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White Lines and Road Signs
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White Lines and Road Signs |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I’ve driven too many roads staring out through bug speckled glass at a world that travels by too quickly to read the names off little white crosses planted on roadside where someone unluckier than me ended. I’ve often wondered at these tributes to lost children, husbands, brothers, fathers wives, mothers, sisters, and thought if one day my road ran to “there”, It would be one less cross the shoulder would have to bear for no marker is needed to say “Here it ended.” In some ways, I am sure it could be said for me it ended long before when I turned blind eye to family feuds, ran from the pains I imagined inflicted by careless words or arms that would not reach from one heart to another, and in slow gasps breathed the rattled sputters of my own heart. 70 MPH doesn’t give one much time to pay respects and for those who do visit with flowers or some other tribute to those gone I wonder how many took the time To let that person know before How much they meant. Bug spattered glass Obscures just enough detail To let one believe though… That on the other side Everyone sees a lot more Than you do |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You left the eerie feel of spirits standing on the roadside watching all of us past by in our haste, with only them realizing "when"... Glad you clicked in... will be glad when you can stay awhile... |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
I wonder how many took the time To let that person know before How much they meant. Bug spattered glass Obscures just enough detail To let one believe though… That on the other side Everyone sees a lot more Than you do ======================== Your eyes of wise see JUST FINE ... the proof lies here between your lines. May your roads rise up to meet you.. may the wind always be at your back .........   Ocean wrapped around the sun |
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regards2you Member Elite
since 2002-10-01
Posts 3940California |
"how many took the time to let the person know before how much they meant" Great wake-up call..at least for me... long, lost relatives whom I've not spoken with for a long time and some not lost, yet I have not [taken the time needed, which honestly, isn't much] just to drop a line or e-mail to say "Hi, How are you"...and even friends I've ignored lately...me, not returning phone calls of people who care about me, and not letting relationships grow for I don't have time for them....makes me wonder the kind of friend I am...not reaching out to others...I can think of three right now, one which needs a long distance phone call and two can be covered w. e-mails.. I know the happiness I feel when on the receiving end....I am selfish and forget how happy they, too, would feel to be acknowledged and remembered... Thank you for this.. a wonderful message.. Hugs, Pat  ..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.. "Desiderata" [This message has been edited by regards2you (04-15-2003 10:49 AM).] |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Not much to say about this...And lord knows that nothing needs adding. Outstanding in its pensiveness. gads. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Cpat, A well written and thoughtful write, enjoyed. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Captain, the truth lives in your words today..so much truth. I'll be pleased when you can stay here longer..much longer.. Your writing reaches in, grabs the heart, and doesn't let go, until long after the last words have been read. Well done poet sir. Stay safe..be well. ~Hugs & Smiles, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Could definitely appreciate the thoughts here... Well placed in the themes that drive a full life. Well done. ThisDiamond |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Wowie, Wowie! You presented wonderful insight and imagery with this piece. I have seen those crosses and wonder about the person who left this world. They invoke deep thoughts of my own mortality. I love your writing and always look forward to reading it. Hugs for Peace. Marti Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. A.Einstein |
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KristieSue
since 2003-01-31
Posts 1460PA, US |
wow....what an impact this made on me. I have this heavy feeling like I need to wake up and pay more attention... and stop speeding :-) Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it is learned ~ KS |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
you spend'n too much time behind the wheel my friend...where you headed? I spend my time on the road with a higher power...it makes my commute seem timeless in some ways and not long enough in others... hugs wonderful work |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
I hope you don't clean that windshield Ron...it might interfere with your ability to see the heart of what matters in life...great write.. believe in what your heart feels... |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I like this melancholy masterpiece very much, Captain. *S* Be careful out there... we need your sight. *S* |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Well, you made ME clean my monitor screen... and glad you are finding time for us, cap. I adore your ever gentle observations, and smiling now, they always seem to be written with an air of resignation. You really need to produce that book. good to see that you're still around... |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Too many white lines...can't read the road signs?....great write as usual Cpat |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
 ...always enjoy reading your thoughts, my friend. |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Ron this is amazing left me in awe - truly In this write - you allow us to see much more than we do . . . xxoo |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Nobody does this as well as you do. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
I was going to type in some of your words, but some more had already put the same ones down. So, I'll just say that this is a very good write...full of wisdom and thoyghts to ponder. Very good, Capt. Ron.  Hugs, Ethel |
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Bombella Junior Member
since 2003-04-10
Posts 19Western Australia |
I too have often wondered and am glad that they have been written of in such a superb way. My applause goes out to you. Cherie.. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
A very introspective write, dear one. My son recently asked me what those bunches of flowers meant while we were driving on a country road. Had me thinking of how but for the grace of God, we could end up with flower tributes. Well, as you said, it's not much of a tribute going past at rapid speeds, but it is a reminder that we are here. Core |
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karebear07 Member
since 2003-04-15
Posts 64Texas |
Wow that was a good poem. Really opened my eyes to see who matters before they die. -karebear07 <>< |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
A sad but sincere write...in the next town over a dumptruck carrying mulch lost control and killed a young mother and her daughter in a car...ran into three others and into a bus stop of elementary children getting off the bus...those markers are everywhere, flowers and bears mark that spot, as do many others along the major highways. M |
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Sandpiper Senior Member
since 2002-06-15
Posts 738land of flora and fauna |
"Bug spattered glass Obscures just enough detail To let one believe though… That on the other side Everyone sees a lot more Than you do" --------- I wonder, do they have the luxury of selective vision?..do they see more?..or, do they see at all?---interesting, thought-provoking write---enjoyed!! "And it was at that age...Poetry arrived in search of me...And something started in my soul." |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
through speckled glass arms that aren't long enough to reach from one heart to another see much more from the other side This is a fantastic piece, Cpat! So happy I got in with time to read it. Powerfully woven. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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