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icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

0 posted 2003-08-19 12:45 PM

Lately when the madness comes
and knocks upon the windows
of my mind,
I tell it I'm too busy,
I can't come out to play
right now,
then quietly I hope it goes away,
becomes a friend I used to know
before our lifestyles changed,
a friend with whom I spent my youth
but don't invite to see again.

©2003 by icebox

Kaoru

Member Elite

since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

1 posted 2003-08-19 12:50 PM

Indeed..*nod*

ljossberir
Member

since 2003-05-04

Posts 81
Ny, USA

2 posted 2003-08-19 01:07 AM

Near perfection, icebox. Sure your madness isn't genius?

-matt

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

3 posted 2003-08-19 01:53 AM

icey . . . can you tell mine to go
away too please?

Brilliant mind you have there
dont let anything poison it
please
xxoo

Ratleader

Member Rara Avis

since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

4 posted 2003-08-20 09:33 AM

It follows..... and just when you think it's lost your address.....

This one makes me think of one I wrote a while back -- /pip/Forum64/HTML/000958.html

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Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

5 posted 2003-08-20 09:36 AM

Gawd yer good!!

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

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

6 posted 2003-08-20 10:36 AM

IceBox~
Sometimes I seek the madness, sometimes it seeks me ...
problem is ... I'm usually home~

Enjoyed the read~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2003-08-20 10:39 AM

Thank you, Icebox

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

8 posted 2003-08-20 04:20 PM

One can always hope it accepts the lack of invitation... but I personally think it's rather rude. *G*

I like this very much. *S*

Robert Frazier
Senior Member

since 2003-02-06

Posts 1014

9 posted 2003-08-20 05:46 PM

your poetry, like fine wine, sir!

envokes a memory...
years ago, something a friend said in compromise:
"we will never pass this way again"
that is, of course, until
"the madness comes
and knocks upon the windows
of my mind"

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

10 posted 2003-08-20 06:13 PM

icebox

The past has a way of coming back...sometimes when you would rather it stay away. But, who knows, there may still be things to learn from it.

Ringo

Member Elite

since 2003-02-20

Posts 3684
Saluting with misty eyes

11 posted 2003-08-20 10:10 PM

Icebox...
I have got to say that you are rapidly becoming one of my top 3 favorites on this site... weverything you write is just too close to absolute perfection.
Phenominal job, this.

We are all equal but we’re individually different
and able to reach the impossible if we try.

angelblueyes
Member Elite

since 2003-07-19

Posts 2148
Oklahoma

12 posted 2003-08-21 12:02 PM

The past doesn't always stay where it's suppost to.Lines and heart well written.
Crystal

icebox
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

13 posted 2003-08-21 11:50 PM

Kaoru ~ *smile*

ljossberir ~ Madness is the inability to live with the world the way it is in its full reality.

littlewing ~ Oh...I think we would have to work on that together. *smile*

Ratleader ~ "...the past, like an evil clown,
                      stalking..."
Absolutely!

Enchantress ~ I am very glad it was good for you. *grin*

Marge Tindal ~ Yes, sometimes I too manage to snatch madness right from the jaws of sanity. *smile*

Sunshine ~ You are welcome.

suthern ~ Madness is not exactly rude, just often determined.

Robert Frazier ~ It is funny how common thoughts weave through the collective human consciousness.

Martie ~ You are right.  I am dealing with that right now; I just can not fathom what there is left to learn from current circumstances.  It is exhausting.

Ringo ~ Thank you for that very nice compliment.  I feel honored.

angelblueyes ~ You are correct.  I think we should always have the option to duct tape it in place!   *smile*

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