I am..........repost for the challange

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Martie

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0 posted 2003-07-25 10:48 AM

I am a woman who listens and learns
I wonder what lies under rocks and past fern
I hear the sound of rain in a smile
I see the negative pause for awhile
I want to be strong from the past not be burned
I am a woman who listens and learns

I pretend confidence with people around
I feel life’s meaning is simple-profound
I touch the hand of love every day
I worry that time doesn’t want me to stay
I cry when touched by a meaningful turn
I am a woman who listens and learns

I understand laughter is what keeps me whole
I say that love is a most worthy goal
I dream of peace and for people to see
I try to be the best I can be
I hope to write words where truth is the burn
I am a woman who listens and learns
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serenity blaze
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1 posted 2003-07-25 10:53 AM

All these things and more, dear Martie.

You left out beautiful.

angelblueyes
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2 posted 2003-07-25 10:57 AM

MartieYuare al these things and more.A cahllenge well met.
angelblueyes

Honeybunch
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3 posted 2003-07-25 11:03 AM

This is lovely, Martie, and after my own heart too. I wrote an "I am" years ago - it will be interesting (when I find it) to see if it still applies after all the changes I've been through. Perhaps now's the time for a re-write!

garysgirl

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4 posted 2003-07-25 11:05 AM

Martie, this is so beautiful....just like you.
I wish that I could express myself like you do.

Hugs

Ethel

Susan Caldwell
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5 posted 2003-07-25 11:07 AM

Very well done Martie!

Susan C.

Sunshine

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6 posted 2003-07-25 11:15 AM

Yes...I remember this...
and you are all of those things
and more!

suthern

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7 posted 2003-07-25 11:34 AM

You are... a remarkable woman... And as we listen to you, we learn. *S*

This is beautiful, Martie... even if I suspect you used a tad of understatement. *S*

icebox
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in the shadows

8 posted 2003-07-25 12:06 PM

*smile*

All this ...and more.

ThisDiamond
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9 posted 2003-07-25 12:06 PM

Martie, my sister poet:
You are innocense, and surprise.
Hugs, TD

passing shadows
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10 posted 2003-07-25 01:05 PM

beautiful!

wranx
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11 posted 2003-07-25 01:48 PM

And....You are
Ed

vlraynes
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Somewhere... out there...

12 posted 2003-07-25 02:36 PM

Martie...this...and YOU...are beautiful.
Love you, friend.
"My friends are my estate."
~Emily Dickinson

Dark Angel
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13 posted 2003-07-25 05:44 PM

Yes you are Matie and more

beautifully written as always.

Maree

fate is not just
whose cooking smells good
but which way the wind blows

(Ani DiFranco)

littlewing
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14 posted 2003-07-25 05:46 PM

Martie, I swear to you if I had done this
the same words would have flowed from my fingers . . .(not quite as nice)
amazing . . .
xxoo

[This message has been edited by littlewing (07-25-2003 06:47 PM).]

nakdthoughts
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15 posted 2003-07-25 06:23 PM

yes, you are everything and more...
and your poetry touches and touches and touches...

M

Nan

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16 posted 2003-07-25 07:18 PM

I listen and learn from you, my friend... This is wonderful - Thank you for reposting it...

Janet Marie
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17 posted 2003-07-25 09:48 PM

I am a woman who listens and learns
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then you turn it into poetry and we all learn...what a deal.

"How could I stand here with you and not be moved by you."

LH

Goodknight
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18 posted 2003-07-26 12:38 PM

Martie - great "I am" poem and you are !!!! Lovely well done and full of substance - Paul

skyshine

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19 posted 2003-07-26 12:47 PM

quote:
I want to be strong from the past and not burned

Oh, how I can relate to that....

~Elizabeth

Dreams last for so long, even after you're gone...
~Jewel

Patricia
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20 posted 2003-07-26 01:04 PM

I am a woman who listens and learns

A lovely write in the whole...but that last line...oh, that is the most important!

So enjoyed!

Patricia

El_Campeador
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21 posted 2003-07-26 01:07 PM

It has been good to learn more about everyone. Thank you for a window into your heart...

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson

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