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In A Supermarket In Pennsylvania (After Reading Ginsberg)
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In A Supermarket In Pennsylvania (After Reading Ginsberg) |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Momentary thoughts To fuse gamete to gamete Hormonal twinges Eye contact, a second glance Signs of primeval courtship Chemicals are mixed In groins but quickly dilute A failed alchemy In opposite directions They continue their journey Both refocusing Both forgetting the moment And gold that might have been made |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
I say this with strongest conviction, care and good will.... and if there were gold to be made, they would have been so... Ford, don't ever regret, but be made better for all those experiences.... Hugs to you |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This is not a young person's poem... but the reflective thoughts of those who once were. A good read, Ford... but then, you always are! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Aww, those "hormonal twinges" can grab you, at any time. It is sublime when they are in line with the heart, mind, and soul. Love & Light, Linda |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Lee J This poem is a statement of everyday reality, it is not a pine for what might have been..It is a statement of life, and how things come and pass almost without our realizing, causing a little tingle, and then moving on, and of the odd twinge of happiness we feel when it happens... What I speak of does not cause regret, or at least shouldn't, if other parts of our lives are decently steady... Whitman speaks of it... "As we live, we are transmitters of life. And when we fail to transmit life, life fails to flow through us." It is of the controlled transmission of life that I speak of in this poem, in metaphor... Thanks for your reply... ---------------ice/ford |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Karilea.... Well said, love and understand your reply....  * * Linda They sure can grab you at any time.... Thanks for reading... -------------ice/ford ><> |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
smiling at this, dear poet for I can't help but think most will agree that feeling 'wasted' twinges sure beats not feeling any twinges  grocery store shopping is a fine treat when those twinges happen  |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
It's just those moments that keep me going. Fuel to the soul, it is, as was this, m'friend. You captured it well and left me strolling the market smiling.  |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
Both forgetting the moment And gold that might have been made if only to really seize that moment seems like i'm still looking at the hunk's behind while he's already on the checkout line.. if only he knew what he was missing......... |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Funny thing....I don't forget those moments (they have rarely happened)....apparently, you don't either. Much enjoyed your reflection, Ford.  .....jo |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Some moments are indeed treasured and reflected upon Ford. Very well done, and of course being from Pa, the title caught my eye immediately! Well done sir. |
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