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Ratleader

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0 posted 2003-05-06 04:57 PM

The Calling Hills

I can’t look at the hills today,
the living hope of them,
the life like skin that seems to own
their rocks but owns them
like a bell owns sound: not at all;
for even a song is only sound
life only life, skin merely skin.

I cannot climb the hills from here
to look at what I do not own,
being alive; a live being at least,
to see the fields of wildflowers
like a lover’s eyes in sunlight,
lidded slow as memory
in the shadow of a passing cloud.

It is the hills that own me then,
and now is not my time;
nor their time yet to call me
though they call and call again
until I swear I’ll come to them
this very day or on a day to come,
because the hope of them, the life,
the eyes of flowers in sunlight
own my heart and will it so.

Cpat Hair

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1 posted 2003-05-06 05:02 PM

I can’t look at the hills today,

you know... you could have stopped withthis line and I would have understood.... funny...

nicely done Ed.

Martie

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2 posted 2003-05-06 08:33 PM

Ed

"the life like skin that seems to own
their rocks but owns them
like a bell owns sound: not at all;
for even a song is only sound"

Beautiful pondering thoughts, deeply touching

nakdthoughts
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3 posted 2003-05-06 09:54 PM

because the hope of them, the life,
the eyes of flowers in sunlight
own my heart and will it so.

beautiful, Ed.

M

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

4 posted 2003-05-06 10:03 PM

I can’t look at the hills today,
the living hope of them,
the life like skin that seems to own
their rocks but owns them
like a bell owns sound: not at all;

~*~

some things cannot be owned...
you captured this so very well, Ed...

this is wonderful. I am enjoying the depth of your writing more and more.

Please, don't stop.

icebox
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5 posted 2003-05-06 11:11 PM

Hope is essential, and dangerous - like the sun.
Strong work well done. Thank you for sharing it.

lucky
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6 posted 2003-05-07 10:56 PM

aw yes my friend, but even the earth will one day have to give up all that it owns, physically I own a mountain side in Idaho and I must say how blessed I am for it, but spiritually in Christ I own the heavens and I haven’t seen all there is to see, hear or touch yet and you write so well I do hope to see you there.

dale

Speaking of ghosts, and after such an eternity. . .wouldn't you know, here comes mine again...
~Rosemary J. Gwaltney~

Bill Charles
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7 posted 2003-05-07 11:01 PM

Ratleader - the depth of this is incredible, an excellent write...

BC

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8 posted 2003-05-07 11:07 PM

Aww, but those hills are alive...
and your voice echo's within them.

It is beautiful what you wrote Ed,
I love the sound of this~

passing shadows
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9 posted 2003-05-25 04:30 AM

stunning!

Marge Tindal

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10 posted 2003-05-25 06:42 PM

Ed~
I'm thanking our little DixieDoodle for bumping this one~

'to see the fields of wildflowers
like a lover’s eyes in sunlight'

Oh my ..... such originality in this thought~
You've done this one up real proud !
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Ericc
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11 posted 2003-05-26 09:54 AM

What an awesome piece of writing.
Eric

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12 posted 2003-05-26 10:09 AM

But Ed, you are of the flowers, of the hills, and of the sunlight...

Warm hugs,
Linda

Seymour Tabin
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13 posted 2003-05-26 10:38 AM

Ratleader
Good thoughts, good write, good read.

serenity blaze
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14 posted 2003-05-26 04:16 PM

Beautiful.

gemjop
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15 posted 2003-05-26 04:52 PM

I can’t look at the hills today,
the living hope of them,
the life like skin that seems to own
their rocks but owns them
like a bell owns sound: not at all;

wow...

this makes me uneasy worrying about all your writing i've missed while i've been away! must do some catching up, mustn't i?

lots of love, gemma xxxx

Wind

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16 posted 2003-05-26 08:34 PM

It's a bit scary. I mean, it sounds like the hills are dominating you. Good job.

Never be normal!

Ratleader

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17 posted 2003-05-26 10:41 PM

Well, I wouldn't exactly say dominating, but when you want to go you want to go, and the call of 'em can get pretty pesky if you don't! So I go when I can and wish when I can't....

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