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Geppetto's Flute
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Geppetto's Flute |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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Geppetto’s Flute is a hummingbird holding up the sky with wings and I can hear the sound but it is a whirr, and not quite the same or the whistle of a star falling, but more it is as fine as hair of silk brushed until it sparks into the sound of a thousand fireflies exploding also it is an answer to a question I know I’ve asked before and can no longer remember and the important thing is after the sound is gone the sound remains that’s Geppetto’s flute. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Yes, the sound remains... right there Brava! |
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James_A_Fraser Senior Member
since 2003-09-03
Posts 972Out Making Anticlines |
You make me hear it, lass. You absolutely show my ears the sound. Amazing way you have of doing that, simply amazing. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Good golly Ms. Martie, I sure like this poem....:-) I hear Ghepettos flute all the time, yet my ears seem to be the only one around me that hear that music...but then again I am the only one that hears the Aeolian harp even with the window closed, and by reading this poem, I know you do too. "And ever, if you hearken well, You still may hear its vesper bell, And tread of high-souled men go by, Their thoughts conversing with the sky." (H.D.Thoreau "The Aeolian Harp") enjoyed _______ice ><> |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Fantastic expression, Martie, soft and beautiful! Well done! |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) God Bless You, sweet friend, this made me smile as all your precious words do! (kiss on cheek) Yay, you bring the classical sounds re-created through your lungs, yay, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Martie, 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 |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
I keep being puzzled....just when I think I've got it, understand how you do this, you surprise me again, send me back to openers. Somehow you capture the emotional range behind the scene and make it the foreground using imagery that is wholly unrelated except by those emotional qualities...help us see and feel the scene through things that aren't part of it, but are utterly vital once they're revealed.... none of which makes sense...back to openers! Man I like this stuff of yours! There, I got it! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
it is as fine as hair of silk brushed until it sparks into the sound of a thousand fireflies exploding Just read that again and almost felt that little shock then realized yes, that is it! Somehow you seem to capture that space between the time you read it, and your brain actually transmits the pictures to your mind to unravel, where you hide and vividly paint those words with sound, smell, or soul like no other. I will try not to harp on this but, if you were in bookstores, I would buy them all! Martie, Martie, you are sure my absolute favorite (along with our Elizabeth S, and Elizabeth B-B that is.)  |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
That doesn’t surprise me Marite. What music wouldn’t want to resonate inside your heart forever? If ever the sound of music, need be described into words... One would only have to recite one of your lovely poems... Richy |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
ah yes...yes indeed |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Every image is one to get lost in... and have no desire to look for a way out. *S* Beautiful write! *S* |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
MartieSis~ This is such beautiful music to my poetic ears~  Love you ... and this ... and everything you do~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Ravenwolfvoyager Member
since 2003-12-25
Posts 326 |
Martie you just keeping doing this wonderful thing with your soul. Wonderful work my friend as always!!!!! You reach through your words and grab hearts!! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Goosebumps...gives me goosebumps.. but, good ones.. also brings tears to my eyes..'cause I love this so much. Hugs sweet poet~ ~ Is that love I see in your eyes... |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Martie?...no one does it like you, my friend... and this?... "a hummingbird holding up the sky with wings" I absolutely LOVE that... Simply beautiful, Martie...this and YOU... "When the power of love overcomes the love |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Very much, I liked your Geppetto's Flute. Even though I do not know him (her) nor have I enjoyed his music, thanks to your work with this poem I feel I have experienced Geppetto's music first hand. The line "it is as fine as hair of silk brushed until it sparks into the sound of a thousand fireflies exploding," is very descriptive yet has economy of words. It is a kaleidoscope on a Ferris wheel. The imagery is more than great! |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
what wonderful music you play with your poems martie - this is great - Paul |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
I don't know how I missed this; it might have been the music distracted me. *grin* |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Yes, and sometimes the music says all. |
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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
WOW...how did I almost miss this one? REALLY NICE! Wish it were mine. |
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