From: nikki<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Zero #1--'You Didn't Follow Me'..a question I am sure we have all asked at one time or another...and me even recently..thanks<BR>
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Eric--'Spilled Myself'I'm glad you liked playing games, and even more impressed that it inspred the thought...not used to being a source of inspiration...I feel an almost glow coming on!<BR>
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Chris L--as always, your pieces move me.."you should know that' was touching..."because love isn't logical"...very real<BR>
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Claire--'Vapor'--"And will your thoughts return to me at daylight's last refrain?"...one of the hardest parts is the insecurity that they will not...eloquently written...<BR>
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nikki
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From: Chris W.<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Claire:  thanks for your comments...i've read your recent submissions and vapor was beautiful.  i thought you did such an excellent job of introducing the metaphor and concluding it in your last line.  time to rest was very touching.  i thought you wrote about that subject with real grace.
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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

I'm not at all thrilled with my most recent three...I do believe my muse has left me to fend for myself...gah!<BR>
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(just a little venting.....)
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From: Eric, [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Nikki, <BR>
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   Well, when a woman says that she enjoys using men and there will be others coming along, it kinda hits you in the face because USUALLY it's the other way around, but then I read it and thought wow, the woman in that poem is every woman i've ever dated.  So, i guess stereotyping women is wrong :-)    (and i thought i already learned this lesson once)<BR>
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:-)
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From: lydia wilson<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

hey everyone im finally back form michigan and have so much to catch up on, well her i go	<BR>
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*~ZoE~* what i want, i think everyone has a list, i liked yours a lot, and wrapped up was short and sweet, and again wow on palms like flores<BR>
*~c.l.hollinhead~*what ive missed was well written and very rythmic<BR>
*~kevin~* coach was very true!<BR>
*~nikki~* just me was simply great, playing games was great too<BR>
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bah!!! i have so much further to go and im so short on time, i promise ill get around to everyone!<BR>
suga'<BR>
lydia<BR>

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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Eric--I never really thought of it as me enjoying using men...when put that way..it sounds..well...not good...but intriguing as yet another facet of my personality...hmmmmm..<BR>
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:)
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From: Chris W.<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

nikki:  i have to agree with the nuttman up there...many of your recent poems seem to paint that sort of picture, and that is intriguing as that seems like a role reversal.  <BR>
i've really liked your recent submissions, especially playing games...i thought that was very clever and well written.<BR>

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From: Amy Dark<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Hi,<BR>
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There is a certain amber presence that infuses my mind when I peruse their wanderings.<BR>
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He lives here and he is mine to be read but not mine to be held.<BR>
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I am always here. Under an indifferent guise.<BR>
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I love him.<BR>
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And he knows who i am.
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From: hermit69<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Thank you Lydia.<BR>
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Poems are something that i am never that great at at all!! But when i need a release, its the best way.<BR>
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I can only aspire to be a as good as y'all!! :)<BR>
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thanks<BR>

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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

*~Lydia~* BAH! must you always try to be like me? Haha! Goo to your new poem. Thank you, it brought a tear.<BR>
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*~Claire~* "Vapor" was excellent. It had a beautiful flow. I especiallt liked the first stanza. I found it rather heart wrenching. Bravo! <BR>
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*~Eric~* "Spilled myself" was short and sweet. I enjoyed it. It was a very quirky little piece (my favorite kind).<BR>
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*~Nicki~* Unfortunately, I know I can go on without love, and that frightens me a bit. Ah well, I've almost given up on the male gender. I still love them to death. Honestly, Lydia is my only gal pal. The rest are guys. And I still don't understand them, never will. Ah well...it's a hard role to play in life, and I accepted the challange. You bring me so much encouragement though! You're a simply marvelous person.<BR>
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*~Zero #1~* BAH! No thanks required! But you're welcome. We were all put on this earth to affect and inspire others. I'm glad I've done my fair share of it. I don't intend to do it the same way next time though.<BR>
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Well, the bushes are looking rather jankity (haha lydia), so I'm going to go do some yard work. Wish me luck loves!<BR>
Love always,<BR>
laurel
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From: Galadrial60<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

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Oh Laurel,<BR>
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          I caught A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ONE THE WAY TO THE FORUM  yesterday-----if there is one musical comedy i would love to be in--- That or Little Shop of Horrors! Wanna join me for a chorus of "Down on Skid Row?" Or Maybe Everybody Ought To Have a Maid?<BR>
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          And Nikki girl------I am astonished bu the growth in your work----you've always been talented, and I've always loved your poetic voice----even when you were still uncertain, it was emphatic.....but lately you've nailed every emotion....<BR>
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           Proud of you girl!<BR>
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                                         Gala<BR>
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                               (something exciting, something inviting, something for everyone, that's comedy, tonight....)
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From: C.L. Hollinghead<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Amy Dark....I like that line "There is a certain amber presence that infuses my mind when I peruse their wanderings."....Nice.
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From: nikki<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

