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icebox
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since 2003-05-03

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in the shadows

0 posted 2003-07-28 08:29 AM

Today came early
and brought pain,
as if it was a friend
for me to join in play;
it happens this way
from time to time.
It is one of life's little ways
of keeping me honest.
I used to think
that it was god's way of telling me
she is still angry
for the life I chose,
but who could hold a grudge
this long?
So, I decided I was wrong;
instead,
I look at days as these
as if I won a lottery,
in reverse.

©2003 by icebox

Kaoru

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since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

1 posted 2003-07-28 08:43 AM

"I used to think
that it was god's way of telling me
she is still angry
for the life I chose,
but who could hold a grudge
this long?
So, I decided I was wrong;
instead,
I look at days as these
as if I won a lottery,
in reverse."

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Great lines! Winning the lottery in reverse..
That, I'll remember.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

2 posted 2003-07-28 08:45 AM

It is one of life's little ways
of keeping me honest.
I used to think
that it was god's way of telling me
she is still angry
for the life I chose,
but who could hold a grudge
this long?
========================

Hell that no fury like a woman?

Had to smile at your choice of gender for God...is that to be "politically correct" or because we women are so good at grudges? LOL

Clever write of analogy poet sir

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

LH

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

3 posted 2003-07-28 08:49 AM

I love you.

grin.

(happy little screen dance here too)

...serenity exits, wiggling...

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2003-07-28 09:12 AM

Amazing...you leave me speechless at times..
~Hugs YOU!~

~The breeze that kissed you on the face,
Has held me in the same embrace~

Bonfirelight
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 85
London, England

5 posted 2003-07-28 09:22 AM

man, you have all the best titles.. the poem was good too. hate it when the day comes early

wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

6 posted 2003-07-28 03:53 PM

The "short straws" keep getting shorter...
and more plentiful, no?

here as well...

Ed

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

7 posted 2003-07-28 04:12 PM

icebox

"as if I won a lottery,
in reverse."

This seems like a positive thing to do...makes me think of the signs in Maui which pleased me to see...instead of saying "DO NOT DRIVE DRUNK!"...they say, "Thanks for driving sober". A whistle day is this kind of attitude..you don't need lessons. I do hope you're feeling better though.

Aenimal
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since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

8 posted 2003-07-28 05:02 PM

grins if that's winning the lottery im on a hell of a luck streak

Robert Frazier
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since 2003-02-06

Posts 1014

9 posted 2003-07-28 06:18 PM

could be "days as these" have sharpened you for better days?
Rf

icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

10 posted 2003-07-28 10:44 PM

Kaoru ~ Glad you liked it.  Thanks for telling me.

Janet Marie ~ *laugh* What you say about women is true.  You guys sure can hold a grudge!  God?  No, I am about as far from "politically correct" as a human can get and still be allowed to walk the streets freely.  It is just that the idea of god has always made more sense to me as a female god.  Just a quirk.  Thank you for your thoughts.

serenity blaze ~ You say that to all old fat men I bet; especially if they are dressed in a red suit!  *laugh*

Enchantress ~ Uh-oh, does that make me like laryngitis for the mind??? *laugh* Thank you for your time in reading and for letting me know.

Bonfirelight ~ I admit it, I love to play with titles.  Thank you for reading beyond the title and for telling me.

wranx ~ Yes, it seems sometimes that is all there is.  I wish you well.

Martie ~ Didn't you tell me to think good thoughts? *smile*

Aenimal ~ You and me and Warren Zevon!

Robert Frazier ~ Woah, dude!  If that is true, then I really am a walking razor!! *smile* Thank you for reading and for your thoughts.

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

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displaced

11 posted 2003-07-29 04:35 AM

damn! you always make me shake my head and smile

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

12 posted 2003-07-29 01:56 PM

"It is just that the idea of god has always made more sense to me as a female god. Just a quirk."

You know...that does make more sense..

"as if I won a lottery,
in reverse"

Would that be losing nothing?

Icy, I don't know what I did before you came around and made me start thinking...

Susan C.

jellybeans
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since 2000-10-13

Posts 2298

13 posted 2003-07-29 02:22 PM

well, I won't argue your 'she', though it does not sit well with me, will just say that this is great poetry

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

14 posted 2003-07-29 02:40 PM

Spending down...
carefully...
but winding thoughts
by words
tighter still...

well done, Sir

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