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I composed this one in 69 seconds
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I composed this one in 69 seconds |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand 
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 5304 A Psalm for Tania 16 April 2006 If I could love you I’d love you like tomorrow I’d love you like everything to hold This love, this standing This blessed, in between To know you, to love you to reach out to touch every bit you stand for Was it love, was it beauty could this be something to ignore Eyes, moist, a heart beating pounding This love, was it you could I love evermore Such thoughts, such sorrow such desire Distance stretched This love, this thunder my lightening to give “My Lightening to Give” “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22:36-40 KJV a poet who cares [This message has been edited by poettothecars (04-18-2006 10:48 PM).] |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
This poem was composed by recording the words first on to a mp3, and then writing down the transcript of that recording. The length of the recording was 69 seconds when it took much longer to write the poem out in full. "My Lightening to Give" - is an alternative title which would have made the poem more general in its directive, however I choose to go with the title I decided upon, as being my personal choice. a poet who cares |
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gypsyheartx Member
since 2006-02-09
Posts 104Istanbul-Turkey/U.S.-Maryland |
"To know you, to love you to reach out to touch every bit you stand for" I love this, it's beautiful. It's so romantically refreshing! I also love the mp3 idea and wow only 69 seconds thats amazing! |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
Ode to a gypsy heart maybe that will come, yet I am the 'wow poet' and that might sound like being arrogant on my part. When from my writing, most of the time 'wow' is the only endorement I get. So much for a world were poetry is a lost art, with 90% of all poetry going unpublished and certain on line organizations coning people out of their hard earned money to fool them about what a publish poet trully is. Wow not always being the ultimate word to ponder over. just poor and clothed in rags, yet a poet at heart, maybe 5261 Caravel of Love 06 April 2006 Where was the heart of the poet the poet with a Gypsy smile Uncertain, unsure, yet ever still a mind of a ratchet turning in thought This heart, this poet in love those thoughts of her, his bounty The ship a vessel to sail upon a breeze all real, all in truth, a desire made true Numbers of interlude an outlook of retrospect Painting images of words every picture a shadow last A caravel of multitude mixed in ways of amour This poet, this heart not wanting to stand to burdens weigh A caravel is a small, highly manoeuvrable, three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for long voyages of exploration beginning in the 15th century. Early caravels were usually two-masted boats of around 50 tons with an overall length of between 20–30 metres and very fast and manoeuvrable. Towards the end of the 15th century the caravel was modified by giving it the same rig as a carrack with a foresail, square mainsail and lateen mizzen but, unlike the unweatherly carrack, the caravel did not have a high forecastle or much of a sterncastle. In this form it was known as the caravela redonda and it was in such ships that Christopher Columbus set out on his famous expedition in 1492, which would later lead to the discovery of the North American continent; Santa Maria was a small carrack which served as the mother ship, and Pinta and Niña were caravels of around 20 metres with a beam of 7 metres. © 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet) a poet who cares |
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gypsyheartx Member
since 2006-02-09
Posts 104Istanbul-Turkey/U.S.-Maryland |
That's not arrogance it's confidence  I agree with you completely. Poets go unrecognized for their true talents all the time. To me, it's not so much disapointing, instead it gives me a little bit more inspiration to write. Thanks for sharing the beautiful poem with me it reminds me of myself. Thanks |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...in 69 seconds...James |
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