| ....food for thought....or not...
Posted: 7/7/2009 10:51:39 PM | gathering more scattered round the shore.....
allow me to be me...
who else could I be?
if I try and be you
won't you know, hopefully,
I'm not being authentically me....
or at least I will know
it's all for show
and won't feel right, you know....
but, really, how can I be any other?
when I breathe it's my energy
pumping through my body....
when I speak, it's my voice I hear....
when I listen, it can only be through my ears....
when I think, it is my brain reacting here....
when I dance, it's my body moving in air....
'allow me to be me'
in all the nooks and crannies,
as a young child or elderly granny.....
I ask again...who else could I possibly be?
is there someone foreign invading me?
I know, obviously,
you do not mean it so literally....
you mean, perhaps,
allow all of me to be.....
you mean, perhaps,
please see me free of your subjectivity....
please see me free of your projections.....
please see me free of your personality....
please try and see me for who I am
as I will try and do the same....
and while I am being me
I ask only that you also be you too....
genuinely and completely
so I can see the essence of you....
so I can see your beauty
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 7/4/2009 5 40 AM | |
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Posted: 7/7/2009 10:52:43 PM | when you're going home all you want to do is run
knowing you're finally finished with your initiation
you've finally passed the earth school education
proudly and humbly taking your place at graduation
this moment filled with mystification
and welcome anticipation
ecstasy filling you completely
as you release your soul from body
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 7/5/2009 7 24 AM | |
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Posted: 7/7/2009 11:03:18 PM | LAST LINE REPEATED STANZAS using 8 lines
Posted: 6/26/2009 4 37 PM
could change the view considerably
if only we could all unite humanity
and start to really care
for our land, sea and air
because it is completely and utterly
wrapped up with our destiny
if only....
if only....
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Posted: 6/27/2009 4:00:21 AM
what love's flames abide
stoke the fires that keep us alive
stroke the embers that sometimes hide
creating the state where love can thrive
for here we are by the fireside
loving with passion overflowing inside
escaping the crazy rollercoaster ride
rising and falling like the ocean tide
..............
Posted: 6/27/2009 4 44 PM
feel the pressure and heat of your hand holding mine
feeling the emptiness of this moment
this incredible sense of no time
lost in the bliss of happiness sublime
feeling the heat of your hand holding mine
the ocean reaches far out to the horizon
where sky and water meet on a fine line
as the sunset serenades us with colours divine
.................
Posted: 6/27/2009 4 07 AM
rescinding any resistance
i strongly requested assitance
with perhaps a little too much persistance
to help us focus the energy
for it had become just too carefree
the children were no longer happy
people were starving and dying
while a few lived just on their greed
............
Posted: 6/27/2009 2 04 PM
night or day just let me lay
down in the long soft grass
grown tall with so much rainfall
a place we can be hidden and happy
as the grown-ups get real snappy
searching for you and me endlessly
but here in our earthy green cave
we can be invisible and act very brave
.............
Posted: 6/27/2009 3 46 PM
why don't you take the day off?
lie in the sun and we could scoff
pink champagne by the glassfull....
or take a walk in the warm summer rain
talking and feeling easy love again....
we could smell lilacs and roll in the grass
down that long hill, you know that would thrill ....
or maybe just sit here quietly keeping each other company
............
Posted: 6/27/2009 444 PM
feel the pressure and heat of your hand holding mine
feeling the emptiness of this moment
this incredible sense of no time
lost in the bliss of happiness sublime
feeling the heat of your hand holding mine
the ocean reaches far out to the horizon
where sky and water meet on a fine line
as the sunset serenades us with colours divine | |
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Posted: 7/7/2009 11:09:26 PM | LAST LINE REPEATED STANZAS using 8 lines
Posted: 6/28/2009 5 09 AM
an escape i desire not
for this is my world...this is my lot
to be here with all the evil and rot
to heal the land and re-plant my plot
to try and help the needy....or not...
to not get too angry and not go insane
when i see the inhumanity with nothing to gain
when i see that we mostly ignore the world's pain
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Posted: 7/1/2009 12:04:18 AM
look to the inner truth, my dancer,
for there, as you move,
you'll find the answer
to your question, or see the lesson....
just release and surrender
to the energetic splendour
then let your Spirit be like thunder
connecting to all with total wonder....
