From: deevaa (its Friday and I can't wait to go home)<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

guppy -- 'watermarked' and 'toar'..... someone said before, and I'll say it again... words are your friends.<BR>
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chris lake -- 'I come to you imperfect' and 'you fuel a...' esp. the later... very very nice.<BR>
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Angel 'No escape' "and the wind sweeping through my my hair felt like you" ohhhhhh.... <BR>
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Erin!!!!! 'just a' -- OH MY!!! hehehehe... loved it.<BR>
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and slowdance 'kiss me tonight'.... wonderful<BR>
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and Gala thankyou for being gone from the blender long enough for me to steal your style. (wicked grin)<BR>
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I'm off home for the weekend.... have a good one ya'll<BR>
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take care of your hearts.<BR>
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dee
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From: [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

I love this site! Lots of great poems are located here. I have looked at many sites and I like this one the best!
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From: Alex<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Jeez...I go away for a couple of days and come back to all kinds of accolades! I feel like I just won an Oscar or something. It astounds me that my writing has had such an effect on people. Heartfelt thanks to all who complimented me on my submissions. Inevitably, the next thing I submit will probably suck!
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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Oh Wow!  Paul--Secret Confession made me cry.  And I'll tell you again how lucky she is to have you.  
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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Gup--again, you awe me with your talent...'The Goal' is very well written.  As always, thank you for sharing..<BR>
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well, all...time for me to be off to sleep....<BR>
sweetest dreams lovebugs....nikki
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Nikki - Thank you not just for the comment but for telling me about your secret of submission.  Doing the poem in word, spell checking it THEN submitting it.  I owe you!<BR>
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Gup - the first 8 lines of Deep Dish would have held up perfectly by themselves.  Very good stuff!<BR>
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And Alex - I've been enjoying your stuff as well.  I loved the line about 'calling an exorcist or an exterminator'.  That was too good!  <BR>
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Get well soon Gala.<BR>

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From: terry<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Laurel Ahlfeld ~ Thank you for sharing the story; an amazing example of how poetry can effect the lives of people.<BR>
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Dee ~ You are EVERYTHING being said and more. You have real talent there, and I am the one honored to have you helping me. THANK YOU! Like Kevin mentioned, your interpretations of love and devotion in the visual realm has sparked a new writing frenzy (or rewriting I should say) that is improving the quality of the book. For that I cannot say thank you enough...<BR>
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Misti & Chris ~ Happy Anniversary...may you have many..<BR>
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Nikki ~ You, dear are still my favorite cheerleader. Your writing is just too good to keep in the sad realm. You have made me cry. Now make me laugh more..please?<BR>
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Chris Wharton ~ Welcome!...and Beth..you are absolutely right. I have read your work, but have not commented yet. Not because I did not like it, but because I get in a rut with my comments and they tend to get long,  so i tend to take the easy route of not adding new names to keep Kirk from lecturing me....(not that he ever has lectured that i know of). But I will do better.<BR>
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Laurel Ahlfeld ~ Thank you for sharing the story; an amazing example of how poetry can effect the lives of people.<BR>
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Dee ~ You are EVERYTHING being said and more. You have real talent there, and I am the one honored to have you helping me. THANK YOU! Like Kevin mentioned, your interpretations of love and devotion in the visual realm has sparked a new writing frenzy (or rewriting I should say) that is improving the quality of the book. For that I cannot say thank you enough...<BR>
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Misti & Chris ~ Happy Anniversary...may you have many..<BR>
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Nikki ~ You, dear are still my favorite cheerleader. Your writing is just too good to keep in the sad realm. You have made me cry. Now make me laugh more..please?<BR>
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Chris Wharton ~ Welcome!...and Beth..you are absolutely right. I have read your work, but have not commented yet. Not because I did not like it, but because I get in a rut with my comments and they tend to get long,  so i tend to take the easy route of not adding new names to keep Kirk from lecturing me....(not that he ever has lectured that i know of). But I will do better.<BR>
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Sorry about the double there guys...<BR>
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I had to come back and say this:<BR>
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Paul ~ 'Secret Confession' is one of the most heartwarming poems I have ever read. No wonder Nikki cried. Happy Anniversary to you both!<BR>
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t.
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Thanks Terry but you know...even using Nikki's spell check suggestion I still managed to blunder the grammar.  Not only should I spell check my stuff I need to grammar check it.  I found a HAS that should read as an AS.  (sigh)  An editor, an editor...my kingdom for an editor!
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Paul ~ Word 2000 has a good grammar checker built in. Thesaurus too. Having said that, it really sucks at poetry (lol)<BR>
t.
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From: Laurel Ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

*~Nikki~* Thanks for the compliment ;) I've thoroughly enjoyed your works too. Especially my heart.<BR>
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*~Kevin~* I just read "stars in the sky" for the first time. I love it! 
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From: kevin urenda (on the run!)<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

quickly-<BR>
DEE!<BR>
You only borrowed her style (quite well, if I may say - very nice poem), you did not pilfer it...  More!  Gimme MORE!!<BR>
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k
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From: tara<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Eric,<BR>
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Once agian (and I know people are starting to think I have too much time on my hands) I read through your entire writing.  I think that most people can relate with it, maybe not a direct death threat, but the basic idea of death and love and loving to death... Angelina Jolie has a tattoo in latin that says "What nourishes me also kills me" ... love equals death... and we all know that <BR>
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"hell no....i'm not afraid to die...i'm afraid to live, i'm afraid to live like this where i love and love and get shit on"<BR>
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well done, once again!<BR>
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Tara
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From: Galadrial<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

