Open Poetry #31 |
Marvel Cave |
dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
Water drips from somewhere. A bat flits down the passage Toward the Gulf Of Doom. Caves hate those cutesie tourist names. They just want to be left alone. It's January... The tourists have gone home By the thousands. But a cave once captured Cannot be released. If Marvel Cave could talk It would just say Enough.... Please. [This message has been edited by dingusjr (02-02-2004 08:48 AM).] |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Nice... Grover. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
What personalization! Very good. I shall rethink my steps in the future when following the road of the past. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(big hugggsssssss) I believe Mark Twain would be righteously upset if he saw the condition of the caves he hopped about in his boyhood, sweet friend, it is sad and I have seen the way the Ozark caves have been treated! (sad sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Larry, 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 |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Larry...Interesting and thoughtful. It's good to see you posting again. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Very interesting thought -- you're probably right! |
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McLean Member
since 2004-01-05
Posts 484state of marital bliss |
I think it most certainly would. Nice personification here. McLean |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
An excellent, thought-provoking write... it's good to see you posting again! *S* |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Oh, yes! I can see that particular cave saying exactly that....same thing Newport Beach says on Labor Day, waves tired of carrying all those tourists on all those rented bodyboards..... You've a good eye, my friend. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Mans scent should not be found in every part of the world...perhaps this cave is one of those places , perhaps it is tired of being violated and wants to be left alone? nice poem _______ice ><> |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
I like how you think.... ~K~ |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665 |
Very good write...bats just want to be their secretive and nocturnal self..and say enough... Goldenrose. ''Each soul is potentialy divine..the goal is to manifest that divinity'' |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
everything needs rest great write |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
where you from Grover? used to live near springfield myself.. and marvel cave is one of those things that tourist came to see..and the long time locals..felt like was being destroyed... nice telling.. |
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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
It's me...Larry... I live in Jefferson City, but love the Ozarks and love Marvel Cave. So at the same time as I like to go there, I see tourists tramp thru by the thousands and feel sorry for the cave. Kinda wish it was left wild. |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
ahhh...the dilemma of civilization...how much of creation can we 'civilize' and still remain civil...good write |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Ah Jeff City.. so you have the river and the bluffs close to enjoy.. another area being despoiled it seems to me... well.. nice to meet you Larry.. |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
I can see this, and all of nature feels the same I expect. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Larry, I feel this way about our beach on the Gulf Of Mexico. They surely don't look the way they used to before all the buildings on them. I wish they could have been left alone, too. Hugs, Ethel |
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