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Days and days |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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And so it goes That when you are young Time stretches out in front of you, vast And within that vastness Are all the days of your life Days, sorrowful and joyful Your last day, too, is there before you As well as that day you’ll turn away From the few that remain To look behind at the lions’ share, already lived And how they were spent Strings of days now trail away from you Threaded with the continuity of commonality One, a long string of schooldays and another Of the time spent making your living There may even be lengths of empty days As unrealized as if they’d not been lived at all But poetry is easiest found in the singular days The ones that began, ordinarily enough Then, found you standing at Galileo’s elbow Ready to search out the nearly-forgotten gods The two of you anxious for the Sun To pull the horizon up over his head And take his slumber Or the days that ended with the hot, sure weight Of a newly discovered woman, freshly loved Sleeping peacefully in the gravity of your bed And you, your hands, your mouth Traveling across her own night skies, in hopes Of beginning, yet another, singular day [This message has been edited by wranx (06-29-2004 11:54 AM).] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
But poetry is easiest found in the singular days The ones that began, ordinarily enough Then, found you standing at Galileo’s elbow Ready to search out the nearly-forgotten gods The two of you anxious for the Sun To pull the horizon up over his head And take his slumber ~*~ This clicked within me, so I'm giving it an additional "click" for your own space in my own library... Karilea - if I whisper, will you listen? Keeping in mind, I must stand close... |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
May your remaining days (and may there be MANY of them!!!) be of such "singular" days! You haven't lost your touch ~ and in more ways than one!!! lol  To love, loving and being loved!  Linda |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
"But poetry is easiest found in the singular days The ones that began, ordinarily enough Then, found you standing at Galileo’s elbow Ready to search out the nearly-forgotten gods" It occurs to me that these are the days that keep us going, when it would be easier to simply roll over and go back to sleep. A write I understand and appreciate much Ed.  |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Yup, another day in paradise Ed. Those singular days are the ones that push me ahead to the next in some curiousity if nothing else. I was missing your mind yanno? Take care Yeti and dog. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
*sigh* understanding well |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Or the days that ended with the hot, sure weight "Of a newly discovered woman, freshly loved Sleeping peacefully in the gravity of your bed And you, your hands, your mouth Traveling across her own night skies, in hopes Of beginning, yet another, singular day" A wonderful insight. These are the best days.  "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"The ones that began, ordinarily enough Then, found you standing at Galileo’s elbow Ready to search out the nearly-forgotten gods The two of you anxious for the Sun To pull the horizon up over his head And take his slumber" A very big "WOW" for these lines, wranx! Enjoyed! .....jo |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
I tried to pick just one fav line, but they're all my favourite Bro...Magnifico! I'm keeping this Brother Ed. Mxx The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
wranx I'll bet you looked on that day with your eyes closed. |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
oh you know i didnt expect it to end that way  i think, this is getting you back on track..i will dig deeper later.... fine fine write  |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
ed... I see we found time lately... smile and those moments of no-time I like yours better |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
I liked how well your poem flowed. |
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Tiersdin Member Elite
since 2000-11-17
Posts 2364east coast |
Upsie Daisy! always enjoy reading your thoughts, Ed. ~tier  |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
The ones that began, ordinarily enough Then, found you standing at Galileo’s elbow Ready to search out the nearly-forgotten gods The two of you anxious for the Sun To pull the horizon up over his head And take his slumber how beautiful and so intensely felt. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
nice... very nice.. hope the river is being good to you these days. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed Lovely view through your thoughtful eyes! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
and singular moments... (during bad spells I take it by moment by moment--day by day is just too hard sometimes) but yes, it's in that here now, we find the poetry, maybe because we ARE the poetry. *shaking my head* It's layered I tell ya! love y'yeti. |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Excellent! From beginning to...beginning. *smile* |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"And you, your hands, your mouth Traveling across her own night skies, in hopes Of beginning, yet another, singular day " *sigh* what a way to travel *doublesigh*what a way to be traveled upon |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Or the days that ended with the hot, sure weight Of a newly discovered woman, freshly loved Sleeping peacefully in the gravity of your bed too few of these, too long ago...pissmoangrunt you continue to amaze, thank gOD poetry hasn't been one of those passing things |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL at Raphy's reply |
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