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To the hobbits, gnomes, faeries, mages, encchantresses and various other wonderful creatures who people this place---<BR>
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Gala has emerged from her battle with the orcs of medicine...<BR>
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the good guys won...I think...<BR>
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I just got my first shower in days, and being possessed of clean hair, feel ready to slay dragons.<BR>
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Thank you everyone---you have been so sweet---and Dee! I shall beat you with a buggy whip! Thief! You paint---I seduce men with poetry...get it? Got it? Good!<BR>
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But---not bad at all short stuff....(grin) only...does this mean you won't paint my poems anymore? (sniffle)<BR>
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While I am feeling sore and tired, and uninspired, I have been reading....you remain awesome in talent, scope and range...Kev...you are the wordsmith...<BR>
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And Terry---read the piece despite the warning...bad for a woman recovering----yikes!<BR>
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Chrys, Nikki, Megs, ChrisandMisti all you lovely souls---<BR>
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Your work is stellar...and thanks for missing me....<BR>
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                                         Gala
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From: Chris Wharton<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

nikki...<BR>
thanks for the compliments.  i've checked out your poems and they are excellent.  <BR>
there are some really great poets contributing to this site...i think i've become addicted (i check every day).<BR>

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From: Christopher Lake<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Love your two newest subs, darling. We're gonna do it ALL--breakfast in bed, French toast, Death Valley, the a/c-blasted motel room with the Brandenburg Concertos playin' softly, all of it... I know you won't be able to read the Board for a while, but it makes me feel good to know that I'll be hearin' your voice tonight... That's all I need, really. And I'm so glad I was talking to you this morning when the roses arrived. You're the first woman I've ever given flowers to. But that makes sense; you're the best woman I've ever known! And all I want to do is treat you right and be deserving of this love that we share. In four months it has only deepened and grown stronger. We've got so much ahead of us! I love you, my Misti...
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From: Christopher Lake<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Oh...thanks to everyone who has said nice things about us! Our poetry and our personal lives are pretty much inseparable, and we appreciate all the support and encouragement that has come from those who frequent this amazing site.
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From: nikki, concerned<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Eric, I would just like to say that I did make it all the way to the end of 'I fell in love with a girl...'.  I didn't really pay attention to the spelling errors, as I wasn't really concerned about format.<BR>
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Can I offer a piece of unsolicited advice?  I have yet to meet a Satanist who kills people as part of any kind of ritual, and if she is claiming murderous deeds and the such, she is most likely giving you a line of crap about being a true worshiper of Satan.  (I myself do not worship Satan, or any other god...I just do a lot of research, trying to find my own way).<BR>
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And if she is reading this, well...surprise, darling, and the mask comes off.<BR>
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anyway, I got off subject, and Eric, what I wanted to say, was that it was a good piece.<BR>
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nikki
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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Michael--I like 'Invisible Friend' (was that the titel?)  good job<BR>
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Terry--Waking Dreams-----WOW!!  I should have listened to the warning, and waited until I got home to read it.  OOPS!<BR>
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Chris W.--Straightforward, Dogg..something (so sue me...I don't have to remember the titles)  was really good.  I liked the end part the best, or maybe the beginning, about having a crush and loving the secret...<BR>
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Gup--the simplicity of 'bugs in Cursive' brought a smile to my face...<BR>
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off to lunch all...<BR>
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and Gala?? Welcome back, hon!<BR>
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later lovebugs.......nikki<BR>
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From: Jenna Holland ([email-masked])<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Michael- I liked "My invisible friend" Im actually not sure why (not that it is a bad poem or anything) it just made me remember that the best part of love is how it makes you look like an asshole and not care.  Thanks...<BR>
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Down and Out<BR>
-Jenna-
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Gala... maybe.... maybe not.... we'll see how NICE you are to me from now on shall we?<BR>
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and Terry -- the deevaa would HATE to say I told you so, but I did, didn't I?<BR>
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dee
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From: terry (sheepishly admitting)<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Hmmmm Yes Dee.....you did indeed tell me so. O' but the faithless heart doth doubt...<BR>
t.
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From: Eric, [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

tara and nikki,<BR>
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thank you for the comments...she just worried me, but I'm not too afraid of her going to the extremes...but thanks for the reassurance anyway ;-)  It just all happened at 2 am and I didn't have anyone to talk to, so I figured I'd talk to all of you...thanks for reading<BR>
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love to all of you, and...I've read some amazing poetry on here this month, My God...what is going on in this place?  Kirk buddy, let's print this stuff...I'm talkin' money here...these people are amazing artists...let's get a book made...
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Nikki ~ 'Make Love No More'...Wow  do I ever love the line "lips burning with a desire to sip from the pool<BR>
of an indiscriminate LUST." Very very good nik.<BR>
t.
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Why is Jenna 'down and out'?
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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 23 June 2000<P>

Eric--again, you have amazed me with the seemingly effortless way you poor your thoughts out.  I envy you that ability.  keep writing...(hint:poetry doesn't have to rhyme, look at mine...~winks~)<BR>
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nikki
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