Ratleader
Member Rara Avis
since 2003-01-23
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Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass
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2005-03-15
01:18 AM
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Vancouver Ferry
Twin gray tracks wedge back across the dusk faded water, they and the rows of bubbles hold testament to our passage.
Cars stand dead in the lanes as if the fear of drowning held them checked like virgins teleported to a brothel.
Their drivers mill or sit in them, stoic or bored to a kind of stasis: below decks, a ferry ride does not singe the imagination or stir the soul.
Stories up we watch for whales, wonder how we'll pass between these channel islands, and whether Vancouver is Hawaii blanched in ice.
So much we do not know of this, our suntan southern wisdom irrelevant along this flat surfaced passage; on this inward sea no current shows.
It is not as it appears. The flows within are only hiding, the water too level while logs and orcas lurk the wet dark awaiting blood or the incautious keel.
Those huge diesels are all we have out here; the iron wall shakes to know. Above, flat clouds brace for darkness, drain color from the cold-eyed sound.
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2005
Ed Ratledge
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Earth Angel
Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
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Realms of Light
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2005-03-15
01:55 AM
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Thanks for taking me along on the Vancouver Ferry. I enjoyed the ride and the view! You painted your experience so vividly that I felt as though I truly was there with you!
Linda
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LeeJ
Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
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2005-03-15
09:24 AM
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Cars stand dead in the lanes as if the fear of drowning held them checked like virgins teleported to a brothel.
your words transport us...wonderfully done
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Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
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2005-03-15
09:27 AM
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The imagery you used in this transported me to a very special place, and that my friend is truly a talent. Very well done sir, Kudos.
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
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California
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2005-03-15
10:56 AM
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Ed
"So much we do not know of this, our suntan southern wisdom irrelevant along this flat surfaced passage; on this inward sea no current shows."
Seems you know alot! I really enjoyed traveling with you!
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Midnitesun
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since 2001-05-18
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Gaia
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2005-03-15
11:02 AM
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Ed, thank you, for letting me travel once again along the inside passage, for gifting me a moment of re-call.
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Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla
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2005-03-15
11:10 AM
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Ratleader Stired up memories of the Staten Island ferry. Enjoyed
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icebox
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since 2003-05-03
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in the shadows
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2005-03-15
11:58 AM
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I like this a lot!
These lines for some reason struck me with memories of being on the sea:
"Those huge diesels are all we have out here; the iron wall shakes to know."
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Sunshine
Administrator
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since 1999-06-25
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Listening to every heart
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2005-03-15
12:05 PM
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and whether Vancouver is Hawaii blanched in ice.
~*~
Now, this is poetic!
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wandering glider
Senior Member
since 2001-04-04
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aloft
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2005-03-15
02:27 PM
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Bit of a grim passage, but enjoyed tagging along.
glider
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jwesley
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563
Spring, Texas
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2005-03-15
04:10 PM
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Very expressive my friend...words couldn't have painted a better picture than yours did here. Best a writer can do is have a reader see the reality of the words...and see it I did.
jwesley
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suthern
Member Seraphic
since 1999-07-29
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Louisiana
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2005-03-15
05:21 PM
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man oh man oh MAN... NO one does it better... NO one. You are the master of imagery... but you don't just give us vivid scenes... you take us there, open our eyes to things we don't usually see... and make us pray our eyes hold onto that talent.
This is superb... thank you for taking us with you!
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JamesMichael
Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
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2005-03-15
05:35 PM
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Almost visited Vancouver to see a internet friend...she got mad because I didn't visit and that was that...James
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