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Dear John
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Dear John |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Dear John, Thank you for your timely well wishes, but your hourglass no longer suits me. The white sandy nights you cherish most never really suited this fragile heart. I stepped out of the tiny crystal shell in which you offered to house me, to possess me, body and soul. Different sunsets now hold my gaze, I feel longer warmer days, less frigid nights. No, your chosen hourglass had too few real grains, and the spill was forever upside down. But thank you for the offer. It was good to hear from you.... good to know you still remember the real sandcastles and tidepools, and not just the seaweed. Have a good life. |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Whew! Boy am I glad my name's not John!  |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
you tell em woman !!! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Duncan, LOL, his name isn't really John either.  slick one, sometimes that letter just has to be written |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Wow! could not have done this better myself and your choice of imagery is perfect for this piece....Excellent.. The closing lines are perfect!!! OH YEAH!! |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Uhhhh, then Kacy...how's he gonna know who he is??? LMAO |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Magnus, thank you for your reply, it makes me feel better about the write. Duncan? What if I had written Dear Dunc? LOL, he knows, he knows, and so does his nose. |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
If you'd written 'Dear Dunc'...then we could have avoided all this confusion!  |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
ROTFL at you Duncan. So where is your formal reply letter???? |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Dang Kacy! I loved the way you wrote this and incorporated the castles falling through the sands of time. I'm so glad I didn't miss this... It's really a beautiful poem!! |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Kacy, I like the way you wrote this. It was very much to the point. Yes, those "Dear John" letters do have to be written sometimes, don't they? "Love makes the world go around" |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
You are so much more gracious than I. I admire your dignity and style, lady. |
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gemjop Member Elite
since 2002-11-18
Posts 2587Pencilveinia, USA |
you go girl! I stepped out of the tiny crystal shell in which you offered to house me, to possess me, body and soul. i love the feeling of new found power in this! lots of love, gemma xxxxxxxx learning each day, for you and i, our paths have met, i've already learnt that you are love. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Lori, I'm so glad you liked it! Ethel, hehe, sometimes a gal's gotta do what a gal...you know this line Karen,? you are always gracious dear serenity Gemma, thanks for your reply Thanks, ladies! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
wow |
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regards2you Member Elite
since 2002-10-01
Posts 3940California |
Kacy, Perfect! and this: ..."to few real grains"... oh, good, good, good, the entire poem written with such class and empowerment. Liked the imagery, too. Hugs, Pat  ..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.. |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Tough to breathe in those things, one gets awful thirsty too. Enjoyed |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Midnitesun - yes indeed, this is a dear john at it's finest... BC |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
shadows, RS, Pat, Bill, thanks for reading and replying to this. It has taken years for me to spill this one from my quill. [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (01-04-2003 02:31 PM).] |
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