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22nd Anniversary

Member since 2002 · Posted 9 Jul 2002 · 9 comments

May 8th, a beautiful day For a radiantly beautiful woman like you To breathe in the sweetly scented Blue Ridge air Where you are Too far from here Your star rises amid the herbs and flowers As you admire the bowers along your way Play at life with intensity Lay aside bitter roots and brambles Stay by your own pure inner voice of asurety Surely, your blooming is a loving thing Bathe in langorous fern goddess ablution Your pangs and pains are past Your vibrant solution Is living

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[8] <~> 7-Aug-02/9:07 PM Reply

nice, the way 'bitter' has a positive aspect in this piece. shapes my view of her more than any other, except maybe the last

[n/a] Frass 8-Aug-02/9:46 AM Reply

Thank you, Zinnia. Bitter can be good, when hop bitterness balances malty sweetness in a fine beer. Do you mean 'the last' line in the poem? It's definitely meant to be a feel good poem. Check out my 'Billie's Threnody' for something different.

[8] god'swife 23-Aug-02/9:51 AM Reply

Good good good! Surely your blooming is a lovely thing sounds wonderful. Great 8/10

[8] Christof 29-Aug-02/6:36 AM Reply

This is just lovely. I don't know what's in that Blue Ridge Air but I'd like some

[2] Bachus 29-Aug-02/8:01 PM Reply

this smells like another father of the bride sequal...this time...in.. norfolk..so positive and uplifting...awe...and it makes you think too...alot...lots of braincells are up there right now...in my huge mind just...wow..smelling flowers, and solutions..and i don't even remember what i was mad about...oh yes...here it comes...the joyful glee...la.la.la.laaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.LAaaaaa la. lo.la.lo. sing with me...follow the bouncing flower sniffer. you'll feel better trust me...smile children cuz things are just so perfect and special these days...yeah..i feel it alright...lots of spears shaking around here. i'm joylouse.

[8] [mojo] 11-Sep-02/12:09 PM Reply

I can smell those herbs. "Asurety surely", trips up the tongue but makes me smile. Like you say "vibrant", that's how i find the whole piece. 8.

[n/a] Frass › [mojo] 11-Sep-02/8:39 PM Reply

I'm glad this got your mojo working, mojo. Strongly influenced by 'Poem in October' by D. Thomas.

[8] [mojo] › Frass 12-Sep-02/2:50 PM Reply

That's interesting Frass. I'll check that out.

[10] smlink84 3-Mar-04/7:30 PM Reply

Very touching 10