............
Posted: 7/1/2009 223 PM
carries thoughtful seeds
along the winding spiralled path
listening and watching our only deeds
being silently released of wrath
carries thoughtful seeds
filling hearts with our real needs
to unify all under these light endarkened skies
then to heal the deep wounds of all our lies
..............
Posted: 7/2/2009 6 52 AM
this is the greatest gift on Earth....
to be able to live in this universe
for it nourishes and sustains us
and blesses us from death through birth....
this is the greatest gift of Earth.....
to be able to love for all we're worth
we were given hearts that feel so deeply
and souls that are filled with angels
.................
Posted: 7/3/2009 5 40 AM
don't have to bail this way
unless the ship is falling away
sending us all into the bay
to ride the wave this glorious day....
seeing beauty in the grey
feeling sunlight anyway
finding rainbow's ancient gaze
her colours fill the misty haze....
................
Posted: 7/3/2009 8 37 AM
all are equal who walk the land
with fife and drum and marching band
or apparently contemplating on one's own
a meditative path, both 'all one' and alone....
all are equal who work the land
who plant the soil, healing the earth by hand...
our digging and polluting have so deeply abused
now our beloved planet is bleeding and bruised
..................
Posted: 7/4/2009 6:04:51 AM
our wars....
I still don't know what really are we fighting for?
are you truly a threat to me?
have I lost my sanity?
is life so unimportant to me
that I should end it through our divisibility?
though apparently part of human nature
I implore we end our war and live peacefully | |
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Posted: 7/7/2009 11:15:33 PM | LAST LINE REPEATED STANZAS using 8 lines
Posted: 7/4/2009 12 47 PM
pledge to this earth that you still care
do not hide away for winter like a bear
take our words and add action here
help this earth for she needs our care
some say it's all a cycle anyway
that she has died and been re-born before
but why take that chance in case it's happenstance?
please help our planet for she needs us more than ever before
................
Posted: 7/4/2009 11:08:49 PM
remember being a child
when you couldn't really be wild
except when my dog
would jump up to greet me
coming home from school
so happy to see me
and feeling it mutually
we would both laugh with glee
..............
Posted: 7/5/2009 7 57 AM
passive and peaceful
though battles I've fought
too many sought
and lies not caught....
little things taking my energy
arguing then always an apology
so frustrating knowing deep down
the big things were why I frowned
..................
Posted: 7/5/2009 7 31 AM
all choices are free when destiny's unbound
whether living in the city or the country's surround
it's your life you live so don't let others push you underground
try always to be respectful for it all comes back around
how you be may be destiny or your will is free
yet we all must learn to take responbility
for everything in our lives, eventually,
and learn to live humbly, honestly and lovingly
..............
Posted: 7/5/2009 4 21 PM
if wood and paper are better deals
they might be, but this means we must grow more trees
at least they will break down to nourish the earth
though sadly we've cut so many for their profit's worth
now plastic seemed to be just magic when it first appeared
but now we can see it's not set us free
for all the plastic will seriously last an eternity
so what will really help the survival of the planet and humanity?
.................
Posted: 7/7/2009 6 15 AM
who thinks you know
will become where we need to grow
when your mind and heart need shifting
when Spirit is calling for uplifting
when your body is just drifting
on the sea of mundane
when around and within is sounding profane
then perhaps we are all going insane
.................
