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nice thoughts and poetry everyone writing/poetry reveals the wisdom of our culture-- what kind of culture is being developed by this list? many times the most beautiful writing on this list is found in our shared compassion not just commiseration our expression of who we are and our experiences will leave a legacy i seldom have the patience for metered and rhymed poetry which can be incredibly powerful especially set to music i prefer to just write poetry -- to me is when i can leave conventional structures and just write the essence condensed imagery like sculpture should be audrey skrzyniarz wrote: > > Gee Bob, > > How ignorant of me to hurry and read my last mail first and then comment > on list to poetic postings yet miss the treat that yours presents * as > always*. Now we have 4 who are being read with complete enjoyment, at > least I am.:) I know there are more poets.. Ray on the edge of the abyss > has this talent too... How about treating us too, Ray, if you have the > time that is? > 0 0 i'd love to but, today i need to take my teenager in to the doctor for possible strep throat not much time i wrote something a while back about the prairie winds from the abyss ((so it is on the old computer and i can't get to it)) it was a letter to a friend that winters in Mexico working summers here he lives on an old farmstead i was checking on things at his house while he was away he has never had locks on his doors he collects art --as i remember-- i took a walk through the surrounding grove of trees and listened to the voices of the pioneers in the wind i came across artifacts in long abandoned trash heaps among snow drifts rock piles broken bottles rusted machinery pieces of antique toys pieces of hopes and dreams revealing the transience of life windy pioneer voices saying we lived here we loved here we died here reminds me of the archives of this list speaking from the past bits and pieces of living thoughts captured in the electronic maelstrom international comrades windblown pioneer voices living and dying with this disease > Love to you and janine, > > Audrey *seattle* ----------on the edge of the prairie abyss--------- Ray Strand gotta go now 48/dx PD 2 yrs/40? onset/retired list instructions: http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/mailopt.html ps: my favorite living poet is Tom Hennen a friend a quiet guy with powerful organic imagery