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Krawdad
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since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

0 posted 2003-12-19 03:44 PM

               Winter 2003

               Solstice
                    dark
               Bird song gone
                    even crows
                         silent

               Enjoy the cold
                    while it lasts
                         and the bright white snow

               Tell them what it was like
               They won’t know
                    when it rains instead
                         maybe won’t care

               Cookies, caramels
                    fats we no longer need
                         for our built-in greed

               Against the dark
                    we light our fires
                         with their forests’ remains

               We are the new dinosaurs

                         ©   121803 v3

[This message has been edited by Krawdad (12-20-2003 12:28 AM).]

the_loner_23
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since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

1 posted 2003-12-19 04:32 PM

Interesting poem but I still liked it.

Cold hands means a warm heart

Patricia
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since 2003-04-06

Posts 2160
Missouri

2 posted 2003-12-19 05:45 PM

Mr. Krawdad,

Your words will not leave me soon. A very thought provoking piece and the final line...Wow...I know I will discuss this poem and thought behind it with my friends and co-workers.

Thanks for making me think.

Patricia

Krawdad
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since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

3 posted 2003-12-19 05:57 PM

Julie,
Patricia,

Thanks for your interest.
Events that we don't control, like the solstice, remind me of what we have lost control of.
Perhaps I should be posting in the "dark" forum . . .
e

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

4 posted 2003-12-19 11:21 PM

Krawdad--interesting alias, by the way: You are right on here!

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2003-12-19 11:27 PM

I just got through watching the Discovery Channel show about dinosaurs...how things change, ey?

Excellent writing! (that will never change)

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

6 posted 2003-12-20 12:11 PM

loved that ending
though it's a painful truth

perhaps we deserve the same fate?

Kahlil
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since 2003-04-12

Posts 1881

7 posted 2003-12-20 12:17 PM

Good punch at the end, I agree, we have created a painful truth... What happened to your picture??? ~K~

Krawdad
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since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

8 posted 2003-12-20 01:17 AM

iliana,
Thanks for commenting. The alias is a letter scramble of part of my "real" name. (wish I had a more exciting story . . . oh, maybe I should make one up . . .)

Hi Dixie,
You are much too kind, but thanks, I'll take it.

Kacy,
Glad you liked. You know, sadly, I think we can't help ourselves.

Kahlil,
Thanks. And the pic? Well, I got tired of looking at myself every time I showed up here.

[This message has been edited by Krawdad (12-20-2003 01:20 AM).]

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

9 posted 2003-12-20 01:26 PM

such a serious write Kraw...

Here's hoping that you have a pleasant holiday season...and it was nice to see your picture even if you tired of it.

hugs
M

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

10 posted 2003-12-20 03:04 PM

(big hugggsssssss) It seems it's all part of true nature and evolution and I only hope that charity doesn't become long forgotten as our animal urges and gluttony continue to go on! (sad sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, happy holidays, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Krawdad, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

11 posted 2003-12-21 02:23 PM

Krawdad... I felt the sting of truth in this. It's good to see you here! I miss the photo too. Perhaps you have another? Happy Holidays to you!

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

12 posted 2003-12-21 02:34 PM

Interesting unexpected truth at the end...have a Happy Holiday and the best for the New Year!

Kahlil
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since 2003-04-12

Posts 1881

13 posted 2003-12-21 07:53 PM

...one more bump for the Solstice... ~K~

Krawdad
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since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

14 posted 2003-12-22 02:21 PM

Well,we have arrived.
Thank you all for visiting.
Hope you have a comfortable Winter.

e

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