Posted: 7/7/2009 9 41 PM
floating with poets and minstrels and clowns
travelling on a horse drawn carriage through towns
in a hand painted beautiful gypsy caravan
so moving art you'd see as they drove through the land
for this poetic troupe full of energy
were living carefree and sharing creativity
'cuz that's how they chose to be
treasuring life in all its glory | |
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Posted: 7/7/2009 11:19:29 PM | such powerful writes
meet my gaze....
feeling many
speaking with honesty
and deep compassion
while others
are an invitation
to open up
and let Spirit in.....
all are welcome.....
written here in trust
showing how alike
we can be....
yet each one of us
so much a mystery
carrying a rich history....
shared here by the fire
that so inspire
deepening friendship....
each one holding
what's truly holy....
the beauty and hardship....
a sacred life story
The Fireside
Posted: 7/1/2009 2 45 PM | |
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Posted: 7/7/2009 11:21:07 PM | almost independence day
it is the 2nd of July, 1994,
and I am full with pregnancy
driving from my home in Devon
to see my male friend in Cornwall, England
forty five minutes later I arrive
just sit down and to my surprise
suddenly my waters break
and there I am in a tiny lake
my girlfriend I call saying we better hurry
for the hospital is now well over an hour away
but I am determined to make it there
before the arrival of this new baby
the drive first home to feed the cats
is very long with panting fast
my girlfriend following close behind
at moments thinking I must be losing my mind
finally with all errands done
to the hospital we run
but the night's fun
has only just begun
the midwife there is very young
and it is now late
while I'm in a bit of a state
grateful and fearful of this fateful 'date'
eventually we get settled
in a beautiful new room
carpeted with my music soothing
almost feeling like a bedroom
and there we were
just my friend, the young midwife, and me
determined after two caesarians many years previously
now with baby three, I really wanted to birth this baby naturally
the labour resumed
strong contractions filling the room
me starting to feel overwhelmed
panicking again...remembering.....remembering when...
but then the midwives changed shifts
the new one seemed to know how to really help me
keeping me focused with her eyes
offering me a way to give her the pain and fear happening inside
hours passed
all through the night
some moments relaxed
others filled with fright
the morning light began to show
as the contractions almost relaxed and went real slow
or so it seemed to me
for I knew I was really going to give birth to this baby
and so on the 3rd of July
exactly fifteen years ago
at 10am it feels like truly
I was given a miracle
no, it wasn't in this country where it's almost independence day
but it was for me independence plenty
as I so gratefully held my youngest son....a miracle baby....
birthed in sacred peacefulness with just a midwife, a dear friend, and me
The Fireside
Posted: 7/3/2009 7:02:23 PM | |
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Posted: 7/8/2009 3:36:50 AM | "...let me be daisy
and follow my dreams
and when i am called
simply run
the other way..."
oh....if only!!
yes, dear rosie,
let us all be daisy
taking in everything spontaneously
instincts working perfectly
loving unconditionally
trusting completely
as you walk and be with certainty
no need for scrutiny
your bond unbroken
the unchained melody
connecting heart and soul and body
so utterly a sacred unity
where words are not necessary
filled with deep empathy
if only we all could be like daisy
~lost in thought or flight of fancy~
Posted: 7/4/2009 3 03 AM | |
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Posted: 7/8/2009 3:44:42 AM | flying with zoey
so much happiness
reading your words
a glimpse of granny'ness
and view of your bliss
so heart warming
again this morning
remembering
my own flying
upon a swing
imagining on the big one
reaching to touch heaven
feeling the wind whip my hair
powerful energy in the air
and when i was not so young
my brothers daring me to jump
to jump even when it was so high
to jump and really fly through the sky
so i'd gather my courage
for of course i felt fear
but i trusted my brothers
even from way up there
and i'd let myself go
and jump when they said so
sometimes i'd roll
but mostly i'd land
standing in the sand
feeling the exhiliration
feeling the elation
of my body moving through air
flying free as a bird
just like zoey i heard
shared so lovingly
and beautifully sunshiney!
