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marions ghost

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22. Nice!
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:37 AM
Mar 2016

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun

Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway
Do they still meet there by the Cut

There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The nights of wonder

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide

At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river

Forever and ever

: liberal N proud Mar 2016 #1
That's making me hungry Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #6
these pretzels are making me thirsty! nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #8
Heeheehee. narnian60 Mar 2016 #16
:) nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #20
Just this: There's a lot of country left to go! Jester Messiah Mar 2016 #2
That's true. Most of the country still hasn't voted. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #24
See Ya In Philly! MgtPA Mar 2016 #3
We aren't backing down one bit... collecting delegates and going to the convention Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #45
Can't wait to vote at the end of April. Go Bernie!! MgtPA Mar 2016 #49
Could the rest of us vote, please? Thank you. Le Taz Hot Mar 2016 #4
This is great thank you. This may be the best message Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #25
WA Bernie voter here! Yes, the rest of us would like to participate in a little thing we like to liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #33
+1 Matariki Mar 2016 #77
The Big Problem in Calif. is the dishonesty of the corrupt election officials. truedelphi Mar 2016 #79
"Bring on Donald Trump!" GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #5
Bring on the Drumph FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #7
My two Kenjie Mar 2016 #9
Bernie is stronger against Republicans. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #26
Only four percent of the nation's voted. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #10
Most of the country hasn't even voted yet. This is still the beginning. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #28
Update; I've been using old statistics-- 32%, but still. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #30
Is it really 32%? Where do we find that? Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #55
At this point, I'm going off of 16 of 50 states have primaried thus far-- though I'm missing numbers VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #57
Still, Large states like California, NY, Michigan, Ohio and PA are yet to vote Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #59
This is true, hence my using the term ballpark VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #61
Umm...16 states have voted already. Nearly 1/3. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #29
Beat me to the punch, I was just typing something to that effect to Cheese Sandwich. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #32
Is that actually true? 4%. Can someone confirm the math? Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #52
See post 30. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #54
Opportunity - by: Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) Xipe Totec Mar 2016 #11
Stay the course. Keep donating. Brush off the anti-Bernie comments. PonyUp Mar 2016 #12
yeah marions ghost Mar 2016 #14
We've not yet begun to fight casperthegm Mar 2016 #13
This is just the beginning. Most of the country hasn't even voted. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #31
One word: perseverance pengu Mar 2016 #15
If we had listened to conventional wisdom, we would have quit long ago... Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #34
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #17
Please stop the reference to "The Confederacy" marions ghost Mar 2016 #21
Great point. That's totally counter productive. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #35
thanks for seconding marions ghost Mar 2016 #38
Yeah southern democrats votes are just as important as the north Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #51
Exactly marions ghost Mar 2016 #53
Chin up! monicaangela Mar 2016 #18
Nice! marions ghost Mar 2016 #22
Beautiful! monicaangela Mar 2016 #47
Perfect song for today marions ghost Mar 2016 #50
It's just the beginning. Somebody said only x% of the country has voted so far. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #36
Exactly Cheese Sandwich monicaangela Mar 2016 #48
He should fight on to keep the issues alive Armstead Mar 2016 #19
Sanders will be the stronger candidate against Trump. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #37
Not great but Rebkeh Mar 2016 #23
It gets better. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #39
MORE PETITIONS CALLING FOR BILL CLINTONS ARREST! JaneyVee Mar 2016 #27
Election laws are for little people. Qutzupalotl Mar 2016 #80
Here's mine... Punkingal Mar 2016 #40
Mass. was a virtual tie in my book. Bernie showed strength in the west Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #42
California hasn't even voted yet. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #41
This is huge. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #43
This truly cannot be overstated. This is the largest state that is truly a representation onecaliberal Mar 2016 #63
No one expected Sanders to do tremendously well Svafa Mar 2016 #44
Eyes on the prize. In it to win it. Eyes on California. Most of the country hasn't voted yet. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #46
YES marions ghost Mar 2016 #56
We stand our ground with Bernie demwing Mar 2016 #58
I like that song Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #60
Here's mine. Yesterday I caucused for Bernie here in beautiful Colorado. Autumn Mar 2016 #62
We had a decent showing and we're keeping going strong. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #64
The Clintons Are Dirty Cheaters. We Are Only 3.73% Behind In Elected Delegates. AzDar Mar 2016 #65
They seem to be very corrupt, and act like they are above the law sometimes Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #72
he's 12 points ahead of Trump rather than 2 MisterP Mar 2016 #66
This is huge Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #67
or 10 or 8 or whatever--but the exit polls say that people who voted Clinton MisterP Mar 2016 #68
Electablity is the number one issue for a lot of people Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #69
To paraphrase JFK GoldenThunder Mar 2016 #70
If you claim to be a liberal vote for the only liberal candidate in the Race Bernie Sanders. Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 #71
The message should be: Karma13612 Mar 2016 #73
That's a great idea. Get ready locally to move. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #74
stop with the dank memes, and register voters and GOTV bettyellen Mar 2016 #75
Ouch. Good message. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #76
I think it needed to be said- today I explained voter registration to a Bernie supporting first time bettyellen Mar 2016 #78
Benghazi!!! giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #81
I don't think that will work because Democratic primary voters don't care about Benghazi. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #82
When have you ever let what actual Dems care about get in the way? giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #89
I'm just sayin they don't care about Benghazi. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #90
Bernie has far more experience that Clinton, despite her pretenses to the contrary. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #83
Absolutely yes. Bernie is experienced. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #85
The Primary is the place to SEND A MESSAGE! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #84
Vote Bernie to send a message Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #87
Bernie drives a turnout in blue states Mnpaul Mar 2016 #86
Good idea thanks Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #88
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