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Shedding Miles
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Shedding Miles |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Shedding Miles the rise and fall of the road climbs and descends this living of day a black-velvet strip ties amber hills together, binds their unity, in tandem, flow edges of gold and white ribbon ties intervals tick off miles, velvet strips and grograin bands take leave of their fences, running will nilly over fields of brown earth and tan spinoffs of someone’s perfect path from here to there, there to here and we traverse, toward our goal, tying our lives together, just as ribbons of roads and paths tie field to field, mountain to mountain, valley to valley, stream to stream and we dream of happier times when ribbons were celebrations, strong and joyful not coming to thread-bare weakened by living life almost too long to endure yet we cling as with a granny-knot hoping for a square with the power to sustain us together ©November 11, 2002 Whether on the shoal or on the shore, I'll seek the lighthouse evermore. [This message has been edited by VAS (11-14-2002 11:30 AM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Outstanding! I am tucking this one into my treasures box. Thank you for sharing this road. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
This is an excellent write! Yes, that's the "way" it was, it is, and will continue to be! That's life! ~ May your road in life take you to where you want to go EA |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
and we dream of happier times when ribbons were celebrations, strong and joyful not coming to thread-bare weakened by living life almost too long to endure yet we cling as with a granny-knot hoping for a square with the power to sustain us together ~~~~~ I can understand this one completely, Virginia. Nicely written. M |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I love poems about travel and roads and paths and trails, etc...this one got me good |
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