good morning lovebugs...<BR>
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ok, ok, so there was a bit more meaning to playing games and the rest than I wanted to put there...and Eric, and Chris W.  you are both very astute and accurate on picking it up (this is a good thing, by the way)... :)<BR>
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Gala love, you make me blush with your compliments, but I am glad that you are appreciative of my work...and why haven't I received an e-mail from you, in like, forever?<BR>
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Chris L.--'After we talked tonight' I remember being there..'each knowing that we should let the other go, but unable to do it'...not a great place to be, and I hope things get easier for you...<BR>
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Laurel--you may think that 'Stature' is wrought with stupidity, but I enjoyed it..."You may go back to looking over my head now"...height isn't the only thing that can bring this sentiment along.<BR>
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Stephen--'Kises on a guitar string' I especially like the last two stanzas<BR>
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Well, all, I suppose I should go outside and enjoy the beautiful day, but I think I am actually going back to bed.  And I need to write, as well, but you know....it comes and goes so maybe later...<BR>
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later  lovebugs!  nikki
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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

*~CL Hollinghead~*  WOW! Excellent imagery in dew drops. I could see it vividly in my mind! Go you!<BR>
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*~Nicki~* yet again, your kind words overwhelm me! Thank you so much!<BR>
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*~Gala~* It would be my pleasure to work with someone who I have come to respect greatly. Take your pick, any show! I'll even do Pirates of Pinzance! Ha! I'm suffering greatly from stage withdrawl. Thank God for pen and paper....err, pixels and keyboards. <BR>
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I'm sorry if some of my works today seem a little... unsophisticated, but I'm feeling a little giddy and summery with all this beautiful weather! I'm off to work at the fair tonight! <BR>
Love always,<BR>
Laurel<BR>
Love always,<BR>
laurel
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From: Galadrial<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

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Hey Laurel---<BR>
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             Since Whoopi Goldberg opened Pseudolus to women, I'd love to try that one--------no one will ever outdo Zero Mostel---but what a role!  That soothsayer bit alone was worth the price of admission..<BR>
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             And I've been belting out love songs all afternoon---od'd on Nat King Cole....Dammit-----I shoulda been a lounge singer.......<BR>
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                                         Gala
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From: Angel<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Hey gang, lots of new pics on Poetic Friends family site...anyone without a password that would like one please email me.  no1halo@yahoo..com
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Thanks For Your Compliments LyDiA! Good to have you back girl! :)<BR>
-ZoE
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From: Angel<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

Matt~"Something"...I liked the mystery in this piece.<BR>
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Nikki~"Playing Games"...I loved the way you wrapped your ideas into a ballpark theme.<BR>
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terry~"what i want"...very sweet indeed!<BR>
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Claire Brown Bower~"Reverie's Design"...'I find you there in dreamlight...' I love the way you<BR>
thrust your reader into a fantasy world.<BR>
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Chris W. ~" Water is as water does"...nice rhyming.<BR>
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deevaa~"Word whispers on stone"...I could actually see the words evaporate...nice work.<BR>
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Gala~"Heart Deep"...Ooooooohhhh Yeah, Gala...I wholeheartedly agree! Yet, if we found the word/phrase<BR>
and uttered it but once in haste, it would be waste *smile*<BR>
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laurel ahlfeld~"Sensory Recall"...great description of mood; saddened me.<BR>
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Eric~"Spilled Myself"...a short one with alot of meaning.<BR>
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ZoE~"Cargo"...'when the one your meant to love could have <BR>
crossed the equator<BR>
when the soulmate you've been waiting your whole<BR>
life to meet could have just drowned'...woe is me! Depression city! But excellent work, ZoE:)<BR>
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

AnGeL- I know, I can get pretty melodramatic *giggles*. Thanx for your compliments though. Love ya<BR>
-ZoE
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From: Claire ~ ~ [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

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Chris W. ~ Going with the senses certainly becomes you...poetically speaking, of course. If this is stream of consciousness, then surely you're flowing from a raging river. Need I tell you how much I enjoyed "Touching Tongues"?? :o)<BR>
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James Welch ~ "Deep in the dream of the night" is a lovely placement for your nicely developed images in "The Angel of Love"  but your last two lines are what smiles are made of. <BR>
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Nikki ~ Very clever, your "Desperation." I do like the gentle sarcasm. <BR>
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Stephen ~ "Kisses on a Guitar String" reminds me of how easily a tune or piece of music can transport one back in time. I wasn't sure, at first, about the tense changes, until I realized you were writing in both present and past emerging...very nice. <BR>
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C.L. Hollinghead ~ "Dew Drops" is delightfully revealing and rhythmic...lovely images in the poetic attention you have given to such minute detail as a dewdrop.   <BR>
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Thanks, in earnest, to all who have commented on my poems. <BR>
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~ Claire<BR>

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From: Yolonda Smith<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

I think that all of the poetry here is written by tre artists. Some made me laugh, some made me want to cry. I hope that these artists continue writing these wonderful poems because they really do make a difference in people's lives.<BR>
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                               [email-masked]
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From: Chris W.<BR>
Date: 15 July 2000<P>

you know, i realized that i never congratulated those who were featured on the digest this month.  i was reading some of it today and realized that fact. so, much belated...congrats to all who are on there.  they are all deserving pieces!
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