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Mystery Iii

Furred bodies come to build their home with logs and twigs creating a dry cavern under water while above wispy lace designs strong enough to catch a fly swing in a soft breeze. Within a cave others hang upside down all day suddenly to appear in flight at night without any wings while out in the sea gargantuan bulldozer mouths open to siphon lilliputian krill. From chaos (and a moment of whimsy) come Aardvark and Platypus to join Beaver, Spider, Bat and Whale with millions of other figments of a super consciousness in a dance of life and death out from the ether surrounding this blue place in space spinning through winds that roar in a deafening silence.

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Date: 7/12/2009 5:05:00 PM
fun theme, chaos of life and death and nature. I've written about it quite a bit and it never really gets clearer. but then you can always blame the super consciousness, the one that knows how to point a bird south for the winter and tell it to fly for 3,000 miles and then stop and turn around and fly north. I agree, something is telling that bird what to do and calling it 'instinct' doesn't feel comprehensive enough. therein lies the Mystery. 3 down 2 left. I'll get to 'em soon;) -Yoni
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Date: 10/31/2008 3:09:00 PM
A fish was swimming with his eyes closed and ran into a brick wall. The fish said "DAM." Nothing matches the abilities that nature provides. Vince
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Date: 10/28/2008 4:38:00 AM
Sue - When it comes to nature we know what animals can and are capable of but as you said have no idea "How" - It's all far to great for us to comprehend - great poem - God Bless
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Date: 10/27/2008 10:47:00 AM
Well, now that you mention it, it is quite a bizarre mystery. Almost way too much to truly comprehend, but completely fascinating and gloriously wonderful! Amazing how it all works together, for the most part, anyway. A well written mystery of the beauty we call life here on earth, which is in space, which is...? Mystery III! : ) Loved it Sue! Love, Shar
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Date: 10/26/2008 5:44:00 PM
A great free verse! Very descriptive and visual. Thanks for the kind sentiments on my blog. Your friend, Milt
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