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weathering heart
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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weathering heart don’t mind me, I only rain when it aches; hearts do that and I have one. if I bind a little it’s my nature now; old scars do that, and what am I if not an old scar? I’m glad I lasted long enough to scar, well enough to ache. so don’t mind me, I only rain when it aches, and hearts do that. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yes Ed, hearts do that  |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
Great Write Ed. Eric |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed There is something that hearts have in common...your poem tells it well. But, don't forget the butterflies and the joy that are there also.  |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
hey, scars are just character marks, aren't they? |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
True, and I'd rather have character than be one. |
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EvocativeVerse2 Senior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 1279 |
Now this is way to good to be slipping down the page. Back to the top it goes! |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
always a fan  |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Best thing I've read today. Loved the twist on an old saying! This has a wealth of heart in it. Corinne |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Corrine replied that this has a wealth of heart in it. I couldn't say it any better... Be well, Ed. (Darn, I can't read your poetry without taking a station break to think upon it. Here, I'd planned to respond to quite a few, but I think I'll just stop dead in my tracks here...) sadie |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
If my heart had never ached....I would think that I had not lived....or loved. Awesome write Ed. hugs, Chris "The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze." |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I’m glad I lasted long enough to scar, well enough to ache. I am, too... though I would have wished you fewer scars and less aches. *S* What a wonderful twist of thought... beautiful work! |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
yes, they do... God Ed, I love this one.... I'm keeping it. I really want to care, |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
RatLeader, What is it about blisters and scars? I remember I couldn't wait to get my first blister from crossing the monkey bars (Suppose it was a landmark, a transition between frailty and becoming more callous and brave)! I've earned the blisters and scars and glad to have encountered the challenges that brought them. Your poetry never fails to spark a thought or two or three. Come on, be real! It gets me thinking a whole lot more! Very nicely and powerfully written in a low key. The form you chose worked wonderfully to give pause and time for reflection. ~miscellanea |
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timothysangel1973
since 2001-12-03
Posts 1725Never close enough |
Wonderful write and read.... its been a while, glad to be back and to have found this one at the top !! |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665 |
Ed...enjoyed reading this...thanks .. Goldenrose. Justice cannot be for oneside alone, but must be for both. (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
The reflection you gift, is not perhaps of your realization...and yet, it exists through your words, profoundly...I've sorely missed reading you...thanks so very much for reading and commenting on my poem so kindly...welcome home, keep that pen flowing...onward, Ed, upward and onward. Hugs |
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