Open Poetry #30 |
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indoor plumbing and other treats |
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Midnitesun![]()
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia ![]() |
The elders gather ’round the old wood stove warming hands and feet, sharing some soul in ancient rhyme while youth race ‘round the shiny snowmobile outside at the same time, awaiting their turn to ride off into the woods at break-neck speeds, tearing up the old sled trails with the lines of ‘Progress.’ I sit underneath whitened willows wondering, whatever happened to that old trapper that lived in the woods? the one who never said more than three words without a pause, the one who knew the birds from the bees, who understood the raucous ravens, saw sly looks from the meandering moose? You cannot go back, or so I’ve been told. But there are many days when I dream of returning to the times of Old, to watch the sun rise without the envelope of the colors of smog. Then I remember the shiny new refrigerator, indoor plumbing, and a fast PC on the Net. I am once again grounded into the reality called TODAY, and cannot forget how readily I embrace the gifts of the modern world. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"You cannot go back, or so I’ve been told. But there are many days when I dream of returning to the times of Old, to watch the sun rise without the envelope of the colors of smog." //////////// Your spirit shows through all your poems and it is golden -- that's all I can say! lol sweet one. [This message has been edited by iliana (12-29-2003 07:42 PM).] |
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Midnitesun![]()
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
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Magnus![]() ![]()
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Kacy, this could be an inspirational write. I so identify with this...thinking back to the more simple of times, when a nickel got you something and a quarter was heaven. But... then I come back here...and it is all of you that I wouldn't have, if this were not what it is today... |
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Midnitesun![]()
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thanks, Barry. Yes, I sometimes find myself in conflict, but only for a few minutes. Then the flusher brings me back to reality, if the PC doesn't. LOL, sorry 'bout the graphical imagery. |
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