From: terry<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Angel; 'If You Could See Me Naked' is wonderful as is 'Speechless'. My bow to you m'lady.<BR>
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Kiwi;'The Day Is Broken' and 'Promise' capture an emotional snapshot perfectly. I will certainly miss your posts this summer, but have fun...<BR>
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ZoE;I certainly need to go look up your other posts. You have a powerful poetic voice. And I think 'pRAYING mANTIS' is one of the most emotionally charged, powerfully written scenes I have read in quite a while. Thank you for sharing...<BR>
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later, terry<BR>

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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

ZoE -- girl, I want to beg you to stop submitting, your words are so raw I want to beg you not to write them, but they are so wonderful I could never ask you to stop.... they bring tears to my eyes and an ache to my heart that shouldn't be there.<BR>
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You have so much talent, Dana and I talked about you last night -- about how you seem to be so hurt, yet so strong. <BR>
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Thankyou so much for sharing... even though I'm crying tears that aren't mine!<BR>
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dee<BR>

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From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Ashley <BR>
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I loved Poor Mother. Truly touched home with me, the only reason I used to get up a while back was to see if my luck would change, eventually it did though. It always does.
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Chris Lake; 'To My American Beauty' is a wonderful declaration...Misti is one lucky lady to hear you express the real thing so very very well.<BR>
t.
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From: Michael (papercrush)<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Zoe ~ I can't express what you made me feel with "Praying Mantis". Wow. Nothing I can say can make it any better. But I want to cry now. You are awesome Zoe. Awesome. Are you Japanese Zoe? (Thinking of Smokin' Japanese Babe)<BR>
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Terry ~ Your last four echo with me so strongly. Thank you.<BR>
I hope you're doing good today.<BR>
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Angel ~ your "woe's the week" is cute. Heh. "Autmn came" is also cute.<BR>
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Anyone who cares ~ I never realized that Paper could be nearly perfect. I'm in lust. But I could be perfectly happy being her friend only! I've never met a geek woman like this. I didn't realize they existed. I'm going to do my damn best for this. We're just friendly dating right now -- not really dating. I don't just like her. I like all her friends. I want to introduce her to mine. 
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From: Toklas<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Terry, I really enjoyed "Consuming Paradise"-I love surprise!
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From: Angel<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Thank you Terry and Michael for your recent comments about my works...Terry~"consuming Paradise" was WOW!:)<BR>
I have read very little lately...hope to catch up tonight.<BR>
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Toklas~I did read your newest one (sorry cant remember the title...something about a river) But was wonderful, as all of your works are:)
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From: Ashley Skye<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Riggs-<BR>
   Thanks soo much for the kind words on "Poor Mother", I aprreciate it very much.<BR>
                *Ashley*
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Wow Eric....'Deseado' has beautiful lyrics. I'd love to hear what it would sound like performed. My imagination is hearing George Michael at his soulful best...<BR>
terry
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Toklas; 'River Talk' whispers right into the contentment center of my brain. kudos.<BR>
terry
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Sorry Kirk! I read and commented before I looked at the comments page. I'll try to do better...<BR>
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Thank you Gala, Angel, Toklas, and Michael. the mango thing was the most fun thing I've written in a while. Pure playfullness. And as an aside if any of the blenderites missed the book '17 Ways to Eat a Mango' by Joshua Kadison, it is a simple yet profound experience...<BR>
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terry
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

terry -- the same Joshua Kadison that sings moody love songs?
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

*Gush*-<BR>
TeRrY, DeE, and MiChAeL- You guys flatter me too much. but Thank you. It makes me feel that I've accomplished something if you can feel what I felt through my words. Thanks again.<BR>
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Michael- I am not Japanese. Infact I am just about everything but. I am polish, Columbian, Russian, Scottish and Dutch.<BR>
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*Lotsa cookie monster kisses* (that's what my daughter, DeZ says to me before bed)<BR>
-ZoE
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

SaRaH- The line,"I think it's the moments you allow yourself to be alive that keep me watching" from your poem, A Perfect Circle made me wince. That is such a great line and such a great poem. :)<BR>
-ZoE
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Yes, Dee the same guy...He did 'Jessie', 'Beautiful in My Eyes', 'Picture Postcards From LA', etc, etc. His newest Cd 'Saturday Night in Storeyville' is very good. I love 'Paris' and 'Fragile Days'...<BR>
terry
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From: Megs<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

ZoE-  Your poems murder me.  You capture things I can't say.  And Kev says I write MY heart.  WOW I am in awe...<BR>
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Gala-  I have been listening to Angel of the Morning lots...it reminds me of people (probably ones you don't want me thinking about *small smile*)  Then I saw the lyrics on here...I wish we lived closer sometimes cause woman we do share a wavelength.<BR>
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Dee-  I just read "its not about you...its about me"  (titles?)  I loved it.  <BR>
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Oh and Nikki-  Perfect Circles and Toklas- River Talk.  Both wonderful.  Just TOTALLY wonderful.<BR>
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Amazing works here lately.  I have been so stressed I haven't even thought about romance...lol...or poems.  Okay I have thought about it lots but David (the work guy) is away this weekend with his baby (and the mother) visiting is Mom.  *Sigh*  Oh I am BLUEST.<BR>
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Love all...<BR>
Megs
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Terry -- 'beautiful in my eyes' makes me cry... every time, I crave to be loved like that.... <BR>
"You're my Mona Lisa, you're my rainbow skies,<BR>
and my only prayer is that you realize<BR>
you'll always be beautiful in my eyes."<BR>
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its my second favourite love song after "angel eyes" by Jeff Healey....(must be somthing about me and eyes huh?) &lt;blushing&gt; ........ I don't normally admit to being moved by soppy love songs. <BR>
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The book sounds interesting, I wonder if it'll come out here.<BR>
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dee<BR>
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Angel - I liked the double meaning of Autumn came and took him away.  Was it the season or a woman named Autumn?  Don't ever tell!  Let the reader decide.  (But I vote for a woman).
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From: Angel<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Hehehe Paul, you may (i will not say) be very close...though wouldn't that be illegal? *SMILE*
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From: sarah iristakeroot@aol.com<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

zoe......woman......<BR>
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holy cow you are just absolutely making me agonize, your poetry.....its so absolutely stinkin primal in what it calls you to look at!!!!!!  its one of those things you read and you wonder where you are, because you weren't here a second ago...<BR>
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thank you for your compliment....<BR>
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do you have an email???? i would love to correspond with you!!!!!!!!<BR>
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sarah
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From: Beth (angel1624@hotmail.com)<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Dee,<BR>
What's new with you???  Haven't talked to you in awhile....email me!<BR>
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Beth
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Angel - Illegal?  Not sure!  They did just repeal the sodomy law in Texas though. (HA) Not sure what that has to do with anything but...<BR>
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I finally caught up!  
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From: Angel<BR>
Date: 10 June 2000<P>

Zoe~"Awkward" was anything but...'like my first love affair that I drowned in a bubble bath to free myself of' Welcome back little Zoe:) kisses ,Des xxxoooxxx
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