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Walking At Night

WALKING AT NIGHT Moon Black sky Dissonant On the cracked sidewalk Old neighborhood House tops Like pyramids and Trees meet above the street Car passing How the oily street shines Streaks__________________ FLASHES! Yellow to the eye Downtown sounds Seems unpopulated A distant crowd dodging horns Lonely Walking along No high No low The hidden thousands all on eye level Just my head existing So examine the ground - Vomit seeping down the cracks Rotten hot dog Rotten city A change of thought Music? Yes! Of a sort A Mahler horn Sibelius oboe Strings in tremolo Hair stirs to fine threads Arms swinging Feet tapping the sidewalk Random thoughts Composing Galaxies Fear! Love Hate Happiness Despondent? No! HAPPY! Freedom Walking

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Date: 5/24/2011 1:50:00 PM
Ohhh..I'll bet you could compose something from all those sights and sounds, Daver! Would surely be changes in pitch and tempo. Emotions do seem to each play there own music. Yesterday I felt like a didjeridoo, today like a banjo. Your instruments are more sophisticated...like you!:) Wishing you and yours the best!! Love, Mikki
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Date: 2/27/2011 6:20:00 AM
Hi Dave, seems to me that you like classical music! I am impressed of you imagery in this poem! Thank you for all your kind comments....Love, Ger
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Date: 2/25/2011 1:44:00 PM
Interesting work..Got the feeling that someone has a hangover in this one..Am I correct?..Sara
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Date: 2/25/2011 1:09:00 PM
long chain of well-hooked images tied as one, dave.. unique stuff! :) huggs, nette
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Date: 2/25/2011 7:01:00 AM
Wow.....I love the change of thoughts in the middle of this poem.....and yet, that is exactly how the thinking process goes! My mind was right there with your thoughts, as if it were my own brain flashes, seeing it all. This was great!!
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Date: 2/25/2011 5:55:00 AM
Very creative poetry filled with amazing words and thoughts...
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