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Echo the Form

Where do I find a contented life? ECHO: WIFE Will marriage bring this to me ? ECHO: SEE Can two ever complement one? ECHO: DONE But do opposites cement,still? ECHO: WILL Aye,will it hold fast from above? ECHO: LOVE Here,there,where does agape hide? ECHO: INSIDE Ah yes,but how will it draw near? ECHO: HEAR Perhaps for me,too great a task! ECHO: ASK Yes,yes but how,what words to pray ECHO: SAY Inspired by after and tribute to George Herbert's delightful form in his poem 'Heaven' | Year Posted 2010

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Date: 9/22/2021 4:29:00 AM
Wow this is such an interesting form Brian... I didn't know about this... Enjoyed reading.. someday, I should try writing this... Thanks for sharing ... God bless... ~ Ani
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Brian Strand
Date: 9/23/2021 1:01:00 AM
Yes Ani,but worth he effort I found
Date: 9/21/2021 9:32:00 PM
The last line is a classic "Yes,yes but how,what words to pray ECHO: SAY "
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Brian Strand
Date: 9/22/2021 1:06:00 AM
Just its just a two way conversation Caren
Date: 9/21/2021 11:25:00 AM
Brilliant! really enjoyed this echo form, Brian. Thank you.
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Brian Strand
Date: 9/22/2021 1:08:00 AM
Cheers Mala, scope for variation ,the sign of a good form
Date: 9/21/2021 11:15:00 AM
Really cool! We should all have that echo and perhaps we do if we’d listen.
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Brian Strand
Date: 9/22/2021 1:09:00 AM
Yes Kim,a voice of choice
Date: 9/21/2021 3:25:00 AM
I really enjoyed this form Brian and agree wholeheartedly... thanks. With kindest thoughts Ann xx. PS I struggle to say in 2 words what I can say in 10, but hey ho we are all different. Hubby used to tell me to get to the point, but I always want to paint the whole picture, haha... here I go again.
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Brian Strand
Date: 9/22/2021 1:09:00 AM
Yes,Ann a familiar tale in this household

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