From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1684">blessed23</a><BR>
Date: 18 January 2006<P>

Aparajita - <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.15.23.17.19438">a silence solid enough to touch</a>  is absolutely fantastic. I loved your use of parantheses especially "(feeling every star as it dies<BR>
...was it as painful there as here)" and this:<BR>
"this window now to my soul<BR>
no visible opportunity in sight<BR>
not even with a million mile view"<BR>
 is equally amazing. i would definetly say its one of my favourites of yours...<BR>
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Chris - I loved the title of <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.16.13.37.17714">Deja You</a> and the work itself was even better. amazing use of imagry to set the tone. swept me away....<BR>
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starofdavid - <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.04.21.35.21246">The dreams, they never die</a> awesome last stanza. <BR>
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i'mjusthim - I truly enjoyed <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.08.09.32.3927">my resting plce</a> another gooder. and as kirk said i also enjoy your creative and witty endings, they always send me for a loop.<BR>
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Jennifer <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.11.09.56.8594">Once Upon A Time...But Not Now</a> is quite good. you said so much with so few words.<BR>
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Kirk - Thanks so much for the pick. i'm not sure why you picked me but im grateful. you made my day.<BR>
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Hope everyone had a good christmas and new years and such. any interesting storys from the holidays anyone?
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1684">blessed23</a><BR>
Date: 18 January 2006<P>

I'm just him- Happy belated birthday! <BR>
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and congrats to everyone who made it to the front page!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1511">sassy</a><BR>
Date: 18 January 2006<P>

blessed23 <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.18.06.38.24735">Gone Away</a>  I really liked this one...especially these lines : "forgivness sits on my roof <BR>
staring at stars that sleep lightyears away/ and reminisces of better days/ while unaware headlights /drive ignorantly past)"<BR>
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Cryingshame58 <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.17.15.18.10488">It's Not As It Seems</a>  is excellent..."My heart was racing to win your heart/ It rushed enough electricity through us both/ To light up the state of Louisiana"  I love that. <BR>
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Chris <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.16.13.37.17714">Deja You</a>  simply beautiful.<BR>
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girlonthewing <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.10.22.10.23848">I know better now</a>  I love this one, I can relate
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1176">aparajita</a><BR>
Date: 18 January 2006<P>

ijh: <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2006.01.16.17.18.31108">it's been awhile </a> is wonderful!!  i agree with kirk...  you have a knack of putting in at the last lines that just blow me away with meaning.  wow.  just wow.<BR>
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cs58:  doing ok.  thought of you yet again as i drove to dallas.  work is extraordinarily busy and will be for the next 2 months.  busy is good.  take care of you chica.  hugs.<BR>
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blessed23:  *blush* i'll admit that i tried to copy your style this once.  you always have amazed me with your own use of parentheses that jam pack so much extra meaning and are so very thought provoking.  i am so glad you liked my first meager attempts to match your talent!  thanks.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=254">chris</a><BR>
Date: 18 January 2006<P>

Thanks again for the nice comments, everyone! Oh...cryingshame58...it's actually New Mexico, not Texas, that I was writing about. (It's OK, I know you didn't mean anything by it...LOL). ;)
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