From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=452">twinkle</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

lemac - i like your work, esp. "beckon".  I'm a sucker for the short and simple poems ;).
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=16">kevin urenda</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Kendra, jon, Laurel, sweetness-<BR>
Thank you for your kind words.  <BR>
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I try to avoid the histrionics and stick strictly to poetry.  Well, and survey questions (if ANYONE has a question they want to see, please email me)...  <BR>
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K
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=493">Kendra143</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Lemac~~<BR>
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You write very beautifully...and sound a little heartbroken.  If your writing is coming from your current life situation, I feel for you!  I've been there before, and am probably heading there again...<BR>
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I love the way some of your works show concern fo your own wellbeing, and some express concern for him...and they all hit a bitter note in some way or other...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=205">Violet</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Twinkle~ Though I like both, the 2nd one is better. :-) I LOVE the "blessed sips" part, by the way. Have a sunshiny day. (Not hard to do in CA is it?) 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=493">Kendra143</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Jon~~<BR>
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Simply put, "More Than Words" was great.  Interesting way of expressing that feeling.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=614">Lydia</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Lemac ~<BR>
I am enjoying your writing.<BR>
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However, what is the significance of yawp?<BR>
Each entry has a theme...<BR>
I am trying to crack you code...<BR>
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Lydia
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=493">Kendra143</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

I was just catching up on old Blender stuff, and wandered across the answers to the first Survey Question...it'ks kind of odd how only guys named "When Harry Met Sally" as one of their fav...<BR>
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It is by far my favoirte movie of ALL time...I have this great old-school 'taped off the TV' copy which I've almost worn out....
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=8">Ali</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Kendral~<BR>
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I read your response to the survey question...And I agree with you, it is a little funny...It's good to be light about things that hurt, because it makes them hurt less, you know? <BR>
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And I've strained my neck more then a few times...Seeing people that look like him can be annoying to...It's like I've gotta do a double take, just to make sure...<BR>
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Sharing aquintances can be hard...To have that constant(even though it's indirect)contact is tough...((HUGS))<BR>
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Love and past wisdoms, Ali
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=74">Echolocation</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Kevin -- loved <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.01.31.08.49.29640">personal terror</a> -- made me think of how the resonance of a voice can shatter crystal... (remember the old "is it live or is it memorex" ads?).  Sometimes it seems incredible that intangible things can have such a devastating effect on the "real", i.e. physical, world...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=74">Echolocation</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Quick question -- Mark's comment about Misti's work being "stolen" made me wonder: anyone know what the copyright laws are for items posted on the internet?  I've noticed a few people include copyright notices at the end of their posts -- is that sufficient?  Any information would be appreciated...  Thanks!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=74">Echolocation</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Whoops, one last item -- have to say I LOVE this new word that we seem to have coined -- "e-tanglements".  Much more amusing than all those silly words like e-commerce and e-mail that just stuck "e" in front of the original word.  Well done, whoever thunk it up!!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=628">Ophelia</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

I, too, enjoyed the new term "e-tanglements" and have already caught myself using it around my friends.  I first read it 10 or 12 comments above, in one of those wild monologues.  Those made me want to start submitting my work and comments.  Pretty funny characters.<BR>
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I, too, am curious about the various rules of this website.  Regarding copyrights, attributions, and so on.  Also, I read pretty good quotes and excerpts from non-poetic works.  Is that okay?  Is there a section I'm missing here about rules and such?<BR>
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I look forward to sharing my works here.  Everyone talks like they all know each other personally.  Is this site mostly populated by people from a certain college community or some place where you all live?<BR>
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Ophelia
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Hi Ophelia,<BR>
    Actually we are scattered all over the United States and other countries as well. We just post our work and comment. We get all kinds of wierd happenings on the boards and one never knows whats going to happen next which keeps it interesting I guess. I don't know anything about copyright of poems though I think its kind of hard and expensive if you have to pay fees for each poem the way you have to songs. I think there is the poor mans copyright and thats when you write it then mail it to yourself and seal it tightly and then the postmark and seal proves the date you wrote it. But I know nothing of the legalities of any of it. Anyone know?<BR>
  Anyway welcome to the Blender and just jump in and post and comment. Nice to have you here.<BR>
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bk
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=614">Lydia</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

BARBARIC YAWP???
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=614">Lydia</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Lemac...<BR>
YAWP....why yawp?  I love it!  You are too clever.  I just couldn't let you think I wasn't paying attention.<BR>
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Bravo - more please.<BR>
The meter and rhyme are as interesting as the topic and word choice.<BR>
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Lydia
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=628">Ophelia</a><BR>
Date: 31 January 2002<P>

Walt Whitman...<BR>
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"I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world."<BR>
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(see also DEAD POETS SOCIETY)<BR>
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Nice.<BR>
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Ophelia<BR>
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 : )
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