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Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

0 posted 2004-01-29 10:21 PM

Today I mourn the loss of someone very dear to me,
a victim of this modern age whose future's been denied.
Behind whose name a legacy of wit was meant to be,
the myriad bits of wisdom, etched in time, immortalized.

Be-moan this persons'passing as a legion gone a-stray
for countless were the offerings that bore that Nom de plume.
A moniker of minions that a number took away,
a necessary evil that has sealed this persons doom.

To whom am I referring in this missive most verbose?
What scholar has been banished from these pages shaded blue?
Whose permanent expulsion has me feeling so morose?
O.K., I'll spill the beans now without furthermore ado,

Your ISP I.D. insures "anonymous" has died
so, in effect, computers have committed genocide.

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

1 posted 2004-01-30 04:45 AM

indeed a necessary evil

great piece!

muted

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since 2004-01-15

Posts 2949
Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving

2 posted 2004-01-30 06:27 PM

very nice, amusing...with a twist!

Grover
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since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

3 posted 2004-01-30 06:32 PM

A different perspective... alot of work in this poem! Grover.

Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

4 posted 2004-01-31 11:45 AM

passing shadows,
Thanks, in the almost five years I've been here, I don't recall anything being attributed to " Anonymous" (not much point when we're all easily identified), and that's kinda sad, they/he/she were/was quite talented.
Doc
muted,
Thanks, I see smiley there's a little twisted too.
Doc
Grover,
Thanks, not so much work really, just havin' a little fun.
Doc

Andrew Scott
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since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

5 posted 2004-01-31 12:21 PM

Alas, poor Anonymous has passed from the murky shadows of obscurity into the all-knowing light of digital display. An excellent piece of thought and writing here Doc. I bow to you and yours in a moment of revered silence.

Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

6 posted 2004-01-31 01:25 PM

And he was always one of my favorites, too.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

7 posted 2004-01-31 05:33 PM

It's always our pleasure, Doc, when you are having fun!

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

8 posted 2004-01-31 05:49 PM

(big angel hugs) It is very sad indeed! I like it when someone shares their identity whether with a real name or creative name but the Anonymous Poet is just as valuable and has a voice all of his or her own, and it's sad to see them denied! (sad sigh) God Bless You for this memorial, dearest friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet William, 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

Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05

Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA

9 posted 2004-02-02 07:17 PM

Drew,
Thanks, merely an observation my dear friend.
Shhhh, George Orwell might be listening.
Doc
Pilgrimage,
Thank you. A truly talented lot he was,, who will be sorely missed. Perhaps we should petition the almighty with a request to bring him back to life, granting a seperate
venue where (while following all the creedos set forth) he may yet express himself once again?
Denise,
I'm so glad you dropped by, and I thank you for your kind words.
Doc
Noah,
Thanks m'friend.
Doc

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