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Reflections On a Cottage Wall (A Picture In Motion)

Peaceful afternoon laziness Shyness escapes Irish Cream - In a coffee cup Thin strings of steam belly dance A mute black and white movie Jumps images of a passing life In a warm cottage, on a freezing purity She's all alone although the lobby is crowded Restless tourists looking for their identity On the top of a mountain, proud of their shinny skis The wall reflects her life and Charlie Chaplin's shoes Once new now with painful holes in the sole They made people laugh a careless, cruel laughter Acting with such ease as if real: the romance, the Dictatorship the New, foreign Times, the bars... regardless of standard, acceptable height people laughed until THE END. www.scripca.com I choose "Motion Pictures" for Amy's Contest

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Date: 7/16/2010 5:56:00 AM
I hope you are having a wonderful day Iolanda. To me it is always a pleasure to read your poetry. Today I want to thank you for commenting on my poetry. I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/11/2010 2:45:00 PM
Good Luck in the contest. I guess I never watched any of Charlie Chaplans movies. Maybe some day I will. As the boys grew up and with our business I did not watch a lot of tv. I am trying to catch up now on some of the movies. Last time I was at a movies is when the first Shrek came out. My son insisted that I must see it so he took me. God Bless Phyl
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Date: 7/11/2010 5:24:00 AM
Hi Iolanda. Nice job with this "Motion Picture" poem beginning at the beginning. Good luck in the contest. By the way, did I tell you that I am going to try to start commenting again? I have just been too weepy these past three months…commenting became difficult. I do enjoy reading your wonderful poetry, though. And I appreciate your strengths. Thanks for understanding. God be with you and keep up the excellent writing. Lovingly, Dane Ann
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Date: 7/8/2010 7:20:00 PM
I love it.....what a wonderful entry to the contest....and who else but Charlie Chaplin to bring a smile? Nicely done, Iolanda!! love, Carrie ps....any aftershocks in your area???
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Date: 7/8/2010 6:59:00 PM
Iolanda this one is unique and special .. a brilliant synopsis in words... luv your strings of steam belly dance... classic beauty ... hope all is well from your quake last night.. with luv..
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