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Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

0 posted 2003-08-22 04:53 PM

It wears well on you,
your literary voice
in slow boom and
appreciation
of those things worn
in time

my fervor
turns to blushed fever
as I lay a petal of
compliment
here
and there

and you step around them
not in dismissal
but not ready
to don the flowers
of my pleasure
in what you
have given
me

I have seen the others,
waiting for their
expected applause,

as you close the
curtains
once the words were lain
in dimmed light
for whomever may chance
upon them,

and I would pick you
above them,

because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,

with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil.

eminor_angel
Member

since 2003-05-22

Posts 323
Canada

1 posted 2003-08-22 05:06 PM

"with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil."

beautiful. Sunshine, I like your poetry (especially your free verse) the more that I read it. never forget that you have such a rare and special gift.

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

2 posted 2003-08-22 05:16 PM

Karilea

"because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,"

Rather like you do, my dear!

El_Campeador
Senior Member

since 2003-01-29

Posts 761
Ohio, USA

3 posted 2003-08-22 05:19 PM

Not only is your poetry beautiful, but your ability to see the beauty in the poetry of others is beautiful as well.

“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

Robert Frazier
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since 2003-02-06

Posts 1014

4 posted 2003-08-22 05:21 PM

no blushing as "I lay a petal of
compliment" at your feet...but I am breathless!

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

5 posted 2003-08-22 05:49 PM

"because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,

with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil."

This is...so much like you....lovely.
~Hugs~

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

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

6 posted 2003-08-22 05:54 PM

"my fervor
turns to blushed fever
as I lay a petal of
compliment
here
and there"

~ I shall remember these lines, Dear Rays of Sunlight, if I am ever to be blessed again, with such petals...

Linda

vlraynes
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since 2000-07-25

Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...

7 posted 2003-08-22 06:12 PM

"because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,

with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil."

Simply beautiful, Karilea.
Hugs,
~Vicky
"My friends are my estate."
~Emily Dickinson

Patricia
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since 2003-04-06

Posts 2160
Missouri

8 posted 2003-08-22 06:36 PM

and I would pick you
above them,

because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,

with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil.

Karilea, I couldn't stop reading this...over and over again and again. I felt the tears rise to my eyes, then a smile creep slow upon my face with each reading. My dear, you are amazing.

Love and hugs to you,
Patricia

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

9 posted 2003-08-22 07:54 PM

my fervor
turns to blushed fever
as I lay a petal of
compliment
here
and there

and you step around them
not in dismissal
but not ready
to don the flowers
of my pleasure
in what you
have given
me

Oh, sweet Karilea my friend, you have written yet another beauty to grace my library. Wonderful. Chris

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

10 posted 2003-08-22 08:26 PM

This is so good, Kari.
Sandra

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

11 posted 2003-08-22 10:15 PM

An illustrious masterpiece from your pen to our eyes and hearts. Karilea, you continually amaze me with the wonderous words your produce.

I am honored to read your works.
Huggles, Marti

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

12 posted 2003-08-22 10:25 PM

Karilea...Your words flow so smooth in this lovely poem. Appreciation is not always in the compliments, many times it is in the sharing and giving of the heart as you have done here. Thanks for giving this to us.Enjoyed very very much...Paul

"To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you"

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

13 posted 2003-08-22 10:27 PM

Oh, how lovely this is, and how it does
whisper your name. It is truly a portrait of your poetic grace. It is you.
Liz

JilGirl
Member

since 2003-05-24

Posts 364
Washington

14 posted 2003-08-23 04:51 AM

Delightful write!

You've painted a narrative image
for the reader's imagination to
play with!

Much enjoyed!

'Tiz feathers that make the bird -
Always remember to keep them fluffed
but, never, EVER ruffle them!

Kaoru

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since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

15 posted 2003-08-23 04:52 AM

"because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,

with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil."

I read this quite a few times, myself..
I love it.

Sunnyone
Member Ascendant

since 2000-07-06

Posts 5334
Staffordshire, England

16 posted 2003-08-23 05:18 AM

Ah, this is gorgeous, and went well with my first cuppa tea this morning!! You did it again, sun-sis, and it's wonderful!! ~S~

Accept these small gifts from my gypsy heart ~~S~~

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

17 posted 2003-08-23 08:35 AM

because all you want to do
is leave the gift
in hand

quietly,
sincerely,

yup, that you do....you are a gift to us all Karilea.... this is simply beautiful.

i'm keeping it.

Maree

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

(Ani DiFranco)

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

18 posted 2003-08-23 08:55 AM

It wears well on you as well, m'friend - Like a ray of sunshine...

