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From: MSN Nicknamesteve_riggs  (Original Message)Sent: 12/14/2008 11:29 PM
I have only been writing poetry for just over 2 years, so sorry Zy. Blooming heck no wonder you have so much to choose from ya old poet you !
This is one of my early ones, and I could have rewritten it in so many ways.....
 
As Usual
I pick up the book from the bedside table
Where it was left six months ago
Blow off the dust, and thumb the pages
Where I had got to, I don’t know
To carry on, that seemed best
However, I find I have no interest
To get back in my rut, wondering what to do
So as usual, I just lay there, thinking of you
 
Unusually
Turn cartwheels until
Ruts, lead to paths of decision
Not the book
But the dust upon it
So many endings unforeseen
Those thoughts now memories
Perhaps, one day�?I shall write the book.


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From: MSN Nicknamephilip113Sent: 12/15/2008 5:58 PM
That's an important step,Steve,progressing from being a reader to being a writer,although,of course,the one leads to the other. I mentioned to Jenny that we men occupy only one fifth of the available wardrobe space in the house and therefore spend a quarter of the time it takes women to decide what to wear. Is that not a provocative piece of writing,and should writing be provocative?

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From: MSN NicknamePoetess-three1Sent: 12/15/2008 7:17 PM
As long as it's not a million pages long.

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From: MSN NicknamebunnsosoftSent: 12/15/2008 8:34 PM
Wonderful thoughts Steve...great to evolve from worm to butterfly, writing or reading a book should not be on our high priority list  ... writing helps us see the transitions and transformation ... great reading...
 
Mariaxx

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From: MSN NicknameMerlin--_--_Sent: 12/17/2008 12:31 AM
Paths and decisions... There's a thoughtfulness and sense of purpose in the re-write, Steve. I'd normally go for structure and rhyme, but I like your revised version better.
 
Gordon

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From: MSN Nicknamekayano8Sent: 12/17/2008 5:39 PM
Ditto Merlin Steve    the second version is plain to understand too...

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