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wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

0 posted 2004-12-19 02:48 AM

Now I lay me
This tired, bent and aching sum of myself
Down

For nearly the 20,000th time
To ponder the enormity of it all

In an attempt to find some sign
Of reason embroidered in the cobwebs
Hanging in the window

Or purpose in the languid semaphore
Of the branches outside
And the distant astrologies visible beyond

Then
To sleep and pray
The Lord, whomever, my soul
To keep searching
Through this immeasurable desert

Sifting past the smoothest and shiniest grains
For proof-positive of my existence

And if I should die
Before I wake to certain understandings
Cutting short my quest in this

I pray the Lord
My soul, spirit, essence, whatever

To take

[This message has been edited by wranx (12-19-2004 11:53 AM).]

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2004-12-19 05:19 AM

"last call!"

(well that's how I used to answer such)

smile

yer gorgeous yanno

all the aching sum of yourself

and I suggest you pay more attention to those smooth and shiny grains.

tsk and gulp

nod

could be just the thang...

love you m'yeti

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

2 posted 2004-12-19 05:28 AM

a universal prayer, I think

well done

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2004-12-19 06:53 AM

Wonderful!

We always look for signs to unveil all the mysteries of existence ...

I think our going back Home will be enlightening ...

Meanwhile, our alliance with LOVE, our BEING LOVE, is the most powerful means to make sense of it all.

Thank you for this precious work!

Love, Margherita

*Alli4000*

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since 2004-03-21

Posts 3188
The World of Poetry

4 posted 2004-12-19 03:10 PM

Very nice write. Thanks for sharing!!

~Alli~

Happy Holidays!

Martie

Moderator

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

5 posted 2004-12-19 03:31 PM

Me too, Ed...with many of the same words.

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

6 posted 2004-12-19 03:32 PM

Amen to this Ed. Happy Holidays! Chris

Don't forget my presents!!

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

7 posted 2004-12-19 03:36 PM

Enjoyed this take on the childhood prayer - there is much to ponder in the simple words -

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

brian sites
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since 2002-06-25

Posts 1475
usa

8 posted 2004-12-19 10:38 PM

whomever...

whatever....

yes

the questions
it takes
almost 20,000 days
to ask

The Prayer of The Tired

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

9 posted 2004-12-20 12:00 PM

Well you guys, you know what they say, "No rest for the wicked" right

Man, you must be run off your feet this time of year you poor guys. Take it easy, and get some rest, by counting cobwebs.

Merry Christmas Yeti, your the man!

MGROVES

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since 2004-02-01

Posts 3802
california

10 posted 2004-12-20 04:21 AM

can't say much for the words but your pic brings plenty of thoughts and memories, not extactly what or where but i definitly know their there.

Cpat Hair

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since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

11 posted 2004-12-20 05:28 AM

(chuckling)

yep..now I lay me..

waiting

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

12 posted 2004-12-20 08:01 AM

"In an attempt to find some sign
Of reason embroidered in the cobwebs
Hanging in the window

Or purpose in the languid semaphore
Of the branches outside
And the distant astrologies visible beyond"

(Have to admit the title got me..lol)

But the words kept me. Maybe it's no big mystery..maybe it's just to be enjoyed the best way we are capable of...

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

babygirlwlove
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since 2004-10-10

Posts 1180
New York City

13 posted 2004-12-20 01:58 PM

::exhales on the page...::

hell of a spill, wranx...
**babygirL**

**Intoxicant to the SouL**

A Tone of Voice
Member

since 2001-07-18

Posts 287

14 posted 2004-12-20 02:09 PM

I would pray...now I lay me down to sleep every night when I was a child. Sometimes I still do.....this one sweeps the bones!

~Atov

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

15 posted 2004-12-20 02:13 PM

as Brian said, a prayer for the tired indeed....
damn Ed....
just damn. I dont have words for how this speaks to me..

but it does.

shakin my head.
damn....

arthur
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 678
england

16 posted 2004-12-20 02:29 PM

we can never hope to understand
it is not within our purpose
we must just accept that the universe is unfolding as it should

" all manner of things shall be well"
Julian of Norwich

arthur

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

17 posted 2004-12-20 03:00 PM

You Rock Bro!

I thought I had replied to this outstanding piece of poetry, I'm sorry that I'm late.

Mxx

into this night i wonder, it's morning that i dread, another day of knowing of, the path i fear to tread.
~Sarah McLachlan~

littlewing
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since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

18 posted 2004-12-20 06:34 PM

For proof-positive of my existence

well I saw you with my own eyes, so there!
*smile*

I ponder the same thing daily, Eddie.

whomever . . . exactly . . .

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

19 posted 2004-12-21 02:02 PM

If you figure it out... will you please let me know? This one is gut punch... and pure excellence!

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