,
I'm glad you tried the challenge.
And you might not like it --
but you *succeeded*, here.

Mike

Martie

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12 posted 2002-09-07 10:55 PM

Sharon

I think you captured the mask of many who hide behind or within a book. Great Write!

Sven

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13 posted 2002-09-08 11:12 PM

yes. . . the heart of a poet. . .

a poet that is home. . . and always will be. . .

great work. . .

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14 posted 2002-09-12 04:43 PM

I came looking for this one...reminds me of Emily Dickinson, as YOU do, in so many ways...loved the description of the book here, and I happen to know you own a few just like that!

Loved this.

Love you.

Cpat Hair

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15 posted 2002-09-12 06:41 PM

bravo! many fine poems written in response to this challenge...yours indeed one of my favorites.

Marge Tindal

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

16 posted 2002-09-12 07:21 PM

PoetdeVine~
Made me want to pick up that book ...
touch the dog-earred page and feel the tears left behind~

I've got a few of those well-loved books~
Each time I open one of them ... the voices speak out from the past~

You captured a special moment very well~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Alwye

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In the space between moments

17 posted 2002-09-12 10:03 PM

Exellent job, PdV! I swear there isn't anything you can't do. It's nice to read you again.

*Krista Knutson*

"The truth is in the voice and also in life's small things." -Maya Angelou

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TEXAS (it's all big)

18 posted 2002-09-12 10:20 PM

its the book we all gotta write and read in turn o yuh

VAS
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19 posted 2002-09-13 12:06 PM

there really seem to be no words that come to mind that can speak of the exquisiteness of this piece. Poet, may I keep a copy? Please e-mail your answer. I think this would be an excellent piece to ponder many times. There could be many messages within its folds.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Midnitesun

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Gaia

20 posted 2002-09-13 01:24 AM

If this is forced, may the force always be with you.

This is quite good.

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