From: lydia<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

zoe--i love "animals" i love short things that make you stop and go wow!<BR>
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KtG--pure joy was great--i like words that run together so well<BR>
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all of you keep up with your talent<BR>
lydia
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From: Nikki<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Smoldering--It's good to see your work again.  I really like 'Technology'<BR>
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Amy Short--'Fire and Sea' may be short, but it captures a wealth of emotion<BR>
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Gup--I love 'The heart of ambiguity'.  I am ever in awe of your talent for putting so much into a few words.<BR>
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Chris W.--Bravo with 'Grind'.  It actually makes me miss the nights I went clubbing.  I also really enjoyed 'The 9th Love'<BR>
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Kev--Of course, as always, I love 'Stars' and 'Soothing'<BR>
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Hank--I hope somedady to feel the way about LOVE that 'Heartsong' describes<BR>
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ZoE--I love 'Animals'<BR>
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Dee--I'm confused about why you claim not to be a poet!  Yeah, right!! 'Kiss the Bad day away' blew me away.  keep 'em coming, girl....and where's my kiwi???<BR>
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More great stuff than I can keep up with most of the time.
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Dee - must be a subconscious thing.  Can't imagine why.  I must be losing my mind.  Oh well, some folks were born with photographic minds.  I get one that is failing me.  (sigh)
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From: kevin urenda<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Dee-<BR>
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the postal service spoils lots of people's fun!  But I still get unbelievably excited to get things in the mail...  But never as excited as I was yesterday!  <BR>
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Nikki-<BR>
Thank you for your kind words...<BR>
<BR>
k
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

NiKkI and LyDiA-<BR>
   Thanks for your compliments. Your making me *blush*<BR>
-ZoE
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From: Chris W. at [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

crimeny, <BR>
i'm so freaking bored at work and entirely uninspired.  generally, i take this chance to submit something, but i can think of nothing.  argggghh!!<BR>
someone send me a subject to write about!
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From: Tara <BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Chris W.<BR>
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Glad to see that I am not the only one... could this day drag any slower - I have 3 half finished poems on my notebook in front of me.  I keep checking for new subs, but there aren't any.  I so look foward to reading your lastest... please find the inspiration, it would make my day.<BR>
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Tara
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From: Gala<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

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Whaddya mean no inspiration???????????<BR>
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Fireflies?<BR>
Fireworks, when someone you've never kissed suddenly does?<BR>
Fire side chats---on a soft rug, sipping something soothing?<BR>
A warm summer breeze, heavy with honeysuckle that makes you long for a dip in a cool stream?<BR>
The sound of a well loved ones name---almost a chant or incantation?<BR>
Hot jazz winding out of a city club....<BR>
the smell of ocean salt---<BR>
or the taste of it in a lover's kiss, fresh from the surf...<BR>
Or my all time favorite---getting caught in a downpour and dancing around in the warm rain---getting soaked, and not caring in the least....<BR>
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guys, Gala is OLD---but I never lack for a moment to live--or relive....
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From: Gala<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

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and by the way, Miss Dee?<BR>
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<BR>
IT CAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>
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I now own a  Dee original....much nicer than Kev's or Terry's (PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!)<BR>
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I am the proud possessor of The Dancer----and it is more beautiful in life, trust me!<BR>
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Thanks Dee....I'm tearing up here....<BR>
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                                      Love Gala
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From: Chris W. at [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

tara, thanks for the words of encouragement!  i'm glad you've enjoyed some of the things i've written! and gala, well, sounds as if you are a true romantic.  i guess there are numerous muses all about me.  unfortunately, because i work in a lab with latex gloves on in unnatural light, these things are sometimes hard to come by.  but i will strive to do better!<BR>

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From: tara<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Chris W. <BR>
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how about one on the search for eternal love - someone to share all of those things that Gala mentioned... I can't remember are you in love or searching for it?<BR>
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Tara<BR>
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From: Gala<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

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During one bad stretch of my life---after college---I had to work in Mickey D's for a spell...no jobs then...but rent was still required...<BR>
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So I swallowed my pride, took a job that sent me home smelling like a french fry, and wrote poetry in my head to keep from going nuts....<BR>
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Hence---I am never without creative thought...and you have not lived until you worked your way through school, gotten your degree, and had to work minimum wage---where people who were trying to be nice said things like "Gee Honey---you're too good for this place---why don't you get yourself some college?" Yup...felt real good writing the check for the school loans that week.....
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From: Chris W. at [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

tara:  searching...always! had it once, lost it, haven't found it again just yet.  i'll probably take up that subject you mentioned, but when it comes to something big like that, i try to put more thought into it than just sitting down during 10 minutes of free time and spitting something out unpolished (which is how most of my stuff ends up on this site).  otherwise, i end up sounding trite and filling lines with verbal candy rather than true sentiment.<BR>
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gala:  well, perhaps i am now where you once were.  i too am working my way through school.  actually, i've just begun grad school, and my lab job pays tuition and bills.  i guess this is my training to keep creative thoughts in my head at all times (in between making buffers, solving equations involving molecular weight and molarity, and running experiment after experiment of course). but i'm beginning to see where you're coming from, that's for sure.<BR>

