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Robert Frazier
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since 2003-02-06

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0 posted 2006-09-01 02:53 PM

Lost in the quiet still of a mountain crag
Well beyond the first signs of morning
Beyond the fiery sun, and night’s stars
I rest solitaire, sitting atop this granite stone
Still the silence mocked my empty thoughts
And filled the trees with empty breeze
And stilled the mist that hung round there
Till nothing much happened after that
The rock sat in the same old place
Dead things lay just where they fell
And the breeze blew by, still silent more
On the breath of lost expectations
And this, in all its might
Gathered strength enough to shake
The mountain

[This message has been edited by Robert Frazier (09-01-2006 04:30 PM).]

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

1 posted 2006-09-01 03:56 PM

I got lost in thought with this piece.
These were my favorite lines though

"And the breeze blew by, still silent more
On the breath of lost expectations"

Nicely done, Robert.

Dublin Boy
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since 2006-08-26

Posts 102
UK

2 posted 2006-09-01 04:13 PM

This is very well done--I like the way you make something momentous out of a "non-event." Good read.

Cheers,
Bill

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2006-09-01 06:27 PM

Read slowly, this shook my backbone.
Well done, Robert. Welcome home!

latearrival
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since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

4 posted 2006-09-02 05:13 AM

"Till nothing much happened after that
The rock sat in the same old place
Dead things lay just where they fell
And the breeze blew by, still silent more
On the breath of lost expectations"

And yet, life goes on and we...(?) to make the best of it. thank you, martyjo

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23

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On A Journey To The Unknown

5 posted 2006-09-02 10:18 AM

A wonderful write!

Earth Angel
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6 posted 2006-09-02 10:40 AM

"Lost in the quiet still of a mountain crag
Well beyond the first signs of morning
Beyond the fiery sun, and night’s stars
I rest solitaire, sitting atop this granite stone"

~ I wanted to stay in that moment! I enjoyed the peace and tranquility of communing with nature. Thank you, James.

Love & Nature's Light,
Linda

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

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7 posted 2006-09-02 10:57 AM

Robert~
The title alone is poetic ... a wonderful doormat that led me into the beauty of this piece~

'the breeze blew by, still silent more
On the breath of lost expectations
And this, in all its might
Gathered strength enough to shake
The mountain'

I feel the all of this one~

*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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8 posted 2006-09-02 11:24 AM

Hi Robert...it's good to see you! The beauty of place and mood in this sure wrapped me up in feeling.

*Alli4000*

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The World of Poetry

9 posted 2006-09-02 06:07 PM

I really enjoyed this.

~Alli~

JamesMichael
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10 posted 2006-09-04 07:48 PM

Enjoyed...James

The Lady
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since 2005-12-26

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The Southwest

11 posted 2006-09-04 11:39 PM

"And this, in all its might
Gathered strength enough to shake
The mountain"

yes
powerful...

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