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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Flat the fall and sound Of feet on stone ledge Hung as it is on hillside Where in fall leaf litter resides Moist and earthy of oak in smell Such small sounds as to echo Off nearby bluff Even drip of rain from limb Is heard twice Once in real Another ghost to follow Faded pale Yet there Here I think of you And of the cool respite found On mossy ground When summer fought overhead To defeat our climb Your limbs bare and brown Against mossy green Sketched pencil lines of memory That does not hold the warm silk of touch Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much It is quiet here No sighs sound against my ear And the only heave of breast is mine As I struggle again to make This steep climb. Younger then Perhaps more alive But today I remember a few Of the simple things I often deny And listen to the echoed haunts Of falling sounds |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Where in fall leaf litter resides Moist and earthy of oak in smell Such small sounds as to echo Off nearby bluff Even drip of rain from limb Is heard twice Once in real Another ghost to follow Faded pale Yet there ~*~ It feels so good to breathe again... |
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Copperbell Senior Member
since 2003-11-08
Posts 956 |
I like this... But today I remember a few Of the simple things I often deny How life catches us and holds us in its grasp, that we forget the simple things. |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
"Such small sounds as to echo Off nearby bluff Even drip of rain from limb Is heard twice Once in real Another ghost to follow Faded pale Yet there" Who need coffee??  A read for the New Year...thanks bud! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Cpat Hair Well done, good write and read, enjoyed. Happy New Year. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
CPat~ I can tell you that this one will stay with me for a long time as possibly one of your finer pennings~ May the coming year treat you tenderly with many inked-thoughts for sharing~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
But today I remember a few Of the simple things I often deny And listen to the echoed haunts Of falling sounds Capt. Ron, it is so good to see you here this morning. I've really missed your beautiful paintings of words. Hugs to you, Ethel |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
"Your limbs bare and brown Against mossy green Sketched pencil lines of memory That does not hold the warm silk of touch Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much" Ron, do you have even a clue how much I love, admire and covet your words? Thank you for the very nice surprise... Love ya mister. "if you won't let me fall for you |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"Your limbs bare and brown Against mossy green Sketched pencil lines of memory That does not hold the warm silk of touch Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much" Gawd how you have been missed! So good to read you this morn Captain. I have felt as though I've been floundering... but now I can breathe once more. All the best in the new year to you and yours. ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ In the midst of winter.. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Wonderful use of language....much applause Thank you for bringing some romance back into poetry, as expressed here in the use of neglected English words and phrasing... ________ice ><> |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ron...With such vivid imagery you display your heart...it is beautiful! Hugs! |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
Here I think of you And of the cool respite found On mossy ground When summer fought overhead To defeat our climb Your limbs bare and brown Against mossy green Sketched pencil lines of memory That does not hold the warm silk of touch Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much ~~ wooohoooooo.....loving reading this from you this morning...  hugsssLauren~ ~~**~~ |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Flat the fall and sound Of feet on stone ledge Hung as it is on hillside Where in fall leaf litter resides Moist and earthy of oak in smell Such small sounds as to echo Off nearby bluff Even drip of rain from limb Is heard twice Once in real Another ghost to follow Faded pale Yet there ===================== Your limbs bare and brown Against mossy green Sketched pencil lines of memory That does not hold the warm silk of touch Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much ===================== Younger then Perhaps more alive But today I remember a few Of the simple things I often deny And listen to the echoed haunts Of falling sounds ==================================== Did ya just know how much I needed to read your words today? As always your imagery mirrors my own memories,and so often my camera lens as well. The subtle rhyme and assonance of this added to its many pleasures. I am listening to Native American flute music as I read...your words and the music's serenity belong together... your words belong where they can be inhaled.... dont doubt the moth |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
always love to read you I love the feelings I get when I do |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
Oh Ron, I missed you. I was thinking about you this morning and imagine my delight when you were here today. It seems we may be thinking along the same lines here...although, dear man, I could never match your lines. Not making comparisons (you sat on me one about that, remember?) just speaking the truth. A wonderful write as always. Patricia |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
"Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much" "But today I remember a few Of the simple things I often deny And listen to the echoed haunts Of falling sounds" even the rain softly kissing the face of the lake echoes in rings |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Like so many of your writes, this one rekindles feeling and memories in me. Good to read your word again...and to remember. believe in what your heart feels... |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
wonderful imagery here - loved this poem - Paul |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed  |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
You're a legend in your own time!! I liked the same verse, so bad!! Speech, speech! Happy New Year, Cpat~ |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"Here I think of you And of the cool respite found On mossy ground When summer fought overhead To defeat our climb" that climb has a familiar reach to it, and I feel the cool moss dang, but you are good [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (12-31-2003 11:28 AM).] |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Sheer perfection. Love this. Chris "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Happy New Year!"if you won't let me fall for you |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
 Forgot the library button...  |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
oh yes, the beautifully written words of Ron... they have been missed, my friend... thanks... regards sudhir |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
extremely fascinating feel to this, it seems to lap back and forth with a love of someone gone and a love of the beauty and solitude of nature...something like a combination of Kilmer's "Trees" and Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Oooh, I loved the title and loved the "read." Just shoveled my walk and but for the scraping of the shovel and the chit-chat with a neighbor, it was a beautiful quiet, a lovely solitude of "winterness." Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
 from the Library for another round~*Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Well all they said, but my favorite part of your poem (and my own life actually), aside from your beautiful painting is when the only breath I hear is my own. Now that to me is sheer poetry. A Very Happy New Year To You and Yours! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
"Your limbs bare and brown Against mossy green Sketched pencil lines of memory That does not hold the warm silk of touch Just brings to mind the ache I had Of wanting you so much" Sigh Ron, I've missed reading you. this is a keeper. Maree "I can't believe |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Ron...I love where this poem takes me |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
What wonderful descriptives here, Captain! Beautiful work. Hope all is well with you. Corinne |
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