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slow man’s land (serenitys challenge)
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slow man’s land (serenitys challenge) |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium 
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do you sleep well in the arms of summer knowing very well that it still is winter in other parts of the land for someone else who might have or might not have meant something to you you know, warmth and cold are just extremes there are millions in between fighting to ever improve their social status by climbing up the ladder by saving one more coin than that was saved, the night before do you realize? we all pay in strange currencies some with fame, others with shame some with glee, others with pain some with some, others with none do we realize? that this is slow man’s land where the whole lot seem to be too slow to grow and those who find speed sky rocket their way fast and furious towards the power of control over the rest of them on slow man’s land loose change to the fast is a lottery to the slow no wonder, there are many lotteries to be won in slow man’s land |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I knew a gentlemen once that neighbors referred to as a slow sleeper... he would have liked this poem... |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Sudhir, it seems all life is a gamble but if we are wise it could be a gambol. Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
loose change to the fast is a lottery to the slow so true, I enjoyed your perspective on the challenge *s M |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Yep, I REALLY need to do this challenge.  Great job!She said burn ... together. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 BRAVO!!! Yes, yes, and life is indeed a game of russian roulette but if we play our cards in accord to the heart, we won't fall! (sigh) This is excellent, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sudhir, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
That was great Cold hands means a warm heart |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
we all pay in strange currencies and..."whew..." Sudhir sizzles! You are a fountainhead of wisdom, m'friend. Every time I read you...I swear to behave and do yoga! (sometimes? I even bribe myself by thinking of the flexibility!) You do amaze me, and I am so enjoying the differences of perspective one simple phrase can evoke. And...ahem...speaking of phrases? May I ask, if we borrow the term "strange currency/ies" for another challenge? If you prefer not, I understand--I'm just having a good time, and well, I'm not known to "settle for one." Wonderful work...to be expected from a wonderful poet! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Oh my I love this: "loose change to the fast is a lottery to the slow" How wise these words are! Challenge well met sir. |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
thank you all so very much... and Serene One, you may use the phrase if you wish to... Regards, Sudhir |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
do you realize? we all pay in strange currencies some with fame, others with shame some with glee, others with pain some with some, others with none This is so true, Sudhir... Its profound and yet its mundane at the same time...but most of all...its beautiful poetry  strange currency hugsLyra |
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MidnightSon Member
since 2002-05-15
Posts 312between the gutter & the stars |
fascinating... this inspires me to no end.... *heads off to notebook* it's our struggle for identity that leaves us all unknown |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
thank you very much... regards, sudhir |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Sir ... you are on fire in this one and I am enjoying reading your wisdom again. You have always portrayed a mind that never stops to rest in your writes and this one is packed with much to consume. Excellent penning one to reinforce why your works are so appreciated and admired. Saving this one to my library. |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Thank you Mark... Regards, sudhir |
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