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Reading Between the Lines

We've looked at love enjoyed it all from both sides now yours and mine different love, but still somehow in our minds if love's illusion we recall we'll be fine do we really know, my love, fairy tales are anything at all? forever It may seem we're acting strange fading colors dance with age as costumes change we falter our love is like a star circus acts will rearrange reaching to infinity mortality's an altar this is who we are do we really know, my love our love is anything at all? forever *thanks to singer Joni Mitchell for inspiration from her well-known song, Both Sides Now. (Full artistic credit to her for all lines paraphrased herein)

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Date: 2/11/2022 11:51:00 AM
A well heard of artist Joni, i see fancy fantasy And reality reading between the lines, I wonder If some artists can tell the difference or is all A blurr after a long time.?
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Date: 12/15/2017 1:16:00 PM
I really enjoyed how you did this. Reading them as one and then separately made it that much more enjoyable.
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Date: 11/18/2017 8:34:00 PM
An awesome love poem interwoven with an awesome classic!~Che :)
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Date: 11/20/2017 9:46:00 PM
Thanks! Glad you likey'd ~ j
Date: 11/18/2017 6:43:00 AM
Wow! Brilliant writing, John:) I loved reading this one:)
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Date: 11/20/2017 9:50:00 PM
Thanks Jo!
Date: 11/17/2017 11:54:00 AM
Moving - many who read this I am sure will be reading between their own lines. Nice work John...rg
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Date: 11/20/2017 9:50:00 PM
With caution I hope;-) tanks for visiting! ~ j
Date: 11/13/2017 7:00:00 AM
I always liked that Joni Mitchell song. This is a creative re-working of it, I love this!
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Date: 11/13/2017 9:09:00 PM
Becca — thanks for stopping by! huggasnoolies ! j
Date: 11/8/2017 9:42:00 AM
Kept me hopping until I hit the rhythm.I like this poem the style is new to me I would like to read more.
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Date: 11/9/2017 6:15:00 PM
Glad you got some hoppin 'n boppin. Style is new to me too. Don't know if it will catch on;-) Thanks for stopping by! ~ j
Date: 11/7/2017 3:00:00 PM
very touching, john, and i love the way you've woven the two parts of this together. joni mitchell was a big part of my life when i was in college and i still enjoy listening to her songs...
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Date: 11/8/2017 9:12:00 AM
Thanks ilene. Was quite the time, no?
Date: 11/7/2017 1:55:00 PM
Well played. Now I need to go listen to some Joni. Thanks for the memory.
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Date: 11/8/2017 9:12:00 AM
thanks U B welcome ~ j

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