From: hank<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

i felt the need to share this i found this poem online a few months ago, if anyone knows the author i would like to e-mail her, if only everyone could say what she said, i wish i could.<BR>
                                                            Have you ever yearned another<BR>
        yet the lover had no care<BR>
 has a tear escaped your eye<BR>
        yet no more would even dare<BR>
<BR>
 does your heart melt melt with a glance<BR>
        as you offer up a prayer<BR>
 when you look into their heart<BR>
        does you heart yearn to be there<BR>
<BR>
 have you wanted them so badly <BR>
        that your heart would start to bleed<BR>
 have you tried to say I love you<BR>
        yet a voice would not proceed<BR>
<BR>
 don't lend your heart to love dear friend<BR>
        let your tears fall like the rain<BR>
 a healing heart will break again<BR>
        and sadness will remain<BR>
<BR>
 you'll ponder thoughts of real love<BR>
        and wonder if there're true<BR>
 pity takes no place in life<BR>
        upon a heart so blue<BR>
<BR>
 grand is love yet merciless<BR>
        the price to pay is high<BR>
 a choice to take of love or death<BR>
        my heart would rather die<BR>
<BR>
 never lend your heart to love<BR>
        you'll find my words are true<BR>
 don't doubt me friend for I should know<BR>
        I fell in love with you<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
- Jen Amaya <BR>

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From: Michael (hoarse)<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Thanks for the concern about my health. I'll be fine.<BR>
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Gala ~ Here's my top three picks...and then I'll cheat and throw in eight more for my top 11. (only one per author)<BR>
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"salute" by Guppy. http://www.loveblender.com/2000october/heart/salute.html<BR>
<BR>
"Renegade" by Misti Lake http://www.loveblender.com/2000may/heart/harsh.html<BR>
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"Look at Me" by Terry http://www.loveblender.com/2000june/heart/fly.html<BR>
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And for my next 7 favorites from last year..(Cuz I can't bear comparing relative emotional impact)<BR>
<BR>
"I Love You As Incantation" by Gala http://www.loveblender.com/2000april/heart/incantation.html<BR>
<BR>
"punctuation" by Sarah http://www.loveblender.com/2000december/heart/noname168.html<BR>
<BR>
"Aftertaste" by Kevin Urenda http://www.loveblender.com/2001january/heart/aftertaste.html<BR>
<BR>
"Phoney Baloney" by Kim Wu http://www.loveblender.com/2000june/heart/phone.html<BR>
<BR>
"Is it enough" by Jean http://www.loveblender.com/2000april/heart/enough.html<BR>
<BR>
"Nursery Rhyme" by Megs http://www.loveblender.com/2000april/heart/hip.html<BR>
<BR>
"Happily ever afters" by Nikki http://www.loveblender.com/2000august/heart/ever1.html<BR>
<BR>
"Going through the motions" by Riggs http://www.loveblender.com/2001january/heart/noname154.html<BR>
<BR>
I have a favorite of Chris's and many others but that didn't happen in the past year.<BR>
<BR>
Hope you don't mind me spamming everyone. I'd have further reduced the list but it would take too much time trying to find a favorite. I'm too lazy for that. And I love way more than I've listed..but you know..This is what I cam up with in 20 minutes..
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From: Michael (hoarse)<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Thanks for the concern about my health. I'll be fine.<BR>
<BR>
Gala ~ Here's my top three picks...and then I'll cheat and throw in eight more for my top 11. (only one per author)<BR>
<BR>
"salute" by Guppy. http://www.loveblender.com/2000october/heart/salute.html<BR>
<BR>
"Renegade" by Misti Lake http://www.loveblender.com/2000may/heart/harsh.html<BR>
<BR>
"Look at Me" by Terry http://www.loveblender.com/2000june/heart/fly.html<BR>
<BR>
And for my next 7 favorites from last year..(Cuz I can't bear comparing relative emotional impact)<BR>
<BR>
"I Love You As Incantation" by Gala http://www.loveblender.com/2000april/heart/incantation.html<BR>
<BR>
"punctuation" by Sarah http://www.loveblender.com/2000december/heart/noname168.html<BR>
<BR>
"Aftertaste" by Kevin Urenda http://www.loveblender.com/2001january/heart/aftertaste.html<BR>
<BR>
"Phoney Baloney" by Kim Wu http://www.loveblender.com/2000june/heart/phone.html<BR>
<BR>
"Is it enough" by Jean http://www.loveblender.com/2000april/heart/enough.html<BR>
<BR>
"Nursery Rhyme" by Megs http://www.loveblender.com/2000april/heart/hip.html<BR>
<BR>
"Happily ever afters" by Nikki http://www.loveblender.com/2000august/heart/ever1.html<BR>
<BR>
"Going through the motions" by Riggs http://www.loveblender.com/2001january/heart/noname154.html<BR>
<BR>
I have a favorite of Chris's and many others but that didn't happen in the past year.<BR>
<BR>
Hope you don't mind me spamming everyone. I'd have further reduced the list but it would take too much time trying to find a favorite. I'm too lazy for that. And I love way more than I've listed..but you know..This is what I cam up with in 20 minutes..
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From: Galadrial (tiptoeing in quietly)<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Shhhhhhhhh......<BR>
<BR>
                I have the link to the icky sweet page of the Garden...i think it's up and running, and oh boy, is it over the top! Hearts. Flowers. Kissing roses. And four of the ick-iest poems I have never sunk my sugar sensitive choppers into!<BR>
<BR>
               Please visit, and applause again, For Terry, Kev, Guppy and SC...oh---and the insulin is purely optional!<BR>
<BR>
          http://www.geocities.com/galadrialsgarden/holiday_splash.html<BR>
             <BR>
<BR>
And Kahuna? Can we post our blender faves? You never did answer---and I don't take horrified silence for a no, so?<BR>
Pretty please?<BR>
<BR>
And remember folks (yes, this means you too, newlyweds!) three poets, one poem for each (NO MORE) and only if Kahuna says we can!<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
(Three? How the heck can you just pick three?)<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
                                         Gala  
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From: Jenna Holland ([email-masked])<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

