Tag: love
group name: i-am-grateful
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October 01, 2006 12:59 PM EDT --
I married my ex for his family. They were loving and loud and in my business all the time. I loved it.
I grew up in a house that didn't . . . more
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September 18, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
Dedicated to Richard Melendez
A question surrounds its reason
for becoming
in the end
a poem, any poem, to savor
insatiable dynamic flux,
imperceptibly triumphing,
writhing and kicking, . . . more
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September 18, 2006 05:07 PM EDT --
In spite of all its' warts, I am greatful to Gather and to all of you.
When I recovered my Poet's voice that I honestly believed
died with my wife Joanne, Gather gave me a place to publish . . . more
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May 22, 2007 02:57 PM EDT --
A Belated Happy Birthday To My Poet:
John F. Walter
A sensory sweep of forces,
infinitely rarer, vibrational spells
from compelling agitations
stir in expansive possibility.
Resonating with . . . more
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August 05, 2007 12:24 PM EDT --
Dedicated To My Poet: John F. Walter
Enchanted, wayward tracings of her name
divine thousands of years
into hermetic mysteries,
taunt gardens with fleshy blooms
blushing on thorny . . . more
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September 27, 2006 06:56 PM EDT --
It comes with great pleasure
To announce that
On the evening of December 23, 2005
Michael William Fortnam
And
Lisa May Lundin
Became engaged and
Now choose to embark
On their . . . more
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November 21, 2006 08:40 AM EST --
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Only two days from now, the family will all come over and we will celebrate and eat and drink. Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. There is less stress . . . more
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December 01, 2006 01:09 PM EST --
{ 9 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
oh, such glory to wake up to snow! it is grey and wet out, with big fat flakes coming down. mist is covering the lake, cocooning . . . more
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March 19, 2007 12:38 AM EDT --
(Handsome fella, don't you think?)
Today is my father's . . . more
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September 24, 2006 01:18 PM EDT --
( this was the first poem that was published commercially)
The shaman of autumn extends his staff
And touches the green leaves,
Transmuting them into gold and flame.
But all too soon they turn . . . more
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October 15, 2006 12:36 AM EDT --
Ya know, I never thought I could be as easily fooled as I was today! My family and friends caught me by surprise and threw me a birthday party! I walked in and was like a deer caught in the spotlight! . . . more
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November 08, 2006 06:34 PM EST --
An insistent smile
Tugs the corners of my mouth
When you are near me.
more
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December 03, 2007 03:39 AM EST --
Our thoughts have power. Our minds can do more than we know. Things look better every day that you share something positive, no matter if its a small or something larger. Do you agree with my favorite . . . more
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October 20, 2006 02:05 PM EDT --
Do you remember Alonso Quijana?
Probably not.
Alonso was a Spanish country gentleman
Of more than middle years
Who was overwhelmed
By the bleakness and cruelty of his time.
Some say . . . more
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September 25, 2006 02:43 PM EDT --
In Japan they are called ring gongs
In China and Tibet they are called singing bowls
Usually hand hammered brass bowls
Enthroned on a round ornate pillow
With a hard wooden striker.
. . . more
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September 26, 2006 12:44 PM EDT --
It was not until I was 32 that I met my two sisters. As noted in previous articles, we were, along with three brothers, taken from our parents when I was 2 years old. Thus, it was an entirely new experience . . . more
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October 28, 2007 02:33 PM EDT --
This is a complicated question with no simple answer. Many have had near death experiences. That gives us some clue. Many people have their belief system.
I haven’t had . . . more
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October 09, 2006 01:03 AM EDT --
For a good portion of my life, I've been convinced that I am incapable of an actual long-term relationship. Prior to meeting my current boyfriend (with whom I am celebrating over a year), my previous . . . more
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October 18, 2007 12:46 PM EDT --
Not truly trusting any moment,
I first sip it’s poetry,
synthesize inner excerpts
translating repetitions
of unique soul on the way
to self within self-cravings’
scattered . . . more
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November 17, 2006 11:30 AM EST --
Just the thought of her
Ignites a spark, spreading through
Body Mind and Heart
Making all I do and say
Bright, holy and light filled
November 17, 2006
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