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

19 posted 2003-08-23 10:34 AM

This amazing, as they all are Karilea . . .
if you speak of yourself, your insight is attuned just perfectly, if it of someone else . . . they are the luckiest person on this Earth . . .
*smile*

as I lay a petal of
compliment
here
and there

what beautiful lines . . . a petal of compliment, that is exactly what they are!
xxoo

Duncan
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since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

20 posted 2003-08-23 05:20 PM

"my fervor
turns to blushed fever
as I lay a petal of
compliment
here
and there"

Loved the image I got when I read this verse Kari. You, with a basket full of prismed petals, gently placing them here...and there.

Honeybee
Member Ascendant

since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

21 posted 2003-08-23 10:25 PM

And this is how I feel about your poetic gifts. Karilea, this is beautiful, it's now my favourite of yours.

Melissa~

Intellectually I know that Canada is no better than any other country. Emotionally I KNOW that Canada is the best country in the world!

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

22 posted 2003-08-23 10:39 PM

with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil.

to be so humble and so poetic all at once, what a gift this one has

Lisann
Member

since 2001-01-31

Posts 350

23 posted 2003-08-23 10:42 PM

very beautifully penned.

Suetang
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since 2001-03-07

Posts 5187
Melbourne, Australia

24 posted 2003-08-24 05:48 PM

Hello Karilea

This was so very lovely and so very much enjoyed. I love your new picture!

Take care.......Sue

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

25 posted 2003-08-24 06:38 PM

Eminor, poetry is very special...and we have a lot of talented poets around here...keep reading, and you will be filled with many favorites...thank you!

Martie, you know that I try to keep up with you!

Benjamin...that is a wonderful comment. Trust me, this poem shall remain on my favorites of mine list...

Robert, a compliment worthy of you.  Thank you.

Enchantress...I try to keep up with you, too...thank you.

Linda, you are consistently blessed with petals of your own, as you give kindly, and frequently.  Thank you.

Vicky...you keep inspiring me.  What more could I say to one who keeps pushing me?

Patricia...it's a hanky alert for me, as well.  I only hope you realize the gifts YOU have...

Chris, you have become a quiet inspiration to me.  Don't ever let Annabelle quit speaking to you.

Marti, if we ever cease to be amazed of one another, I hope it is not soon to come.  Thank you for all you have shared with us.

Paul, a gentleman you are, a gentle man you shall always be.  Thank you.

Elizabeth, when you look in, I am doubly blessed, m'lady.  Thank you.

JilGirl, Poetry is Imagination. And, Imagination should be poetry!  Thank you.

Meghan, we love you, too.  You keep digging deep...the well continues to fill...thank you.

Sunny, your tea is my tea.  But we knew that in the beginning.  Thank you, dear.

Maree, may I keep you?

Nan, you already KNOW I'm keeping you!

My Sue "littlewing"...this was NOT speaking of me, but only of the poets that I have chanced to meet...and how fortunate I am for that...for if only meeting over the internet has broadened my horizons THIS much to tell me to go on with other things, than who, my dear, is the lucky one?...

Duncan, yes, Sir, I am fortunate that I have a place to position petals here, and there...and aren't we all? Thank you, my kind poet...

Melybee...you have been collecting favorites for quite some time...I've been watching you...

Inkedgoddess...truth outs. I am extremely fortunate to be among so many who kindly give, expecting nothing in return...thank you for reading, something that every poet appreciates...

Lisann, thank you.

Sue, I do appreciate your eyes. Bless your heart.

Thank you, everyone.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

26 posted 2003-08-26 11:22 PM

my fervor
turns to blushed fever
as I lay a petal of
compliment
here
and there
==========================
as you close the
curtains
once the words were lain
in dimmed light
for whomever may chance
upon them,

and I would pick you
above them,
==================
with the only fanfare
in the sliding
of a
veil.
================

this reads as if it was written on a lace handkerchief...its as delicate and fragile as a rose and should be pressed between the pages of a treasured poetry book.
You do such a lovely justice to poetry and poets with this special write Kari.

You're going to hear my voice in the morning calling your name ...
and know my love and my desperation were one and the same.

J.Browne

timothysangel1973

Senior Member

since 2001-12-03

Posts 1725
Never close enough

27 posted 2003-08-26 11:26 PM

"It wears well on you,
your literary voice
in slow boom and
appreciation
of those things worn
in time"

...this line will remain in my mind for decades to come...

You are just beautiful inside and out!

)))hugs(((

Tima

Ratleader

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since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

28 posted 2003-08-26 11:27 PM

Sensitive, compassionate, joyful...can't ask for more than that....to, or from....

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LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

29 posted 2003-08-27 08:47 AM

Beautiful sentiments, Karilea. Now you know why I never get too emotional over the many flowery compliments I receive when I write my lovely kitty kicker poems - heh.

LeeJ
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since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

30 posted 2003-08-27 08:55 AM

Hi and Good Morning,
a lovely tribute to those who give without expecting anything in return...whose joy in life is to see the smiles surround the hearts of others....wonderful write my friend....thank you for sharing

Paula Finn
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since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

31 posted 2003-08-27 10:34 AM

Who needs applause when we have you? Wonderful darlin'

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