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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(This is one of my earliest poems I wrote, which I never posted before as it is very personal to me as I first made release from my afflicted heart) Lawn Gnomes By: Noah Eaton 3/7/00 (Revised 5/30/03) Greetings from the postman "The spirits are all round you, Harbor them, Enamor them!" I hear you cry in your sleep Wishing you could see me closer We have no choice This time must come... And I cry cause everyone I see is smiling Steadfast lawn gnomes that never even have to breathe That I can never be... ...Join their tea parties... Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me Your daughters getting older The days are getting longer Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me These canonical hours are shortening... ...Don't take them away from me... It's been a good year For in-voice and postage stamps Respond to me Reach to me I forgive my neighbors In this ghost-town vaudeville As the red whales swallow them up And I don't even feel the apathy... And I watch the summers and winters waste away And the mountains and glaciers resupinate And the doors widen... ...Locked from the inside... Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me Your daughters getting older The days are getting longer Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me These canonical hours are shortening... ...Don't take them away from me... . . . . . . . . . . . . I guess I should be thankful Shouldn't be unselfish When there's something there That I simply can't see The world feels like Martha's Vineyard Chardonnay at nine-thirty Chapeaus and punch bowls Umbrellas and pink flamingos Tiger lilies and crape myrtles Apartheid and communion And the caterer's eyes are always invisible Beyond the boutique... And I cry cause everyone I see is smiling Steadfast lawn gnomes that never even have to breathe That I can never be... ...Join their tea parties... Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me Your daughters getting older The days are getting longer Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me These canonical hours are shortening... ...Don't take them away from me... Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me We're all getting older These indian summers are growing longer Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, hear me We're less than strangers... ...The vines on these stone walls are bleeding... Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story ***Shakira*** [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (05-30-2003 07:53 PM).] |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
a terrific absolute write of poetry!!! what a great start,, It's the quality of the complement that i feel, not the quanity. |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
welcome back again  i missed your poetry hugs to you liked this one too as always |
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whiskey
since 1999-12-28
Posts 1278Australia |
What a wonderful piece, from this you have always written greatly. I enjoy your work so much, thankyou for sharing them all Julie "Dont cry because its over, smile because it happened. " |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Where have you been sidekick?!! Welcome back!! Love this write m'friend. ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Well done Noah... believe in what your heart feels... |
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JilGirl Member
since 2003-05-24
Posts 364Washington |
A most talented write from a most sensitive young man! An inspiration to all! Blessings! Shirl Till oceans cease to flow and deserts lose their sands, may beauty surround you every day and wealth be in your hands. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Awww..Noah...so sweet of you to share this poem with us. Very sensitive write. Chris "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 we love you |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Noah, I hope your afflicted heart has been healed meanwhile ... this is a wonderful poem ....your great talent showed immediately I see. Much love, Margherita |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Well, I guess you've had the passionate poetic drive from the beginning Noah. You made to write this way so thanks for letting it out of your heart. Eric |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I'm delighted that you felt comfortable enough with us as friends to offer this one up for viewing. It's an exquisite bleed of heart, the epitome of the power of growing pains. hugs to you, dearest Noah *** don't forget your sunscreen today  |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
Your words are well written from the heartfelt pain you experienced...Well done, Noah... |
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eminor_angel Member
since 2003-05-22
Posts 323Canada |
Good job! My favorite lines are "and I don't even feel the apathy..." and "and the doors widen... ...Locked from the inside..." |
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D'sWhisper Member
since 2003-06-16
Posts 68Washington, USA |
WoW! This is so strong. Heavy and so very poigant in thick emotion. It felt like the words were pouring from the page into my mind, and it was amazing. ~DW~ [This message has been edited by D'sWhisper (06-21-2003 06:05 AM).] |
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