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August 31, 2003

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Dichotomy

One of many. Methinks people are made up of dichotomies and so many other things. People are quite amazing; the good, the bad, the awful and the wonderful. Last night found me in a rather strange place, thinking about … stuff. My therapist isn’t taking today off, so I’m not either and will see her for our usual session. This is a very very good thing.

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It seems up to you
what name I will be called
the definition of this flesh
small fortunate mildly traumatized
too large fleck of humanity

In light of other lives
my doubts and desires fade
in the shadows of insignificance
it is good to like the contented recipient
of your life’s sharing

Once, before I held a rebounding man
I made a grandiloquent proclamation
he nodded and made every sign
of due respect
of hearing what I said and all

My claims of what I would or would not be
as once a decade or two I declare
are only so much vapor in frosty air
insubstantial and overblown
I forget my own unimportance

If there is a breeze to relax you
if someone’s pain is gently lifted
if everyone’s comfort is made safe
see then all I need to be
is what a pen leaves in its wake

Someone asked me once why that is
then as now there is no answer
only that it has always been so
she was being therapeutic
though facing a fool’s soul

So tell me what you call me
in this hour or day or moment
my best attempts miss the mark
I listen from familiar shade
fill me in

Woman of many hats..

September 1, 2003

“wise and fascinating woman…”

Ahh, you reach so deep. Surely too, you have more answers than your poet’s heart will reveal just now. May you enjoy the living of it all … and dreams … dreams for poetry, dreams to come true in life, dreams just to ponder. Accepting and being satisfied doesn’t mean less adventure or fulfillment, ya know. Hugs and Smiles : )

Mr. parallelogram

I am just gald your therapist’s name is not Jack Daniels. Nice entry. Much respect.

Starr418

we really had yesterday off.. lol cause we didn’t do the normal laundry at her grandparents house, so that means today is laundry day all day.. joy.

Zenith

Lovely as always! RYN: I am glad you pointed out the political incorrectness of the “opposite sex”.. It never occurred to me! I have corrected it so as not to offend. It would spoil the whole effect a little for some!

Sweet dreams poet. You sculpt and paint who you are with great adroitness and very subtle shades of mystery. Captivating 😉 {{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}

tell me what you call me fill me in so beautiful (((me explorer))). i am thinking of this in terms of myself. what should i call myself? how should i fill myself in? i am changing so much…and there is so much to learn. you are a very gifted poet. and i want to thank you for all of your supportive notes. it means so much to me. love,

laerima

i don’t think i could even try to cage you in with a name or description. you are what you are, not what you are told to be. ryn: i managed without a list for a week-ish.. and it was fun! but with school starting tomorrow, i don’t think i’ll have the time to drop in on every individual on my list every day.. only when they update (if i’m lucky) hugs,

:o)

daisymayhem

People ARE amazing!… interesting thoughts!

In it’s wake A cleansing I call you Purity

Black and white, while simpler, would be incredibly boring, meguesses. 🙂

songbird

This is lovely. and so are you, C…Hugs

Meginsanity

so, when are you writing an anthology of these? ryn: Yes, diary gluttony is always fun!

~Wings~

ryn: I’m not leaving. Was merely thinking of tidying up my diary house a bit. Not sure what the simplest way to do that is… making 1500 entries private will take too long! lol

Torin

September 2, 2003

With a warm smile…

Hugs,

ok, but please remember NOT to lose yourself!