Posts: 1669
From: ontario, canada
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 07, 2004 09:16 PM         

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Her sleeping face stilled...
only seconds earlier animated with glee
her smooth forehead and golden hair designed
a perfect frame for her pixie features.
I remember the 'witches milk' three little stars across her face
a tiny constellation marring such a perfect grace.
Then she grew
Her posture more pronounced
her words now laced with verve
she runs about this world with joy
her smile a perfect curve
I looked upon her peaceful self
I was struck by such a simple thought
The preciousness this child evokes
is no one thing that can be sought
the endless joys
(the constant noise)
The scattered voices
(the inward choices)
The scented hair
(The splashed-upon floor)
The hopeful future
(the slamming doors)
But of all the duality that raising children deems...
The simple definition not so simple as it seems
For all the negativity that sometimes comes instead...
All the happiness she brings is the first thing in my head

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From: ontario, canada
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 07, 2004 09:18 PM         

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Wierd~ I had a deja vu when I wrote that... I must be on the right path!!!!

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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted March 08, 2004 12:06 AM         

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"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark

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Registered: Oct 2003

posted March 08, 2004 02:27 AM         

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beautiful, pix....

and I don"t normally groove on poetry.....

MK

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From: The Crossroads of America
Registered: Mar 2003

posted March 08, 2004 07:09 AM         

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What a beautiful poem, pixelpixie! Children *are* such a blessing. Thank you for sharing.

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From: New England
Registered: Mar 2003

posted March 08, 2004 10:14 AM         

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absolutely lovely pixie. those last four lines - glorious

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From: USA
Registered: Nov 2001

posted March 08, 2004 12:38 PM         

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Oh, I am in awe, pixelpixie! You express your sentiment in a magically direct and distinct flow. I love it. Maybe you might enjoy artistically working it into a format that encompasses the beautifully displayed words and a pic of her to frame and display in her room? It would be a memorably personal gift she'd always treasure...

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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From: ontario, canada
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 08, 2004 04:00 PM         

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Thanks my kind peeps, I was inspired last night, so I wrote and posted it in a few minutes. I always do that!!! I usually compose really fast, and don't edit.. then I reread it and go...ah!!!! Bad sentance structure!!! But now that you've all read it, I thank you for your kindness, and I will resist the urge to use edit!!!

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From: big 'ol Tejas
Registered: Sep 2003

posted March 11, 2004 03:37 PM         

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**pixelpixie!**

a glorious, oh so truthful poem. it made me teary! you must save it and give it to your daughter one day!

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From: Taipei, Taiwan
Registered: Jan 2004

posted March 22, 2004 07:45 AM         

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It's JUST such a beautiful and loving poem, pixelpixie...I wish I COULD have a daughter...

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Dana

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