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Norma
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738
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Cooper had a woman now-- the news was such event. "No Good Jim" had found a girl and became a gentleman. She didn't even hit five feet. She made even me feel tall. She was cautious entering and looked at us appalled. Then I offered her a beer as she perused my books displayed I asked if she would like a glass as she looked at me amazed. Then she told me she was "witch". I just smiled and said "I know." She eased, relaxed comraderie, and said, "I feel at home." I nodded in the understand-- sometimes I just feel the vibe-- know my people before greet, another one from the lost tribe. Then the ale loosened the tongue and she said she knew my home "Everything that you have here-- it's all the things I own." I confessed to her my fear "just who would Jim ask me to meet?" She laughed, the little leprechaun, confessing that she was relieved. "I never know what I might meet, Jim's friends are kind of strange." I told her that she could relax-- it was true I was deranged. But "what you see is just what is" Cooper beamed at us with pride. "I told her she would fall in love!" We both told him to be quiet. She told me tales of her life spent, how the night that she'd met Jim, She was dancing with a snake in voudoin ritual for the camera tourists tout in the spanish plaza-- I had noticed her accent and asked her where her youth was spent and then she broke in fairy laugh-- she was a witch from Salem, Mass. She reads the cards on Bourban Street behind a curtain made of beads. She told me how she hated it, how hard it was to read All the drunks who stumbled in and laughed at her as though she was a carney in some side show cage and then she stopped in sober pause, stating that they may be right-- this is not the way, yanno. I took her hand and held it tight and told her, YES, I know. She smiled at me and asked me then, "Is it all right if I come back?" I laughed and said, "Just pick me up?" We'll leave the guys across the tracks. Jim just beamed again at us, "I knew you two would hit it off..." Norma looked at me and grinned-- her hard blue eyes had melted soft. "Let's do this again, REAL SOON." She wrote her number on my hand. [This message has been edited by serenity blaze (06-25-2003 07:32 PM).] |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Karen, I am enjoying these very much. The mood of each a little different, but very captivating. Excellent job. Mysterious and Awwwwwwright at the same time... |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Karen...you've got me smiling with this one. Thank you for sharing Norma with us.  Love and hugs to you, lady...   "...until you have read the verse on his heart, |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
*smiling at Vickys reply* heres to sharing Norma  LOLvery cool girlie...made me want to read some more of your prose that you write so awesomely. PRETTY PLEASE???  All I can feel is this distance between you and me. I can say I love you but I can't make you believe me because touching is believing. c.j. [This message has been edited by Janet Marie (06-25-2003 07:45 PM).] |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Can I come over please? I swear I will not touch anything . . . ok maybe a couple things but this is a nice look into you thank you xxoo |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Being who I am eventually my mind went into the gutter..oh a beautiful gutter..but before that I loved this as I always do your writes |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
Loved this - thanks for sharing Norma with me - Paul |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Karen, sounds like you and Norma had a Kinship?? Very good writing. Yes, thanks for sharing Norma with us, Karen.  hugs Ethel |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Oh, I like Norma. Can you tell us more Karen? hugs, Chris "Said you'd give me light... |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
"sometimes I just feel the vibe-- ...another one from the lost tribe." Yes indeed, yes indeed, after all it is just a small planet; how far could we go? *smile* Good stuff, Lady. Thank you. |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
Wow, what a write! |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Oh man - I feel as if I am really missing out! This sounded like one awesome meet with a kindred spirit Karen. Excellent write as well. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 damn! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Gosh.... I wanna meet YOU! not only are you a fabulous poet m'dear you are a terrific story teller. Maree |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Thanks much everybody, and I'll not explain the ambiguous lines lest I ruin Raph's fantasies.  Love to all...hope to be around more soon, just a little busy these days. (NO. I'm NOT stoned, either!) Some of you folks worry when I get quiet.  |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
you know..that book should be about written by now.and if it isn't... you better get started... |
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ambrish Member
since 2003-03-27
Posts 257India |
nice but too long |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Cap?  (It's always just right there... yanno? Of course you do. HUGS.and ambrish? Your reply was nice but too short.  I do thank you for the advice however. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Then she told me she was "witch". I just smiled and said "I know." She eased, relaxed comraderie, and said, "I feel at home." ~*~  |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
No comment really, just nodding, smiling. ~yeti |
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