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From: Gala<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

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<BR>
hey Chris----<BR>
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           Liked your latest...but don't forget to catch the ramble before it switches...Wonder Woman's Secret? In it I spill all sorts of fun facts about us female persons!<BR>
We're not really mysterious----just pretty damned cryptic at times!<BR>
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                                          Love, <BR>
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                                          Auntie Gala
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From: deevaa  -- [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Nikki (and kiwi and Misti) damn! damn! I forgot..... sorry girl.. I PROMISE... pay day on Tuesday, and in the post.. same day.<BR>
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Paul B -- its the age that does it.... hehe, what am I saying... I'm only 26 but motherhood dulled my sharpness! <BR>
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Kevin/Gala/Terry -- I'm thrilled you all like them... really.... trilled you love them.<BR>
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Chris W -- I've loads of suggestions, but where to start with what you HAVE written.. wow... LOVED 'Grind' ..... also '9th love' was YUM....but grind was hot.. (grin) .... hows this for a suggestion... go check out 'Lab Coats and Rubber gloves' I wrote it from what you've said on the comments board.. nothing serious... I was just playing with your words.<BR>
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gup -- 'tangier - zip unknown' ..... damn you are good.<BR>
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Hank C -- (wink) Heartsong.... very nice.<BR>
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Kevin -- 'stars' and 'soothing' .... you where on a roll that day.<BR>
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dee 
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From: Chris W. at [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

deevaa...<BR>
don't you just hate it when you find something amusing and start laughing and then somebody walks into the room and thinks your nuts because you are laughing all alone?  well, that just happenned as your last little ditty left me chuckling until one of my coworkers came in and gave me an odd look.  but hell, it's worth it when someone can turn the oppressively scientific into the lightheartedly fun and romantic!
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Chris, I know that feeling... someone sent me a web site once, that was so funny I was laughing my head off alone in my bedroom... my dad came in to ask what I was laughing at, and I couldn't explain..... (smiles) glad you liked it.... your turn.<BR>
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dee
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From: Chris W. at [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

dee--<BR>
as i have an hour to wait between experiments (and i've got one more to go), i seem to be living on this page.  so i wrote a quick response.  not great, but an attempt.<BR>
(i was going to parody "watching," but i decided not to do such a horrible injustice to something so lovely)
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From: kevin urenda<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

(taking a short break...  I'm too old for 11 hour days~~~~)<BR>
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have a few brief comments to make...<BR>
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Dee-<BR>
I was caught up in the mood of "kiss the bad day away."  I so far beyond tense right about now that I could TASTE what you were conveying...  Nice...<BR>
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ZoE-<BR>
I have been horribly neglectful of you, and I have no good excuse!  You are my 'oldest' Blenderite friend...  Please forgive me...  As for your poetry, it has gained depth while retaining its edge.  Case in point: "passageways."  I instinctively understood exactly what you meant by "love feels strange on poor bones."  Keep up the good work...<BR>
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Angel-<BR>
I am always attracted to words ABOUT words, and the closing lines of "feels so right" made the whole work *just right*...  <BR>
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and now, dashing off (as usual)...<BR>
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k
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Chris... LOVE the last lines... well done! (grin)<BR>
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Kevin, thankyou.<BR>
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Its lunch time here and I am off to splurge on a new winter coat.<BR>
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dee
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From: Rennie Lorca<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Sorry, having a terrible time with my system and your submissions form today! Can't even get it right on e-mail when I checked what was sent ... forgive me, Kirk ........ Rennie<BR>
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http://members.tripod.com/~TruLeigh/INSPIRATION6.html<BR>
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The Art of Loving and To Share
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

I've just posted a re-working of "Kiss the bad day away" -- it still features the line from NZ band Stellar*  they are reasonably famous here...  fronted by a woman by the name of Boh Runga..... if you are interested in hearing the song, they have realplayer versions at  http://www.stellar.co.nz/frames-music.html  the song is "undone" from the album  'mix' -- I think they are very sexy and very sensual.<BR>

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From: terry<BR>
Date: 27 June 2000<P>

Chris W.~ Just took in '9th Love' and you made me hear the music build and crest. Thank You!<BR>
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t.
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