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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England 
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How often have you said...... I can quit my writing anytime I want to... I can turn off all the words here in my head... I can stop the way my pen slides over my paper... I can do these things and more, before I’m dead... I’ve spent my life denying my ‘affliction’... While wondering why my life is so absurd! While everybody else just hears the melody... I find myself just listening to the words... I won’t admit to being any different... From any other person you can see... But give a poet pens and stacks of paper... Then ‘different’ thoughts become ‘reality’... A poet’s eyes take in the world around her... Not satisfied to see, then walk away... Her body hangs around a little longer... So her heart can pen the words she needs to say... Though some of us are put down by our families... Our writing then becomes a secret vice... There within our walls we steal some moments... Not caring, if found out, how high the price... No... I can’t quit my writing any time I want to... I’ll never clear the words out of my head... I’m hoping some of what I write lives on forever... To be enjoyed long after I am dead!  Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Yeah right.....me either.....LOL....love the graphic but the poem itself says so much and I couldn't even if I wanted to. Glad to know that I am not the only one but of course it is easy to tell who all fits in this one. Great piece to walk into my friend. |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Sunny love, and we don't want you to quit kid. Why deny us the pure pleasure we get from your work. Actually you're not the only one who can't quit. I'm just got up to get a drink and I just had to log on. So if this is badly spelt and out of alignment you know why. Take care Marsha Lovely poem kid as all your are. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Sunny1~ Well, I've never even had the thought .... but that skeleton resembles me just a little ! *wink* Write on ...  ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hello - My name is Nan... and I'm a poetry addict just like you... Well done, Sunny..  |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Hi Mark.... Glad you stumbled into this one!! Just a little poem for us addicts!! Thank you, my friend!! Hi Marsha... Don't worry, as I can't quit!! I log on in the middle of the night, all the time, too!! Thank you for reading here! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Hi Marge... I would really hate to see you quit!!! You are one of my most inspirational guides in the poetry world!! But if you're this skinny......we need to fatten you up!! Thank you!!!! Hello Nan...... Thank you so much for your reply! It is nice to meet you, and I'm really glad you enjoyed this little piece.... I'm in good company in my addiction!!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
Enjoyed it a lot!!!!!!! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
O I have to LOL at you...and me...to see that such thoughts are intertwined in our heads...and at the same time...shoot! Where's that full moon when we need it! Karilea When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
vandana... Good to see you today!! Glad you liked this Halloweenish piece!! Thank you! Sunshine... Strange thoughts have never been a problem to this poet!! And I'm not sure when the next full moon is.....maybe Halloween!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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jinxed Member
since 2000-09-27
Posts 86 |
wow I can't believe how perfectly you hit this....just last week I said I didn't have a poem left to write, and then wrote 3 more this weekend....just can't stop I guess....well what you said ...great writing here...great insight....really loved this |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Hi jinxed....(not meant to be a pun!!) Well, my friend, I'm glad you liked this one. Poets usually tend to go in spurts, so never fear....the words will come magically bouncing back into your head, and you will write again!! A poet is a poet forever.....we just can't help ourselves!!  Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Just bootin one addict to the top from another addict.  |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Thank you, Mark..... I could use a good boot in the --- sometimes!!!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Sunny girl...quit writing? Is that even possible? Can you? Gee tell me how...I dont even have to pick up a pen anymore...drives me crazy... |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Paula.... don't you dare quit writing!!! (words spoken from elder twin!!) Just keep doing what you're doing!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Same here Sunny. And the next full moon is on the 13th, my last day in San Diego |
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susanbartee Member
since 2000-08-15
Posts 119Channelview, TX USA |
Sunny...this was greatly written. I, too, have spells that I just want to quit writing poetry, but this is what keeps me going in the day to day. I always feel better after putting my feeling on paper. |
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Saunni Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 1777West Virginia |
Sunny, that was just awesome!! You said it better than I ever, ever could. There are so many lines in that poem that really got me, you said it all. You found the words I surely couldn't. Sauni Sauni :) Have you ever known the color grey when the nighttime finds you weak I have, I've walked that road each time; that's where my angel sleeps |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Sunny-girl I'm in agreement with you on a lot of your points, especially the lyrics vs music point. I guess that's why I enjoy C/W music - lots of plays on words. I also enjoy Billy Joel - what a terrific lyricist. As for you quitting - yeah, right. You can't stop something as powerful as this, even with all the "help" you've been getting. |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
cat.... ahhh..the 13th is a lucky full moon, therefore your trip shall end with best things happening!! Have Fun!! Susan.... yes...writing is like therapy for the soul! If only everyone would sit and contemplate on life and then write...the world would be a much nicer place!! Thanks!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Saunni... And I have said the same exact thing about your poems.....how beautifully they flow, and how the thoughts are perfect in fit and meaning! It seems to be a common thing for poets to admire and respect each other's work, more so than any other field of art! Thank you, my friend!! Hi LJA.... Yes.....Billy Joel is an excellent lyricist. So is Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, Dylan, Neil Young, Van Morrison, and there's a host of new songwriters out there just knockin' 'em dead!! I must admit I prefer the older country, like Willie, George and Merle. and Yes....you're right.....I can't stop something that is powerful enough to push it's way out of my head, into my hand and through my pen!! Too much!! Thank you, pirate!! Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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