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wranx
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Moved from a shack to a barn

0 posted 2004-06-14 12:17 PM



I haven’t written a thing in days

Not that there aren’t topics

I just have yet to find the proper approach
That lovely oblique angle
from which to attack it

So, a friend tells me I should drive drunk
so to speak
“just down a few beers and write”

Letting the pen weave through the lines
traveling unmindful of destination
or the consequence of outcome

And here I am
now, stuck with the notion
that the “Legend of Gilgamesh”
is the oldest known bit of literature

And that this, however bad
however trite, however drunken

Will be, however briefly
the newest

And that the differences between the two
are far more profound than the span of years

I see my own journey as something less heroic

Even after having my own parents turn to clay
I never felt compelled to find immortality

I, rather, always took that for granted

And, because the world
my world, in any case, had always bowed to me
I have never dwelt long enough in misery
to spur any journey from the world I know

I am, in a very real sense, a “Bon Vivant”
with stress placed squarely on the “Bon”

And always will be, I’m afraid

I’ve experienced no need for a transcending quest
to do battles with armys, gods or monsters
or attain, that which is unattainable

Nor, have I ever noticed any of those things
that have caused other men to gird themselves
and strike out into the unknown

Or perhaps, I just never cared enough

© Copyright 2004 E.F.Rose - All Rights Reserved
brian sites
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1 posted 2004-06-14 12:35 PM


damn....

you see why I kept insisting, my friend?

you wrote

you wrote

and it sing(e)s

iliana
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2 posted 2004-06-14 01:57 AM


Yes, just keep writing.... even your thoughts are poetic, wranx -- I so enjoy the way you look at things.   ...jo
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3 posted 2004-06-14 10:45 AM


This is very special to me
for several reasons, Wranx...
thank you...

very much!

Martie
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4 posted 2004-06-14 12:14 PM


Ed

"I’ve experienced no need for a transcending quest
to do battles with armys, gods or monsters
or attain, that which is unattainable"

You sure about that?

It's so good to see you writing!  

Enchantress
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5 posted 2004-06-14 12:52 PM


Gawd this is SO great!
Much enjoyed.
Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain~

VAS
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6 posted 2004-06-14 03:09 PM


no need=> no struggle

no yen=> no fight

yet, you write to "litter" a blank page of whiteness that has need for filling...

something like the flat places in one's house calling for objects or clutter to give a reason for being...

methinks you do have desires that you seek...pen to paper, using ink, even resorting to drink to think---remember the "pen is mightier than the sword"

and you write so well that even your "splaying onto a page" results in a fine display

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

JL
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7 posted 2004-06-14 03:34 PM


Yeah, good one!

JL

She said: ”You look cute in the dark.”


Seymour Tabin
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8 posted 2004-06-14 05:42 PM


wranx
Not too analytic, but well done. Good write.

Dr.Moose1
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9 posted 2004-06-14 05:58 PM


wranx,
I gotta say I like your style. No hypocracy here, just an honest summation from one who seems to accept his life for what it is. Never enough of those around, carry on.
Doc

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10 posted 2004-06-14 06:40 PM


I once said that the hardest part of writing was getting myself out of the way long enough to write--and yes, beers and such will work, but grin--if ya make that a habit, you just may find yourself forgetting that you wrote all.

For example, my all time worst title for a poem?

"If wishes were fishes mine would smell bad..."

sigh.

I'd have it deleted but I leave it there as a reminder.

You won't have that problem with this'n tho.

You write beauty consistently, m'friend.

(and hey, that ring of invisibility, wasn't meant to be used against ME yanno)

hint hint


scorpio
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11 posted 2004-06-14 07:36 PM


Ed,Ido believe you found that oblique angle you were searching high and low for. And a source of inspiration too.  Enjoyed.

believe in what your heart feels...

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12 posted 2004-06-14 08:38 PM


"My head is bloody, but.....
.....damn, I can't think of a single good thing about that...it's just bloody, and it hurts!"

You do have a way with the words, Ed...

Ed

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Tiersdin
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13 posted 2004-06-15 01:44 PM


To be confident or better yet, comfortable, in one's own imperfect skin...

always a good thing.

Enjoyed reading your thoughts as always, Ed!

~Tier

Dark Angel
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14 posted 2004-06-15 10:22 PM


I echo Iliana, your thoughts alone are poetic m'friend.

keeping this.

Maree

The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change.
~Stevie Nicks~

Aenimal
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15 posted 2004-06-16 03:35 AM


outstanding
Sadelite
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16 posted 2004-06-16 04:00 AM


I've known few if any who haven't occasionally been somewhat weighed down with happenings.  I used to be really happy-go-lucky and was oblivious to my surroundings.  Since then, I realize those were
subsconsciously bottled, to be opened at another time.  

Your writing is very thought provoking.  I enjoyed it, as always...

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