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Tue Nov-25-08 12:07 AM
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"Shadow of the Sun"
Believer, the toil you face Under stars, under foot Collapse like rotten trees Long is the war we wage
To ourselves we commit countless Broken vows, an endless stream Of petty thoughts and accidents We ourselves know the price of light
And hidden in that light, you find The darkness which consumes us all That place of shadow where we hide Where we go but dare not stay
I look up to the sky with all it's stars And a moon, our rocky orb partner Signing away a lease for life on the Basis of assumption. I am not for that.
-peruban
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Ok, so it's a little weak, but it's improv. Let's see what you guys can do.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:27 AM
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1. Here's one, very mundane, but true... |
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My Day
I arrive at the office in the morning, hang my coat on the door, and get a cup of coffee, or, if the pot is cold and empty, make a fresh one to have along with breakfast. This consists of a donut, or a pastry, or a cereal. Then I start the dreary task of making myself look like I'm doing work. I'll kill a few minutes in the bathroom. Then it's back to the kitchen for a glass of water. After a while, I head on down to take a walk, or just lounge around the lobby. Then it's back to my desk and looking busy, faking work until lunch provides its welcome break. Then back to the agonizing task of doing practically nothing. Popcorn, cocoa, candy, various other small diversions fill the rest of the day, until it's time to end the farce, and I finally make my exit.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:49 AM
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5. Mundane, perhaps, but relatable. |
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I had days just like that when I worked in a cubicle. Neat how we can pull meaning from insignificance.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:28 AM
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Feline and Raccoon DNA just don't splice.
:)
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:50 AM
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Ahh, the first season of South Park seems so long ago.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:31 AM
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Yours is not weak at all! And mine is not an improvisation...I was in a VERY dark place...
Baling wire
It’s holding my broken heart Together...
Without it The pieces will Fly apart
And I will vanish Into a bloody cloud
I hate to do it But my heart needs healing Nothing else can help me But... Baling wire
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:53 AM
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One of my favorite muses. Sometimes it really does seem like things falling apart, held only by a thin thread of sanity.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:35 AM
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My cat
Fuzzy Orange Warm armful of purr You're good company On a cold night.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:55 AM
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My animals always make me feel better about things.
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:58 AM
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Edited on Tue Nov-25-08 01:01 AM by peruban
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:52 AM
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and drips
and whips
and zips
and blips
and hips
and nips
AND LIPS!
and drips
and drips
An Ode to LIPS! and Drips
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peruban
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Tue Nov-25-08 01:02 AM
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You're Dr. Seuss, aren't you?
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Tue Nov-25-08 01:35 AM
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12. Doctor Seuss! You say what? |
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Doctor Seuss I am I am not.
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Tue Nov-25-08 01:40 AM
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No "Hop on Pop", no "Yertle the Turtle"?
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:15 PM
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17. After awhile, leftofthedial |
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smiled him a smile
a DU-licious smile
wide as a mile
big as a pile of leftofthedial DU-licious smiles
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Tue Nov-25-08 02:30 AM
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14. I'm feeling lucky tonight, so here goes another one. |
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Edited on Tue Nov-25-08 02:30 AM by peruban
"Nocturne"
Priceless, faceless, willingless collapse Slid, hid, forbidden lapse Forgotten, forsaken, mistaken contrivement Involved, resolved, dispondent reserve
The plans were lain as web tendrils - delicately intersecting across intrapersonal microcosms of denied thought-woven character flaws catching yearns and dreams. The flight path of intent, desire to become Such are emotions suspended in intellect - viscous with reason and mechanized logic.
I'm drowning in the world; faces, hands, feet - Drawing in a shadow of anxiety like a carpet of straw on dirt floor.
And I lie on my back facing the moon for the last - time as the ground swallows me whole.
Taking me into its arms of rock and clay; with stratified smile she rests my head to her bosom
And I sleep.
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- peruban
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Tue Nov-25-08 02:41 AM
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Your imagery is very powerful and beautiful!
BTW, I sent you a PM...
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Tue Nov-25-08 12:20 PM
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19. There was an old man from Nantucket. |
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...Something about a bucket... it.
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