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Sunshine
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0 posted 2003-02-06 11:49 PM



Two Things Happened

First,
there had to be

the soft fall

tender, beautiful, I thought
hello, life…



the so very soft, quiet,
not at all
Kansas like fall
of life giving white, of life giving
moisture

and two things
happened…

life,

and

    


hope

hope happens,

hope, and more….

Life happens in a snowfall….

Can you see it?

crystallized forces of new beginnings….

comprehensible life forces….

all of which can be brushed away,
easily
with a whisk of broom…

don’t be a snowflake…

be a moment.


[This message has been edited by Sunshine (02-06-2003 11:52 PM).]

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1 posted 2003-02-06 11:50 PM


I love this

Cold hands means a warm heart

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2 posted 2003-02-06 11:51 PM


Awesome!!
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"Life happens in a snowfall….

Can you see it?

crystallized forces of new beginnings….

comprehensible life forces….

all of which can be brushed away,
easily
with a whisk of broom…

don’t be a snowflake…

be a moment.

oh yes...
I love it when you do this

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4 posted 2003-02-07 12:05 PM


The best poems leave you with something that does not fade, does not grow stale with time. Thanks for this one.

"don’t be a snowflake…

be a moment."

So simple. So clear. So true.


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5 posted 2003-02-07 12:09 PM


You just made a third thing happen.
It's called expansion...of my library's boundaries.
I promise not to be a flake.

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6 posted 2003-02-07 12:09 PM





Yes, and so very, very beautiful...

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7 posted 2003-02-07 12:46 PM


I find this slightly funny, because for an assignment once I had to do a "my life is like..." poem and I compared my life to a snowflake! So maybe I oughta work on that moment thing
But this is exquisitely beautiful, and  makes me feel light hearted. Thanks.

Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
     (blink, breathe, stand, fight)

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8 posted 2003-02-07 12:55 PM


Enjoyed...James
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9 posted 2003-02-07 07:24 AM


crystallized forces of new beginnings….

comprehensible life forces….

all of which can be brushed away,
easily
with a whisk of broom…

Loved this stanza, Sunshine. A lesson on how we should see important things for what they are and not dismiss them away unknowingly

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10 posted 2003-02-07 08:50 AM


Amazingly beautiful thoughts here Karilea..
Much enjoyed this morning.
~Hugs & Smiles~

~ Trace my body with your words..
And in doing so, you touch my heart. ~

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11 posted 2003-02-07 09:46 AM


Oh Sunshine, this is so beautiful.  You brought a little 'sunshine' into my life this morning reading this (though some snow wouldnt hurt either *grin*)  Great job!

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. ~ Lena Horne

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12 posted 2003-02-07 09:55 AM


I'm watching the snowflakes... Many, many moments here...
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13 posted 2003-02-07 09:57 AM


yeah..two things happened... I got colder than heck..and the traffic was a bear.. ( chuckling)

very nicely done my friend...and you would see the best in everything I think...


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14 posted 2003-02-07 05:14 PM


Karilea--So beautiful with your words.  Happy to have my sun flakes here.  
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15 posted 2003-02-07 06:11 PM


So soothing.  Very pleasant read

Yesterday is ash, tomorrow is smoke; only today does the fire burn.
Nil Desperandum, Fata viem invenient

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