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Hey all… been away for a while. I just got back from a month abroad. I got to get away and spend time Japan. I visited several regions of Japan, spend entire days at Shinto and Buddhist temples. It was a must needed escape and chance to immerse in Japanese culture, art, cuisine and philosophy.
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Read MoreIn these cracks of old foundation,sorrow sets like mortar—slow, sure, unseen.Each grain of grief, a silent stone,fixing memory to what remains. Rain seeps through years of gray dust,marks the ambiguous wall.What once was pliant earthnow hardens into permanence. Footsteps echo on...
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Superb work.
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Powerfully penned, S. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Read MoreIn the hush between palms,steam pens its moist scripture—a rising breath of verdant silence. The bowl warms both hands,like remembered embrace;each sip, a slow return to cloister. Tatami sighs beneath the robe’s rustle,bamboo whisk murmurs devotion—froth of impermanence, foamed time. Outside a...
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![Profile picture of Damian DeadLove]()
Beautifully penned, S. Lovely write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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I love the whole ceremony of it. Preparing the tea.
It’s another form of artistic expression in my opinion.
We have a dojo where I work that was a gift from Japan.
We have a koi pond too. Yes, the fish are from Japan too.It’s very peaceful. Even the pic!
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![Profile picture of Fia Naturie]()
Wow, that was very heartfelt, and I like it when you said to tie your shoe together, throw them over the limb, let them know you’re taken. (Aww) Nicely done
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Remember when kids would throw their old shoes, tied together, over a power line? usually near their own house. “Oh, there’s Johnny’s shoes!”. That was what I thinking of when I added those lines. Sort of a “I was here” type of thing.
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This is my favorite write!! I was so happy when I read this for the first time. Still gives me the same feeling reading after all this time. You my love are my happy place. Even in the very beginning you were my happy place, you still are.
What a truly special gift you’ve given me with this write.I still remember right after you posted you left the site for like a week! You big scaredy cat! Lol
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I went on a trip! It was a timing thing. LOL. (To give you time to reject or accept)
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![Profile picture of Adelphina]()
Oh my big sexy goof. If you didn’t realize I was in then I was doing something wrong. Hahaha
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Oh my dear, you were teetering on that line the same as me and you know it! LOL
The internet is a crazy place. We were just being careful huh.
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Um. Someone got a tasteful and quite lovely booty pic if I remember correctly! That was not teetering on a line. That was long jumping over it! Maybe even pole jumping or whatever that’s called ! Hahah
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![Profile picture of Thomas W. Case]()
Tremendous work.
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How have you been, Thomas? Good to see you gracing the rooms here.
I thank you very much, too. It had some weight to it, when I was writing it. Upon my shoulders! Self induced of course. LOL.-
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lol. Good stuff. I’ve been great.
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You’re a great poet and a very lucky man.
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Thank you, Tim. I sincerely try to make my writes worth reading to those who choose to. I have a stack never posted anywhere, because they are not good enough. Like most of us, it’s a hit or miss with the results.
And, I am not sure it is/was luck. Fortune perhaps. Luck maybe that her and I both found DUP, in the same time frame. Perhaps it was meant to happen. We get along so well. Same values, etc.
Okay, I’m lucky. LOL
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Beautifully penned, Mark. Such a lovely and heartfelt write my friend. So glad you and Adel both share your stories with us. Excellent work. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Hey Damian. We did discuss if we were going to join SR, or elsewhere, or nowhere, etc. But we both truly enjoy the camaraderie of a nice site, and the reward of reading great material. It’s inspiring. As for posting our own material, to me it is like payment for what I get out of it from others. A trade of creative inspirations.
And thank you for the props amigo. It’s all a trade.
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Styxian, this poem, the two of you (in the comments) made me laugh out loud! It was the laugh of pure joy and appreciation of the warmth that flowed freely from your words and especially from the shared feeling of love. A “Hummingbird” may flit and fly everywhere, but they always come back to where the love (nectar) is the sweetest. It’s where they build their home. This poem and its confession and commitment tastes/feels like HOME.
Truly a really cool poem. I’m glad you shared it!!
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What a wonderful comment, thank you Curt.
Her and I both have a great sense of humor, for sure. Sometimes mine is a bit dark, but that’s the way I evolved. Life can have some pretty brutal moments, and humor goes a long way with helping to adjust how we cope. Yeah?
Her and I met through the joy of writing. That’s a great thing to have in common. The rest simply fell into place.
She’s a hoot! LOL.
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It’s a beautiful gift the two of you have found. A lot of people only find more pain and damage online. Cherish what you have and nurture it as you did this lovely heartfelt poem
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I certainly plan to, Willow. She is unique. I don’t want any second places ever again. So I’m holding on to her.
And, I appreciate your encouraging words, a lot!
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What a real treat this turned out to be .. Write on brother .. Oh’ and I so love a happy ending .. Bestest of best regards to all those implicated .. Neville 😎💛👍
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Implicated? Well we both are evenly guilty, so… LOL
Thank you my man!
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I love how this poem captures that mix of vulnerability and joy in love. The hummingbird fluttering in your heart is such a perfect image–fragile, alive, and full of hope. It feels intimate and really heartfelt.
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Yep, fragile but alive and hopeful. Isn’t that a rush to be in?
It was a teeter-totter write for me, because usually I am quite stoic in person.
She broke that mold!
Thank you much, Romaj.
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How sincere, sweet, lovely and emotionally this was written! it leaves for sure a happy smile and warmth in heart. I was immediately drawn from the first lines, good poetry does this! Don’t fear expressing anything with her, strengths and weaknesses… and all else, sharing makes the bond stronger! All The happiness for both of You💕
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Thank you, Light.
It’s been a whirlwind in between the lulls of time together. Sort of story book, even.
Our challenge will be when it becomes daily! But I think we are ready!
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I have found through the years, and many poems I’ve written, that the closing verse is most significant. It is the last spoken words of the poem that the writer bequeaths us with, like the last page of a book. It’s meant to catch our breath. As this does, overwhelmingly so.
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Hey Kelly. I have two huge flaws when I write, one causes the other. In that I carry on too long, many times, by not knowing how or when to end a write. So sometimes they become long as hell. At least I hope they can be rewarding to read at least. As we all hope with our own writes.
So thank you for the positive note. It does matter.
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Prayers please, been off for a while. Off for longer now. People suck.
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Fantastic!