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Ratleader
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0 posted 2004-06-15 06:39 PM


                 Summer Frost

sometimes
          a freeze will come
                    to darken the spring

and far too often
          leaves fade and tumble
                    down into an early fall

but to wake now
          on a summer morning
                    to the sound of frost

there is no question
          nothing to be asked
                    no clarity to seek

because a question
          implies the possibility
                    of at least an explanation

and when the frost
          arrives in summer
                    there’s obviously none


© Copyright 2004 Ed Ratledge - All Rights Reserved
Susan
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1 posted 2004-06-15 06:43 PM


Wow.  Most excellent write.

Susan

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iliana
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2 posted 2004-06-15 06:50 PM


Such sadness so very, very well expressed.
Sunshine
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3 posted 2004-06-15 07:12 PM


Martie is so very fortunate
to have such understanding friends
who can express emotion
so very well...

Martie
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4 posted 2004-06-15 07:42 PM


Ed

I am indeed fortunate...thank you for your compassionate heart and your caring ways, Ed.  You have been a true friend to me.  

What was it the airplane pilot said upon landing?  Oh yes, "Be careful when you take your things out of the overhead compartments, because sometimes shift happens"  

  

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5 posted 2004-06-15 08:31 PM


Somethings just can't be answered in the now.
Later, the answers pop up by themselves...It's just that wait!!!  Enjoyed your poem a lot.  I'm sure she'll really appreciate it.  
                     Sadelite

Dark Angel
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6 posted 2004-06-15 10:06 PM


you're a dear friend Ed, an absolutely beautiful write.

Maree

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

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7 posted 2004-06-16 11:09 AM


because a question
          implies the possibility
                    of at least an explanation

and when the frost
          arrives in summer
                    there’s obviously none

You've written such heartbreaking truth so beautifully... and with such love and compassion. Absolutely wonderful!

LeeJ
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8 posted 2004-06-16 11:20 AM


tremendous
Goodknight
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9 posted 2004-06-16 11:30 AM


well said Ed - there are nothing but clinical ways to explain this - thanks for a caring write for Martie and Taylor - Paul
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10 posted 2004-06-16 11:52 PM


nice write...

good lines:
"because a question
          implies the possibility
                    of at least an explanation

Pilgrimage
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11 posted 2004-06-17 10:11 AM


This is beautifully phrased.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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