B.K. - "Spiders Web" Amazing... I felt like I was an on looker... didn't mean to sound kinky :P<BR>
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Deevaa- "Father Time" Simply Beautiful.<BR>
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From: scqueen<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Gala ~ Thank you for the beautiful Valentine page! How fun :-)
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Elaina~ Thanks!!! And, dearie, when in doubt, write!  It might not make your troubles go away, but it will make you feel better!<BR>
<BR>
Terry~ I will keep writing...thanks! Oh, by the way, this funny thing keeps happening, everytime I read one of your poems...my computer screen fogs up...curious, huh? hehe...<BR>
Love and light, Ali
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From: gardenguru, [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Golly gee guys, I'm sorry -- I just posted my first work and I caught misspellings and the anal part of me took over and I ended up re-submitting it with corrections.  And drat!
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From: scqueen<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Gardenguru ~ Perhaps you were Shakespeare in a past life??<BR>
Regardless, your wife is certainly lucky.
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Anonymous~ Hey, I wrote a poem, that your poem inspired...I took some things from my life, and borrowed part of your last line, in 'Unrequitable'...I hope you don't mind...it's actually a compliment, b/c I liked yours so much...read it, and let me know what you think, K? It's called 'Summer Warm'....I hope that you like it..=)<BR>
                              Love and starlight, Ali
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From: gardenguru<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

scqueen: you've obviously missed the point of my piece.  My wife inspires ME to such thoughts and passions, hence, I am the lucky one.
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From: Rae-Baby<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

I like Ali's poems: Summer Warm and Above Everything. They are kind of in my same line of style.
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From: scqueen<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Guru ~ No argument here!
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Rae~ Thank you very much, glad you liked those poems...I read your poem, I liked it...I thought the ocean comparison was very good..keep writing! Love and light, Ali
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From: Kirk, Blender-Keeper<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

Gala, my silence is more... I dunno, I'm paying attention to something else.  I love the blender and the community here, but I also love that I've set it up so it only *needs* loving attention every month or so. I try to keep up a bit with the Blender-Board but often I just skim, or skip some days.<BR>
<BR>
*anyway*, getting back to your question... sounds good. Actually, if you get this organized, and can get the official 'favorite three' of a bunch of blender regulars, and send them to me by e-mail, I'll make a special Valentine's Day page with those picks. So everyone, talk with Gala, 'cause I here by appointed her both organizer and arbitrater of this thing.  Would that work?
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 8 February 2001<P>

*raises hand*<BR>
<BR>
does that mean each regualar (that wants to) picks 3 favourite by others, and emails them directly to Kirk, or to Gala?
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