Wetzelbill
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:19 AM
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I give you all a little beauty for post # 4000 |
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Love by Pablo Neruda
Because of you, in gardens of blossoming flowers I ache from the perfumes of spring. I have forgotten your face, I no longer remember your hands; how did your lips feel on mine? Because of you, I love the white statues drowsing in the parks, the white statues that have neither voice nor sight. I have forgotten your voice, your happy voice; I have forgotten your eyes. Like a flower to its perfume, I am bound to my vague memory of you. I live with pain that is like a wound; if you touch me, you will do me irreparable harm. Your caresses enfold me, like climbing vines on melancholy walls. I have forgotten your love, yet I seem to glimpse you in every window. Because of you, the heady perfumes of summer pain me; because of you, I again seek out the signs that precipitate desires: shooting stars, falling objects.
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:23 AM
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Thank you for sharing such a lovely yet melancholy poem...
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Wetzelbill
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:27 AM
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Neruda is a master. I have one of his books sitting next to me actually. Used it for reference on a poem I wrote last week. Just haven't put it back where it belongs yet. :)
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:29 AM
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3. is that the poem you had on your blog? |
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I noticed a similar mood.
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:32 AM
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4. the one that I wrote is the one on my blog |
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I used a little Neruda for some reference on it. For structure etc.
Yeah, in keeping with my luck, another girl I had a think for got married last week. And, not to me, so uh, I just wrote a poem about her. :)
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:37 AM
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I'm definitely one to nurture long term heartaches.
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Wetzelbill
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:43 AM
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6. it's happened to me a few times |
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I sort of run headlong into those things. I'm not easy to get to know, and I don't often go for what I want, then I realize I messed up when it's too late.
For me, writing is a way to express those moments with raw emotion. Them aftewards I go in and tinker with it, edit it, but in the end that meaning for me is still there. Poetry is beautiful. It's the highest art form from a literary standpoint. I'm not a poet. I've been published. I'm ok at it. Just isn't my thing. I'm more of a fiction writer and an essayist. But, it is fun to sit down and let it all out. :)
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:47 AM
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I used to be able to write to express emotion, but after the incident with good ol' whatsisname, I've felt so empty, I haven't really had much to say.
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:54 AM
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9. it can suck it out of you |
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I was distanced from the one I wrote the poem about. Never was hurt by her either. But the one I made the thread about tonight. Writing about her, would be almost impossible to do. So I get what you mean.
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:56 AM
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11. It's not that it's hard to write about him |
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it's just hard to write about anything else, and it's better not to think about him at all. I've already written everything I could possibly say on the subject.
Bit contradictory here. About 2 hours ago I decided it would be an all nighter here. Regretting it horribly. Half considering sleeping on the floor of the office for a few hours before church.
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:53 AM
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8. Beautiful poem Wetzelbill |
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Sun Jul-24-05 06:55 AM
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10. you're welcome, Mutley |
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Sun Jul-24-05 07:05 AM
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12. Congrats, Wetzelbill! |
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