Thread Bare
Thread BareThe day to day wears thin,word woven realitieshard pressed to redress those rips and tears,until I am so much more aware of the coldthan I ever wanted to be.East Barre, Vt.9/07/04
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Thanks, Beth .((smiles)) I am nothing if not brief!Painful writes should always be short, I think...small doses of reality are quite enough! And for me, this piece cuts like knife.As always, I so...
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WOW, yourself, Daniel! <<laughing>> Thank you. Reality is frequently too much to bear...but we do, somehow, don't we? ((smiles)) Not to worry...I bought a new overcoat! Though with this...
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To have nothing is a precursor to gaining something Sandra even if it just an ability to endure the cold
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Cosmic Veils: Only momentarily, I hope....thank you for the read and the comment.SandraIvor: there is a line in a Carly Simon song that goes (something like this, I think):"Don't mind if I fall apart,...
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ah yes...I have been in this place a few times in my life..for me it was a place where I almost lost myself and didn't like it one little bit..I love this because every person who reads it will find...
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Thank you, Alice, for the many reads and the wonderful comment. No, this is not a place one wants to visit too often.Here's to never going there, again....Sandra, packing her wool socks...just in...
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There are different kinds of exposure, and all kinds of cold to suffer. Good write on one aspect of stark reality.
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Sandra,rips and tearsuntil I am so much more aware of the coldthan I ever wanted to bePenetrating. I think what struck me the most was the more . . . than I ever wanted to be. I think I have been...
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Thanks, BFlak: Yes. Had a understood the nature of this season, I would have considered the experience that spawned this poem a mere chill....Thank you for the read, and your kind comment.Sandra
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WID: Thank you. Yes, that is the line that is the poem....I am writing a novel entitled: The Last Snowman of just such a prolonged chill. Bundle up! Sandra
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It's clear that everyone has read this in their own special way - and everyone has found it inspiring and has identified with it - as I do. A fine piece, Sandra.
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Davie: I have only been writing poetry for a few years, but it seems to me that the more "honest" the work, the greater effect it has. Who reads poetry, any way, but other poets--not just obviously...
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Thank you for the read and the comment,CBP. I'm pleased you enjoyed this poem.Sandra
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DB is right- this one is so tightly woven, it is incredible! That first stanza is amazingly crafted (and not at all bare of threads). Your word choice is perfect.I LOVE IT!And the second stanza... I...
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Brandon, my friend, best stick to the poetry (although I think your sonnets are more than enviable)--my life is frequently a mess...so if you figure out what my points of view are, do exactly the...
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Yes most excellent, I like this.Yes most excellent, I like this, on the reread!
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Dave: Thank you, thank you ((smiles)) ((smiles))for the read and the reread, and the excellent comments!I needed that.Sandra
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