The Fireside
Posted: 7/6/2009 3 01 AM | |
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Posted: 7/8/2009 3:57:00 AM | \\\\\ 6 Lines or Less //////
Posted: 6/22/2009 7 40 AM
rainy monday morning
the sky a dusty grey
trees are blowing
grass needs mowing
i watch the cardinals play
...............
Posted: 6/23/2009 1103 AM
another day with skies of grey
cool rain is pouring down
wishing for a little sunshine
will we ever have dry ground?
or, to put it with a twist of cheekiness...
solstice came to call in summer
but all this rain is really a bummer :)
..............
Posted: 6/26/2009 746 AM
a miracle yesterday
well one among many
it actually became sunny
but as all miracles can be
sadly it was only temporary
for today again the sky is grey
............
Posted: 6/29/2009 8 12 AM
that sound again i hear
rain's tapping meditation
gently calling in my ear
to stop it all and listen
............
Posted: 6/30/2009 6 08 AM
edited today
morning mist
air in stillness
trees bending gracefully in prayer
red fox silently trots past my window
her beauty inspiring me
as one bird sings her morning prayer
..............
Posted: 7/1/2009 1018 PM
a day to remember
a week of extra care
gathering in circles
where dreams were shared
hearts and souls opening
healing rivers flowing
...............
Posted: 7/5/2009 7 51 AM
is summer really here?
like magic in the air the sun arrived from nowhere
beckoning me to let writing be
knowing the rain will return eventually
so I'm going out to play carefully
for the sun's burning ray is also here today
............
Posted: 7/6/2009 6 14 AM
yesterday evening
the light just turning to dusk
a large fox trotted through my garden
clearly feeling me and my cats watch
he kept turning and looking at us
as i wondered how his fur would feel to touch
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Posted: 7/8/2009 4:05:35 AM |
sunshine shone today
brightest rays came down to play
enlightening hearts
childrens' laughter filled with glee
parents smiling lovingly
oops... stuck in the rhyme (and not supposed to be)
on Tanka the original spark
Posted: 7/5/2009 436 PM | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 4:12:51 AM | more scatterings coming home.....
it is time
no more delaying
time to start moving
time to start feeling
time to start healing
all those struggling
to find their feet
amid the stifling heat
to hear the heartbeat
to hear the bleat
of all those in pain
our mothers, fathers,
and all the children
to feel the wounds bleeding
in all who need feeding
including the earth herself
her soul has been pleading
we stop our polluting
and desecrating
it is time
now
for the beauty
of all that is sacred here
will not last forever
Old Souls......only
Posted: 6/28/2009 5 36 AM | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 4:17:40 AM | to be
a vessel
empty
to be
the witness
silently
to be
listening
intently
to be
holy
with Spirit
to be
whole
with All
Pull up a chair
Posted: 7/3/2009 7 28 AM | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 4:19:55 AM |
'protect that spark with all your might'....
for if you do, you will see miraculously
that spark is what will protect you too
for we carry within our magical kingdom
forces well beyond our comprehension
reaching far across all visible destination
you can see it within the sparkle of the eye
you can sense it when you feel naturally high
you can also find it in the grief that passes by
we are who we have been waiting for
the hope within the well so deep
the light within the rainbow's keep
we are the truth that can not be hidden
the faith that can not be smitten
the love that fits like hand to mitten :)
we are the minds that carry consciousness
bodies that truly are miraculous
hearts that bloom with love stupendous
we are the souls of those who light the way
and darken it too so we can see all that we can do
with guiding force from the universe too....of course
so we must stop and breath long enough to listen
we must let ourselves be still enough to glisten
then our humanity can shine beyond space and time
then we can remember our true identity
then we remember our incredible unity
then One with All becomes our destiny....
