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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace 
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Saturday again I take the boat the one that bears my name “The Lady” carrying the lady to drown my tears in salt August sun pulls me low close to the mangroves where water clear and thin shows its silver jewels dangling below the surface I am at peace here where freckles burn slow and blue crabs run free away from speeding fiberglass scampering to chicken legs tightly tied to underwater nets how I love the bay to forget rich with the sparkling of floating southern diamonds for miles all I can see is the endless water and that is where I am totally at home alone but not lonely just some words cut from |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Helen, Sometimes we just need that. Nicely done.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
alone but not lonely...my feelings exactly...I love the ocean or bay but I spent my alone in the yard in the warmth of the sun today. sometimes we need that  M |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
We all need such places... such times. *S* Beautiful write~! |
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