Navajo Wool.. ( thanks Ed... the image just sparked something..)

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Cpat Hair

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since 2001-06-05

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0 posted 2003-11-17 11:25 AM

The wind come November
Pays little heed to ill fit clapboards
And loose-framed windows
That haunt days and nights.

We built fires
The hearth always covered in ash
And huddled round the flame
You
Wrapped in Navajo
With geometric forms hiding softer curves
I knew were underneath it all

Our lives were simple then

Denim for dinner
Dressed up with plaid
We served delicacies of stew
On fine old tin
Along with the vintage bean
Aged well on woodstove
Cut twice with cream

We lived well
In each other’s skin
And cared for it gently
With laughter we could see
As mist on cold nights
Hanging suspended
Then inhaled by the other
As if some part of soul
Left lips
And waited for the others lungs
To breath them in

But November is easy
Compared to the month of bursting trees
When even well woven Navajo leaves one chilled

You waited tables then
And I
Found the old truck still knew the road

Somewhere around Taos I called
And you told me about “him”

So I wished you well
And warm,

Then headed east
Searching for a sunrise
And a chance to begin

Again

[This message has been edited by Cpat Hair (11-17-2003 11:32 AM).]

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-11-17 11:31 AM

This is the writer
I know.

I will wear this poem
through till spring.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2003-11-17 11:34 AM

"We built fires
The hearth always covered in ash
And huddled round the flame
You
Wrapped in Navajo
With geometric forms hiding softer curves
I knew were underneath it all"

~ I'm there...

Oh, yes. The simple pleasures of those earlier days ~ now fading into watercolor memories.

EA

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

3 posted 2003-11-17 11:42 AM

We lived well
In each other’s skin
And cared for it gently
With laughter we could see
As mist on cold nights
Hanging suspended
Then inhaled by the other
As if some part of soul
Left lips
And waited for the others lungs
To breath them in

=============================

ya got me with that verse.

*moth sigh*

oh and hey....

found something for ya. ("chuckling")

When I'm with you my eyes are so wide ...
you reached right in my head and turned on the light inside
turned on the light in my mind.

David Gray

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

4 posted 2003-11-17 11:43 AM

"Somewhere around Taos I called
And you told me about “him”

So I wished you well
And warm"

Those are the moments that can chill us for a life time...

As always...touching, sad and wonderful all at the same time.

"if you won't let me fall for you
then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you"
~Dido~

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

5 posted 2003-11-17 11:52 AM

Cpat~

'We lived well
In each other’s skin
And cared for it gently'

God this is such a lovely inspire~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram
[email protected]

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

6 posted 2003-11-17 12:14 PM

May I just let you know I was here..
then sit and relish this one again?
Love it Captain...
but then again..you knew I would.
Hugs~

~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before~

wranx
Member Elite

since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

7 posted 2003-11-17 12:47 PM

Yer welcome my friend...That line..."Rounding the geometry of a Navajo blanket" was very specifically for you dude.

*Grinnin' my butt off*

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

8 posted 2003-11-17 01:55 PM

Capt? Wranx? this begs a duet!!

pretty please with moth sighs on top

Sunshine

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9 posted 2003-11-17 01:58 PM

I'll second the Queen Moth's motion...

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

10 posted 2003-11-17 02:02 PM

Wow...this one is a

and I am keepin' it! hugs, Chris

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf. -Tagore

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

11 posted 2003-11-17 03:19 PM

We lived well
In each other’s skin
And cared for it gently
With laughter we could see
As mist on cold nights
Hanging suspended
Then inhaled by the other
As if some part of soul
Left lips
And waited for the others lungs
To breath them in

To know this is so rare... it makes the losing all the more painful. Excellent write, Cap'n!!

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

12 posted 2003-11-17 05:27 PM

Ron, this is a spectaular and 'warm' story set to poetry. You are such a master at telling tales.

We lived well
In each other’s skin
And cared for it gently
With laughter we could see
As mist on cold nights
Hanging suspended
Then inhaled by the other
As if some part of soul
Left lips
And waited for the others lungs
To breath them in

These words almost have me in tears. They are so touching and beautiful.

Hugs for warmth all winter, Marti

“Prayer makes the heart large enough until it can contain God’s gift of Himself.”
Blessed Mother Teresa

Hockeychick19
Member

since 2002-10-29

Posts 430
Massachusetts, USA

13 posted 2003-11-17 06:14 PM

Cpat,

Beautiful work... I love it.

~Kelly~

Life is a gift so live it to the fullest!

scorpio
Member Ascendant

since 2002-10-02

Posts 5178
right...there

14 posted 2003-11-17 08:03 PM

A captivating write with words and images spun beautifully.

believe in what your heart feels...

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

15 posted 2003-11-17 08:34 PM

THIS is my new Navajo blankie.
This is now one of my absolute favorites.

steavenr
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since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

16 posted 2003-11-17 08:42 PM

What a beautifully written poem. You are a wordsmith of dramatic imagery. You have incorporated so many exquisite word paintings, that it demands a second, third and fourth reading. Wow!

Edder
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since 2003-04-02

Posts 671

17 posted 2003-11-17 09:41 PM

Well done, sir.

littlewing
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since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

18 posted 2003-11-18 01:11 AM

God yes . . .
the both of you MUST write
please?
together . . .

Ron?

We lived well
In each other’s skin
And cared for it gently

beautiful words, My God this entire
write is amazing . . and for that ride?

xxoo

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

19 posted 2003-11-18 08:45 PM

yowsers!!!!! this is perhaps my favorite of all your works. I simply love the imagery and symbolism packed into this piece...well done.

now take your bow!!

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