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Suz
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10-13-2005

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
I don't post much, but read often. As I sit here with tears in my eyes I had to post to say I loved your poem Littlebreeze. It made me think of both my Mom & Dad. Thanks for sharing.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Beautiful and touching, LB. :-) The line which was a 'man who was just a boy' described my dad too!

Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
Littlebreeze, that was so moving to read - thank you for sharing with us all.

Serenity
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06-28-2005

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
Littlebreeze, Thank you for sharing your poem. I lost my Dad in 1997. He would have celebrated his 58th birthday this past Feb. 6th. I loved your lines about a "tiger's courage" in a "gentle man"...they eloquently express the feelings I have always had for my Dad without ever being able to put them into words.

I'm sure your father feels blessed by your memorial.

Littlebreeze
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02-18-2001

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Littlebreeze a private message Print Post    
Thank you for accepting my post with such kindness. It means a lot.

Any words which may have brought your own parents close to you are words well spent on the page and I'm happy for that outcome.

With so many warm hearts under one roof, it's no wonder there's rarely a chill at TVCH.

Thanks to all of (((you)))!

Baby
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01-08-2006

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Littlebreeze..just wanted to let you know I really love your poem. It gave me chills and I had tears in my eyes! It made me think so much of my mom who passed on in 1998! Thank you for posting it.

I have not had a chance to read some of the others yet but I plan on trying to do that today.

Please keep this thread going. I love reading poetry!

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Oh Littlebreeze what an incredible tribute. Thank you so much for sharing it.

Serenity
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06-28-2005

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 5:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
This is the Valentine's sonnet I wrote for DH:

"The Proposal"
We stood atop Goose Hill, looking out over the plain
The lightening struck, the thunder broke
Magic happened with the words you spoke
We never did see any rain

Blessed were we from the gods above
The night you asked me to be your wife
An enchanted moment that changed my life
Your undying declaration of love

You were so gallant down on one knee
You made me at peace as you captured my heart
I couldn’t wait for our journey to start
It began with your romantic decree

Ever since, hand in hand, you’ve never led me astray
I love you to the ends of the earth – forever and a day.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
sweet serenity... a lot of love in those words.

karen... how did you fare in the contest?


Karen
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09-07-2004

Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
It was a conspiracy, I tell you! I submitted my poem with ten days left in the contest. Two days later, the ad for the contest was pulled. I thought for sure I'd had it... mine was so good they won't even bother trying for better! Someone else won -- and they didn't even print in the paper what they'd written to make it more worthy than mine.

:-( Ah well. We write for the emotional release it brings us, not the monetary gains... though a sweet diamond would have been awfully nice right about now. lol.

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I'm sorry to hear that Karen. You're right. Very suspicious that they didnt publish the winner. In fact, I would have thought they would publish all the good stuff. But what do I know. I am glad you shared it here. Many of us were able to enjoy it.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, March 27, 2006 - 7:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Through the Eyes of the Dreamer
Where do you go when you sleep, my love?
Are you fighting stellar battles in the galaxy above?
Are you flying on the feathers of a white tailed dove?
When you sleep, love, where do you go?

Are you deep sea diving naked off the waters of Peru?
Are we trapped inside some jungle, making love, just me and you?
Are you riding bucking broncos in a children's petting zoo?
When you're sleeping soundly, baby, where are you?

Are you starring as the lead in the new hit Broadway show?
Are you the scarecrow in the cornfield, pointing where to go?
Are you somewhere in Alaska, building castles in the snow?
When you sleep, love, where do you go?

Gidget
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07-28-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Looks like it is just me and you Karen. I love your Eyes of the Dreamer. What a sweet sentiment.

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
darkness is the absence of light
the sun set into the sea
and the moon failed to rise
except in her eyes
as she slyly whispered to me

they'll carry on in the blackness
unaware they thusly were borne
digging deep in the dirt
to hide from their hurt
believing there'll be another morn

sadly though time is up
new despots have been crowned
there are no more days
sullied with their ways
full circle we have gone around


Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
ah sweet revenge
not a minute too late
just as they nearly owned their own

justice well served
to fates so deserved
the universe returns undisturbed

the very best part
is each prick of her heart
life ebbing one drop a day

and that he has not a clue
what next she will do
makes the sweetness more so complete


Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
i love how you make me laugh
the moments we share our jokes
your unexpected guffaws
at my naive faux pas

i love how you make me smile
the honest exchange of thought
you dont bother to hide
your deep vulnerable side

i love how you make me think
stray thoughts throughout the day
your mind's a delight
heart and spirit shine bright

i love how you make me believe
goodness exists in the world
you're a beautiful man
with an interesting plan
}}

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
jackpot
spin the reels
wheels
explain how it feels
the combination
to an abomination
consternation
much elation
finally got salvation
by retracting creation
co-dependence
in full resplendence
here is the church
here is the steeple
open the doors
and see all the sheeple


Jrs6494
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03-30-2006

Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jrs6494 a private message Print Post    
I haven't written a poem in a while but in a recent essay I wrote a nice quote I'd like to share with everyone. "Fear not the past but grasp its reins and ride it strong and hard for the journey is long but salvation, love, and true eternity is only the beginning in our driven paths of destiny."

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, May 01, 2006 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
What a powerful quote, Jrs! How very true!

Gidget, I love the first one you posted here -- "absence is the darkness of light..." -- I love the meter of it all. Wonderful!

Rest Easy
When you feel like you're holding the weight of the world
and you can't wash your worries away
When you're seeing your best laid plans coming unfurled
I'll be close at the end of the day.

When you look for the rainbow but just see the rain
and the clouds trap your troubles so near
When you start to remember sad days filled with pain
relax, baby, I'll be right here.

When your body's too sore and your head is too tight
and it seems like nothing can put you at ease
You can rest easy knowing you did something right
Cause, baby, I'll never leave.


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Tons Comfy
Woke up this morning feeling separated
distanced from the things I once knew
Tryin' to remember when it wasn't complicated
but all that I can think of is you.

And now we're driving through the mountains
with the city behind us
and the memory of last night in my brain.
Tryin' to find a way to let craziness find me;
tryin' to find a way to stay sane.

But then you wrap your arms around me
and when you look me in the eyes,
I know your love is true
And when you promise me there ain't nobody else above me
I feel tons comfy with you.

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Thank you Karen. I love the how your love poems capture everyday moments. There is a reality that speaks of a special relationship.

And Jrs I loved your quote. I hope you will treat us to more of your writing. Is it a hobby or something you do for a living?


Karen
Member

09-07-2004

Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
To quote Gidget.... "what happened to the poets??" I know I'm not the only creative one at the Clubhouse. C'mon now, don't be shy!

Came in to work this morning to find this email sent in the middle of the night by my better half. A nice treat to start the day... I mean, who doesn't love the peace and tranquility of a haiku?

Having no cash sucks
Everything is balancing
Except us. You rock.

Sleeping in our bed
You look so calm and peaceful
Why can't sleep be work?

Sofie waits for me
on the corner of the bed
She purrs, and then jets.

Holly waits for me
snoring on the scratching post
She won't know I'm gone.

Karen waits for me
snuggled up in our warm bed
That there's my heaven.

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 7:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
Ah so he is a poet too! And his way of looking at things seems a lot like yours. Very cool. I dont have anything to contribute at the moment. Just wanted to register my enjoyment of the haiku.

I cant figure out why no one is posting their poems. Perhaps it is just too personal for some people. I know I express and expose a much deeper part of myself in poetry than I do in prose.


Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Friday, May 12, 2006 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I need to sleep
I'm confused
I knew this was coming
At least I thought it was
I think too much
Seems I was right
You are shaking up my world
Just when I got it settled down
I dont know what to do with this
Oh my G-d
I dont know what to do with this


Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 4:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
I feel you
I know you are here
I feel you
I have no more fear

Close my eyes
You are all around me
Close my eyes
And let my heart see

Tears well up
You blow me away
Tears well up
Don’t know what to say

One deep breath
You send me the sign
One deep breath
Your heart is still mine

Can’t let go
Won’t deny anymore
Can’t let go
It’s you I adore


Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gidget a private message Print Post    
history is written by the victors
but truth is written on bathroom walls
as i wait for my turn to write
in proper parochial school scrawl
i am burdened by the secrets
the injustice starves my soul
my inability to communicate
the unsureness of my role
it's like an itch i cannot scratch
at night it makes me shiver
a story i cant put into words
a stillbirth i cant deliver
so if you're sure you really know
i must warn you to think again
things are never quite what they seem
maybe one day soon. when?