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Love Off-Sprung

futures cavort below the horizon an expectant dawn glows, duly announcing the first born arrival tomorrow then forward smiles, feeling good half planned momentous moment, ordering fate, shaping survival surf wave crests on a rising tide of change present of crinkled being in distant drumlin land of mountain beach wall art celebration, welcoming warmth wayward water falling just beyond the familiar fountain reach special bundle of joy, laughter and tears three generations wrapping briefly about the pivoting child our trio of hope leaves a troubling land babe in arms, love focusing purpose, semi-immigrants beguiled vibrant cosmopolitan coloured city horseback ride above Caribbean rhythm, ganga whiffs, deep base sound rub-a-dub-dub, second child, dancing feet love off-sprung onto a magazine cover front, duo on the ground northwest trek to realm of changing light over the hill of thankful rest, to the peninsular land descending islands, seaways, mountains, canal and lochs coastal woodland framing, encircling, communal homely friending song dancing rhythmic rhyme, carefree children a magical domain implanting time-spun forever memory such sadness sowing hope, the leaving stage goodbyes caught by the gusting wind, emerging turbulent energy parental pride in gentle rebellion way of life, no animals feeding more intelligent choice moving beyond old living, dying ways youthful meaningful action with empathetic indelible voice off to urban knowing, creativity the flatlands around the learning spires, the wild west of another land dysfunctional capital beating heart low summit haven where the rural idyll hides from the unplanned seeds with wings not quite settled in the wind touching young minds, talented teachers of craft and forward living two divergent yet convergent creatures love off-sprung, impressing the world with memorable thoughtful giving then new birth upsets the peace and quiet caring boy with talented limbs fast running, a demanding head dazzling gymnasium sibling sister children prance along the water's edge, their forest fledgling love is spread the cosmic city one, motion pictures her created infants dance in strange fantastic worlds where dreams befuddle full circle now in our ancient sojourn her new bright belated gift of staring, smiling love, arms raised up to cuddle time of cusping, poised on the tipping edge two have become seven, journeying to uncertain destinations our name has feeling still gathering strength the perilous thrill of tacking down the drift of life's determinations

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Date: 11/28/2018 1:51:00 PM
Beautiful Birth!
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Ian Love
Date: 11/30/2018 4:49:00 AM
Thank you
Date: 8/9/2018 3:02:00 AM
Love this! Life filled to the brim with images of exploring and experiencing life's decades, and generations...What a journey! (FAV)
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Ian Love
Date: 10/29/2018 4:01:00 AM
Hi AM - thank you so much
Date: 6/27/2018 10:32:00 AM
Ian, a great morning read.. thank you so much for your write!
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Ian Love
Date: 10/29/2018 4:02:00 AM
Hi LM - thanks for your response

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