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(my friends i wrote the piece below in one long exhale. i did not change a word but rather let it sit as it fell. could the writing be improved. yes it could but why try to create a masterpiece when finger painting is so much fun. you have greeted me with wide open arms. you have been a great support at a stressful time in my life. so here it is from my heart to yours.) they are those who ride us on their backs  send us on journeys to places they built one chess piece at a time they put into words  what we knew  but could not say why am I telling you this there are wonderful poets here choose a dish  visit their buffets taste more than one feel give it a whirl experience worlds you'll never find on a mac visit their vivid dreams drive one of their soap bubbles ski on the end of a needle and thread discover the barely open doors the naked flesh between the creases  displays lined in scrap paper that one can absorb eyes closed crawl  under and over the sea tunnel the milky way to a brand new galaxy witness a sky that like curtains part peak at what is on the other side life is short play nude spend a bitty bit of time  with bitty bits of folksy folks  on a striped colored blur  they are special the poets who live here so do yourself a flavor  put on your roller blades  and go for the tricycle ride of your life here is the best part and get this (i hope your holding your breath and turning red white and blue) some of their poems rhyme some of them even use styles here comes the huge reveal ( unlike me who is not really a poet and doesn't actually know it) they use good grammar extensive vocabularies and here's the kicker capital letters and proper punctuation  go figure which they also use well that figures there are great poets here you do yourself a disfavor  if you're only here to write and not here to read

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Date: 9/13/2014 1:06:00 PM
I love this descriptive narration from within a fine writer. You've raised points that will interest the reader, Bravo Sir, and I applaud this work, James.....
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Date: 8/28/2014 7:59:00 AM
I agree completely with the message in our fine write. How one divides up the division between reading , writing and commenting is key. Also important is how much time one has available . Sadly my time available is becoming less and less because I care for my ailing/dying mother. So cutting the commenting is my first choice.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 8/28/2014 7:59:00 AM
TYPO-- our --should read , "your" ...
Date: 8/27/2014 7:06:00 AM
excellent piece of writing truly a delight in reading beautifully penned
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Maurice Yvonne
Date: 8/27/2014 12:43:00 PM
you are more than kind. thank you
Date: 8/27/2014 4:35:00 AM
I have learned and am still learning so so so much from the wonderful people here Maurice not only about poetry but about me and I now have a self confidence I never ever had before:-) the first and final stanzas speaks volumes and the whole poem it is written from the heart Hugs Jan xxxx
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Maurice Yvonne
Date: 8/27/2014 12:54:00 PM
thank you jan you were one of the poets i love to read.
Date: 8/26/2014 11:34:00 PM
Very well stated my friend....sometimes finger paints are what the soul needs....this one was delightful...... Tim
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Maurice Yvonne
Date: 8/27/2014 12:54:00 PM
thank you my friend. all the best.

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