all light and love and blessing that be
Pull up a chair
Posted: 7/9/2009 6 08 AM | |
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Posted: 7/10/2009 4:22:24 AM | catching thoughts in the dark
like the wings of a bat
in a blink of an eye
they swoop as they fly
barely seen in a blur
they dance and flutter
flying through air
over there.....over here
waiting to light upon the brain
returning to be heard again and again
miraculously cloning instantaneously
to be caught immediately by so many
catching thoughts in the light
like rays of hope that brighten the night
helping love gather and spread
through word of song and poetry read
we all share a lit-up core
seeing reflections whether rich or poor
humanity shines when it opens the door
letting love flow through pain and war
remembering we are not here to fight
catching thoughts that inspire and delight
when we let Spirit guide this tour
often felt in tears and laughter
Pull up a chair
Posted: 7/10/2009 409 AM | |
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Posted: 7/11/2009 7:44:21 AM | written this morning, but bringing home now
with some edits that just came to me....
the fine edges of this love so sweet
our smiles show it as we greet
found in the offering of the arm
helping in our uphill climb
steadying if one falls down
fingers gently touching
smoothing out the forehead's frown
releasing tension so often found
the fine edges of this love so sweet
nature pours it at our feet
moisture glistening upon the grass
sunshine's rays through trees that pass
rainbows magic arching sky
glimmer of light seen in one's eye
from within our hearts love does fly
as energy soars on currents high
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 7/11/2009 8:43:28 AM | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:19:33 AM | gathering more from around the pond's shore.....
free and perfect
out beyond me
in your passing
part of me feels
it's all everlasting
part of me grieves
for the dis-ease of humanity
where love is a commodity
bought and sold historically
sensitive hearts and souls
forever searching for
a love of truth and heart of gold
when it shines so brightly within us all
and simply asks that we look within to see
love is our true nature
sparkling like diamond
and crystal buried deep
opening gently to love tenderly
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 7/11/2009 510 AM | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:21:17 AM | ~ Calling For Peace ~
Posted: 7/11/2009 522 AM
thought to offer this here, written July 4th on the last line 8 line thread,
edited and expanded this morning....
our wars....
I still don't know really what are we fighting for?
are you truly a threat to me?
have I lost my sanity?
is life so unimportant to me
that I should end it through our divisibility?
though part of human nature...apparently...
I implore we end all war and live peacefully
for I believe humanity really can live in harmony...
I believe it is not just a fantasy created in my memory | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:25:51 AM | LAST LINE REPEATED STANZAS using 8 lines
Posted: 7/11/2009 6:06:24 AM
love on the run
can be quite good fun
if it's with a true friend
a special someone
who is quick to come
and won't fumble or fall
if they won't lose the beat
it all can be sweet when you're in heat
................
Posted: 7/11/2009 737 AM
this undertow for evermore
is an opening through a sacred door
a wave so strong it throws you around
crashing and falling and rising at your core
you're no longer as you were before
energy is transcending beautifully
your essence has come home to see
there is timelessness in eternity
...............
Posted: 7/11/2009 955 AM
practicing imaginary speeches
snickering under our breath
talking to ourselves in whispers
preparing for our death....
we are all aging but maybe not growing up
staging and creating our broken heart
seeing each life slowly fall apart
until we give up and now begin to start....
..............
Posted: 7/12/2009 1255 AM
let go of the past no matter what they say
or you might find it haunting you today
start fresh remembering life is precious
for each experience is not here by chance
we each carry our past remembering the pain
remembering the joy too again and again
but don't let it stop your living now
each day is our treasure on the path that we plow | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:26:55 AM | What Tree Are You?
Posted: 7/13/2009 441 AM
what tree am I?
so hard to decide
so many have caught my soul
part of me feeling them with empathy
feeling rain upon their leaves
feeling them bend so gracefully in the wind
feeling squirrels run up their bark so happy...
in the state park the other day
walking with deep gratitude under the majesty
of the white pine, hemlock and spruce canopy
for it's always been the pine forests
from a young age that have just blown me away....
even if driving by
they pull me into their kingdom
so tall they stand to reach the sky
while on the ground is found
a bed of beautiful rich red pine needles
inviting me to walk and smell
the heavenly scent I know so well...
