suthern
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2005-08-15
04:23 PM
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" Mercy! ”
Is the plaintive cry From a throat Raw with pleading For a life Not worth living
" Mercy! ”
Is tattooed in tears From eyes that stare Into the void Of despair As hands raise Again in feeble Supplication
Rasping echoes Return in answer It’s resting hour For the higher power
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Nightshade
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just out of reach
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2005-08-15
04:38 PM
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Powerful write Ruth. Much enjoyed. hugs, ChrisPoetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. ~Carl Sandburg
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D.Lester Young
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2005-08-15
04:44 PM
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The words of inner strength of a good poet.
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iliana
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2005-08-15
05:03 PM
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Oh, Helen.....hugging you. Your pain is felt. Wishing you had a breather, too. ........jo
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jellybeans
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2005-08-15
05:13 PM
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*long deep breath* oh when it gets this bad it seems there is no break, and then days from now when a break does come (and...nodding her head...it will) these days will fade...sigh love you lady
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passing shadows
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2005-08-15
06:29 PM
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wow
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Greeneyes
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In Your Poetic Mind
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2005-08-15
07:40 PM
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For the higher power''
heart hugs Ruth, this is powerful with much emotion.... ~~**~~ You're so vain you probably think this song is about you ~~**~~
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Paul Wilson
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2005-08-16
12:22 PM
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suthern...Prayers do get answered when the task becomes too great for us alone. Tender touching write. Enjoyed...Paul~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ Paul
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Mysteria
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2005-08-16
12:34 PM
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and I hope your prayer gets an answer soon Ruth.
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Sunnyone
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2005-08-16
12:38 PM
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Oh how powerful this one is, and how much enjoyed by these eyes right now!! Mercy...let's hope there is some left in this world...fantastic write, as you always do....~S~Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life
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Ratleader
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2005-08-16
01:23 AM
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Oh this hurts to read -- hurts good, but hurts! I hope there comes a time, when you don't have to be the master of such expression....in verse or any other way. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________
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Earth Angel
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2005-08-16
09:50 AM
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May your fervent prayers be answered. This aches, Ruth! This truly aches.
Wrapping my arms around you, Linda
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Sunshine
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2005-08-16
09:53 AM
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Between Mercy and tattoos...
all I could see where the jailed innocents...
Well done, sweetheart!
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LeeJ
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2005-08-16
10:34 AM
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this made me think of all people of the world who are diseased and starving to death...a picture which holds stubbornly in the mind...
Southern, I'm lifting a glass to you, to click and say...this had the power to tear me away from my perfect world.
Hugs Lee J.
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Startime55
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2005-08-16
10:36 AM
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Deep pain cries from your words...I hope a hug will help even if just a little....*big big hug*
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Janet Marie
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2005-08-16
11:59 AM
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Is tattooed in tears ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
that line just reached out and spoke to me...
yes... powerful poetic pleading... your free verse expression is most poignant! add my name to the list of hugs too.
Im not asking for a moment, all I want is time I want to take this lonely, but Ive no place to be so baby let me breathe you in and take you into me
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Gentle Spirit
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2005-08-16
01:23 PM
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Ruth, I wish that you would not have to know this feeling, that none of us would ever have to feel it. Wrapping you in loving thoughts and wishes...
for peace.yesterday is gone tomorrow doesn't exist
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serenity blaze
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2005-08-16
05:29 PM
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Sometimes silence is an answer.
But while you wait, I'm sending all my angels to you.
Love you lady.
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suthern
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since 1999-07-29
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Louisiana
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2005-08-18
02:27 PM
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Thank you all... so very, very much!
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Toerag
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2005-08-19
05:46 PM
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Silence can be golden....very fine write lady
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Marge Tindal
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2005-08-19
07:58 PM
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SweetestSuthern~ I can do no more than listen, pray, *hug* ... so, I do all three~
*Huglets* ~*Marge*~~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left. - Sufi epigram <))><
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suthern
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2005-08-22
03:37 PM
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Toerag & Marge: Bless you, my friends... for always being my friends... and thank you! *S*
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Larry C
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2005-08-22
04:05 PM
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I know the agony, I don't think I know the despair. Peace. You say it well and thus I hurt. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.
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nakdthoughts
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2005-08-22
05:54 PM
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I am with you today~~
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Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla
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2005-08-22
06:29 PM
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suthern Sorrow rings a hallow bell That lingers o'er a wishing well. Excellent
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Ratleader
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2005-08-23
01:53 AM
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Trees plead for mercy, but the wind will not listen; should they beg relief, or ask for the strength to stand until no prayer is needed?
Hard to know what to say in a prayer....or who to pray for, yourself or someone weaker. I have a feeling you know when, and where...and how.~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________
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SimplyGold
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2005-08-23
11:44 AM
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My, this sent shivers up my spine. Excellent! What a display of dispair you have so well expressed.
SG
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garysgirl
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2005-08-23
01:36 PM
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I bow my head in silent reverence.
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suthern
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Louisiana
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2005-08-23
04:15 PM
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Larry: I know you know, my friend... and I so admire the strength... and sensitivity... you never fail to show. *S* Thank you!
nakdthoughts: Then I will offer my sincere thanks... and a big hug. *S*
Seymour: I like that image very much, my friend... thank you so much! *S*
Ratleader: You know I think there's no greater compliment to a poem than that it inspire another's pen... I thank you, my friend... for the second visit, for the incredible verse you left... for everything... yes. *S*
Simply Gold: Thank you so much! *S* I'm glad it touched you! *S*
garysgirl: You are dear... and I'm grateful for you... thank you!
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littlewing
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2005-08-24
08:25 AM
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agreeing with K, here about silence, sometimes we have all the answers right inside ourselves, we just tend to IGNORE those voices, BUT I know how you feel for many a night/day/second, I have felt so very trapped within myself.
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Martie
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2005-09-24
04:23 PM
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Ruth....thinking of you today and hoping you are safe.
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Balladeer
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2005-09-24
07:07 PM
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My unanswered prayer is that you are safe...so answer it already!!
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Angelheart
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2005-09-24
08:00 PM
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very good and thanks for sharing. Poetry can get you very far -Laura
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Enchantress
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Canada eh.
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2005-09-24
08:03 PM
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Holding you in thought and prayer... Hugs~NancyDon't tell God how great the storm is.. tell the storm how great your God is.
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BluesSerenade
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2005-09-24
08:32 PM
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Dear Suthern, this is so painful....I don't know what to say. I am a prisoner in my own mind, and the resting hour is awful quiet and lonely.... so I just keep praying.
Hugs for you, dear heart~ you are a very special lady.
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Ratleader
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2005-09-24
09:02 PM
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Yes...waiting, wishing, hoping that you'll be coming home safely, and soon!~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________
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xFromtheHeartx
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2005-09-24
10:00 PM
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very nice! i look foward to your next poem!
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