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hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
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Glen Hope, PA USA

0 posted 2000-07-21 04:52 PM


Unobtainable Heart

Her words
     dance
off silvery tongue
and partner with your imagination
     luring you
into a seductive trance.

She captures you
in breathless heats
     of passion
fashioned into syllables and rhyme
      enflaming your desires
as she, the never ending temptress,
strews lines
you are unable to cross.

She consecrates
     life
with the dignity of words
that linger like
     the metallic scent of perfume
long after you’ve finished
reading.

The hopeless romantic,
she weaves gossamer threads
     of letters
into webs of poetry
entrapping you
in quick sliver moments
     that fleet
before your eyes
leaving you hypnotized
by the fluid rhythm
     of her work.

But on her greatest days,
she stands,
     bared,
before you
and offers up something
     she will never give.




To love means never to be afraid of the windstorms of life: should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

© Copyright 2000 Ruth Kephart - All Rights Reserved
Andrew Scott
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since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA
1 posted 2000-07-21 06:29 PM


Lady Hoot... not quite sure what to say about this one... a strong emotional impact that kind of leaves one stunned... empty... like a kid in the candy store without a nickle... only much much deeper.  Powerful writing. Peace to you.

Andrew

Jamie
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since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168
Blue Heaven
2 posted 2000-07-21 07:24 PM


I think I dated her and all her sisters in High School.

Seriously though.. very very good imagery.
Brilliantly done. I really like it a lot


Jamie

Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil.
"Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely".


Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley
3 posted 2000-07-21 07:28 PM


Beautiful! I feel honored to vote for this one Ruth!  
Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

4 posted 2000-07-21 07:45 PM


awesome hootergirl  
glad to see you posting again
missed ya
voted too  
later
jm

There are places inside our souls -
that have never been touched.
There are places inside our hearts -
that need to be loved this much.
~jm~

Lone Wolf
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since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA
5 posted 2000-07-21 08:32 PM


Ruth,

I love this one.     So beautful.  A pleasure to vote for.  

LW


Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats

epoet
Member
since 2000-05-11
Posts 291
grand rapid,MI, usa
6 posted 2000-07-21 10:15 PM


beautiful verse  hoot_owl.  I like this one really.  It is just so different than what I am used to.

P. J. Kotrch
carpe diem
A soul once touched is a soul once blessed by love


tracie66
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since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713
Australia
7 posted 2000-07-22 04:01 AM


Oh my Ruth this is indeed beautiful   so lovely...a great read
Tracie~


Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe


hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
8 posted 2000-07-22 09:34 AM


Thank you everyone...although this ranks amoung one of my favorites of my poetry, it does in no way relate to how I feel now. It's nice to post from time to time though and I miss you all  
Fred Hobbs
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since 1999-06-08
Posts 329
Tallahassee, Florida, US
9 posted 2000-07-22 10:15 AM


A fine one Hoot.  I've read it three times now and enjoyed it more each time.

fh

Heather Miller
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since 2000-07-19
Posts 409
Bryan, Ohio USA
10 posted 2000-07-22 12:08 PM


Enjoyd much!!!!! Very beautiful.
LITL,
Heather

With God all things are possible.

hoot_owl_rn
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Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
11 posted 2000-07-22 04:57 PM


Thank you Fred and Heather  
Marge Tindal
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12 posted 2000-07-22 05:19 PM


Hoot~
Quite the enjoy !
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com


BSC
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since 2000-02-04
Posts 2919
New York, USA
13 posted 2000-07-22 05:38 PM


Ah, just beautiful Hoot, terrific read.  Bonnie
AVANTI
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 664
INDIA/MAHARASHTRA/PUNE
14 posted 2000-07-23 12:43 PM


RUTH...
WOW poem...very "hot"
loved it


If all was light...then I would have never learnt the dark...from which such truth evolves
from which evolves the light...
Avanti Rao


Dale Lowe
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since 2000-07-22
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15 posted 2000-07-23 05:59 AM


very nice
ethome
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since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada
16 posted 2000-07-23 07:36 AM


Unobtainable Heart...hummm.....I'd say a woman who's been hurt and decides to hurt back...maybe?    Amazing images you paint of her. Very good writing! I've been involved with the same type of very complex women and I don't know wether I feel sorry for them or me...take care.......ethome..vote is in.
jamesjiao
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since 2000-04-12
Posts 268
Backwaters of Avalon
17 posted 2000-07-23 07:58 AM


Good Imagery.. hmm, I like the way you set out the poem.. Hoot. very innovative and yet having such a big impact.. A woman's way of expressing love. very appreciable.. I will give you a vote

- James
The beauty of nature is displayed,
not through itself,
but through the creatures
dwelling within its bosom.



hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
18 posted 2000-07-24 10:55 AM


Thank you everyone  
Kit McCallum
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Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada
19 posted 2000-07-24 11:12 AM


A perfect choice for the book Ruth!  What a wonderful and flowing read ... beautiful!  

Best wishes,
/Kit

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
20 posted 2000-07-24 08:41 PM


Thank you Kit  
Denise
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Posts 22648

21 posted 2000-07-25 08:51 PM


Beautifully done, Ruth, but of course!  

Denise

Mike
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since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462

22 posted 2000-07-26 08:57 AM


Add a vote... beautiful as always.
Tess
Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288
Australia
23 posted 2000-07-26 10:10 AM


Havent been here for a while, but wonderful to see you writing is still as passionate and enjoyable to read as always  

"Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by
rule."~ Samuel Butler ~


hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
24 posted 2000-07-26 10:51 AM


Thank you Denise, Tess and Mike  
michellemckee
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since 2000-04-28
Posts 49
Tucson, AZ
25 posted 2000-07-26 08:56 PM


Great visual poem! Thank you for the read!
You have my vote.

Dance like no one's watching.
Love like it's never going to hurt.
If it does hurt, shoot em! <Grin>

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
26 posted 2000-07-27 02:32 PM


Thanks Michelle  
Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136
Mobile, AL
27 posted 2000-07-27 11:18 PM


WOW!   If ever a Web poem, THIS has got to be it.  

Nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love. Who can predict his comings and goings? "Thoreau"



juliet_2u
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since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125
North Carolina
28 posted 2000-07-28 11:29 AM


Ruth, what a beautiful poetic work of art. It was a pleasure to give it my vote.  Juls
hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
29 posted 2000-07-29 09:05 AM


Temptress and Juls...thank you both so much  
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