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Goodknight
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since 2002-06-15

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Ohio, USA

0 posted 2003-12-30 04:58 PM

Weary words run down the page
Tired of trying to say what I mean
They get so tired they cannot see
The ways my mind wants to weave
I chase the words to no avail
They get away will I ever prevail
To catch the right ones I need just now
To say the pictures I see inside
To paint the sounds I must decide
See how mixed my metaphors reveal
See how hard my inner bells peal
So many writes I cannot tell
Their number or how the good they spell
Sometimes when I read the words
I cannot believe from me they came
Maybe they say things I harbor deep
Or reflect a language only they can speak
It seems sometimes they hum
Sometimes they whisper and then glum
They say how much I love being a grandpa
Sometimes I cannot tell what they say
It is those times I need others to say
Here is what I see and hear
Those insights come from those who risk being near
So I say thanks to all
Who read and say just what they saw
Or heard or wept or felt
My heart keeps trying to make sure I have dwelt
On things I need to say or show
Sometimes so much I just don’t know

[This message has been edited by Goodknight (12-31-2003 10:20 AM).]

Michelle_loves_Mike

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since 2003-12-20

Posts 1189
Pennsylvania

1 posted 2003-12-30 05:08 PM

we all need that little help of pointing out what we're missing,,or getting the words off the tip of our tounge,,,,,well done
Michelle

I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike

garysgirl

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2 posted 2003-12-30 05:26 PM

Sometimes when I read the words
I cannot believe from me they came
Maybe they say things I harbor deep
Or reflect a language only they can speak
It seems sometimes they hum

Paul, I really relate to this part. I do the
same thing sometimes with what I write.

Hugs

Ethel

SharaRose
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Somewhere out there~

3 posted 2003-12-30 05:47 PM

hehe...I read this, and I wanted to ask you...have you ever been saying something, and realized you had never said it before, or never heard anyone say it but as you hear yourself say it you wonder did that come out of my mouth? hehe..This made me think of that. Scratching head..did that make sense?

Terri~

Well I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender...Dido

Goodknight
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4 posted 2003-12-30 05:50 PM

yes Terri it makes sense - I scratch my head a lot - thanks for the reply - Paul

Goodknight
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5 posted 2003-12-30 05:51 PM

Ethel - glad others have the same experience - sometimes it is a bit eerie - paul

Goodknight
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6 posted 2003-12-30 05:51 PM

Thanks Michelle for your reply - Paul

Martie

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7 posted 2003-12-30 06:15 PM

Paul...I think this is one of my favorites of yours...it is so honest, and it is something I think that all of us have felt at one time or another. Thank you for posting this touching piece of what you are feeling.

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

8 posted 2003-12-30 06:22 PM

Wonderful words here Paul!
How often do most of us feel this exact way?
Excellent write my friend.
Hugs, Nancy

In the midst of winter..
I found there lives within me,
an invincible summer.

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

9 posted 2003-12-30 07:30 PM

Paul, what do I say? I felt like I had
been in the middle of a mighty tornado...
that's what I say! The immediate striking
to heart of what needs to be said without
a pause or a hint of breath being taken,
only the constant chatter of "did I do
it right" leads me to believe that you do
everything in write, right!

[This message has been edited by Sunshine (12-30-2003 07:31 PM).]

Goodknight
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10 posted 2003-12-30 07:37 PM

Martie - thanks for the insightful comment - it is something I think of alot - Paul

Goodknight
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11 posted 2003-12-30 07:38 PM

Nancy - we do often don't we - thanks for the very nice reply - Paul

Goodknight
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12 posted 2003-12-30 07:40 PM

Karilea - I am often in that tordado of trhought and ponder - thanks for a great comment - Paul

vandana

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13 posted 2003-12-30 08:05 PM

enjoyed

passing shadows
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14 posted 2003-12-31 04:41 AM

I needed this...thanks

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines

15 posted 2003-12-31 06:14 AM

Sometimes when I read the words
I cannot believe from me they came
Maybe they say things I harbor deep
Or reflect a language only they can speak

This is so true, Paul. Usually right after I write a poem, I can't even recall the words and then months/years later when I run across one of them I wonder who wrote it..can't be coming from me...

Happy New Year, Paul

Maureen

[This message has been edited by nakdthoughts (12-31-2003 06:15 AM).]

Goodknight
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16 posted 2003-12-31 10:22 AM

Vandana - glad you enjoyed this

passingshadows - it is an honor to have helped - thanks for your kind words

Maureen - your kind words do my heart and soul good - thanks

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