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One Grain Of Sand
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One Grain Of Sand |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced 
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One Grain of Sand  There's a woman on the moon and a dragon in the cloud there's a warrior in the stars a million faces in the crowd there are flame-throwers in the sun and a billion waves in the sea there's a shore that is a sandbox made just for you and me that hides one grain of sand to be a cultured pearl to tell our destiny. The dragon ate the woman whole while the warrior stood by defeated the flame-throwers charged the beast it roared and thrashed as it retreated it crashed to sea, devoured our shore then swam away to plan its next endeavor and not one of the faces turned as we lost the grain that held "forever". |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
What inspired this, Dixie? It's a sad but lovely poem-story, and well executed.  |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
This is so beautiful, and well written. You Are Loved |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Such beautiful poetry. Nice! JL  |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Beautiful Dixie... I really really like this one! Hugs~Nancy ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
thank you all Sunshine, I was looking up at the night sky, seeing the clouds roll over the moon...one of the clouds happened to look like a dragon's head with mouth open as it passed over the moon (but instead of picturing a man in the moon, I pictured a woman). Then I thought of how storms come and how the sun fights its way through...how clouds rain into the ocean and the ocean sweeps ashore taking the sand out with it. Of course Orion was the warrior, who just looks mighty and gives a gallant effort but really can do nothing when it comes down to it... all the hard battles going on right under our noses and we don't even notice sometimes...shame. I have found that not many people understand this poem for some reason. This is an old one of mine, when I was just out of college. I'm thinking I should go back again |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Yes, lovely lady, go back to college. martyjo |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Wow, Dixie! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
DixieDoodles~ As a confessed moonie and star gazer, I adore this ... the all of it~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Dixie....Such beautiful inspiration...I love this! |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Beautiful, Dixie. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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Snowflake From Hell Senior Member
since 2003-07-10
Posts 777My own little Icey Oblivion |
i think ill print this out and hang it on the wall, kind of inspirational to us lost soul type people Hollow heroes seperate as they run...Shadows linger in your pain dead and done |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 wow, thank you allI'm glad you enjoyed it |
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