but perhaps my favorite tree
that's been with me deeply
these last nine years
since returning to this country
has been the magical Japanese Maple....
her colours are truly heavenly
with Autumn leaves of scarlet
shielding me so beautifully
helping me find stillness and just be
under her glorious fire canopy | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:29:58 AM | First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 7/12/2009 12 12 AM
mix a little rosemary with the sages
they'll sashay mindless of their ages
levels of consciousness deepen in stages
like the plot of a good book reading its pages
mix a little rosemary with the sages
seasoning wisdom with flavours of herbs
letting it stew even all the absurd
becomes a tasty brew in deed and in word
................
Posted: 7/14/2009 546 AM
they're my stars of words
and winds that gently blow
as many say, 'as above, so below'
for here on earth is heaven, you know
same goes for all of us in the universe
living, dying, laughing, crying, loving, sighing
underground, high in air, grown in land and water
found in the moon and sun
and light in everyone
as we breath we all soar
connected deeply at our core
..................
Posted: 7/15/2009 501 AM
ignite a fire with what you've learned
watch the flames rise to the skies
as it crackles and smokes as it burns
careful of the smoke in your eyes
stinging often and still a surprise
but by this fire do stay near
let its heavenly smell cover you
as if you're at your own bbq
let life and death release your fear
and all you've learned will linger | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:44:58 AM | some Haiku
from 7/11 until 7/17
morning dance awaits
with sunshine's rise warming skies
hugging me with heat
...............
like a warm blanket
cuddling like kits or puppies
asleep in a heap
...........
spirit to spirit ~
energy reaching, touching
finding compassion
...........
jump over the moon...
rise high on whale's fountain or
climb a tall mountain
..............
renewing spirit
with each new drop of rainfall
brilliant greens captured
............
beating of my heart
soft drumming of my being
reassuring pulse
............
energy pulsing ~
like strong african drumming
moving to the beat
..............
morning fog lifting
drifting on a ray of sun
greeting moon passing
............
for nature's beauty
lovely as the sunshine's light
prisms in the rain
...............
psychedelic light
spiralling in thought and deed
caught within the trees
...............
nature pained desponds
calling for help and healing
beloved planet
............
a road less travelled
shadows keeping company
as the flowers bloom
............
to be complete
sitting here dangling my feet
in the cool water
..............
igniting the lips
a magnetic lightning kiss
Spirit moving bliss
.............
its beauty returns
warming hearts within the land
high tide washing sand
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:46:17 AM | feeling very sleepy
my cats sleeping here with me
both curled up the same exact way
they sleep more now than they play
but being siamese
they have so much to say!
like yin and yang
almost completely the same
mirror images of each other
identical twins they could be
but their sizes show clearly
they are sister and brother....
the boy is bigger
with a mischievous side
where the girl is so delicate
loud sounds she'll run and hide
but then quickly return for reassuring
purring just like a pidgeon cooing....
feeling very sleepy
my cats asleep on me
wishing i could grow real small
with a coat so velvety and furry
then i could also curl up in a ball
and join them in their cuddly reverie
Mandrake's House by the Fire
Posted: 7/17/2009 4 11 PM | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:52:48 AM | ~ In 6 Lines or Less ~
Posted: 7/12/2009 757 AM
hearts beating
living rhythm
drumming naturally
whiskers twitching
pulse quickening
cats asleep on me
..............
Posted: 7/18/2009 3:05:02 AM
mind turning round
seeking answers not yet found
waiting for guidance and direction
since this thought's inception
started three long days ago
one more day I might know | |
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Posted: 7/19/2009 3:55:01 AM | convinced the haze, perchance, apt fare
but through the haze....what goes there?
a ghostly looking entity
but full of light to my delight
filling me with love and empathy
nothing at all to give me fright
a gentle face smiling down on me
and in her eyes are tears I see
LAST LINE REPEATED STANZAS using 8 lines
Posted: 7/19/2009 229 AM | |
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