Venetian Bonds

July 18, 2002, 10:42 am

Venetian BondsWho will lift these banded bonds?Venetian shadows strap my flesh,appearing nightly as I sleep..beneath their weightlessness I thresh.~~ Yet with the dawn they disappearfading fast their...

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July 18, 2002, 11:47 am

A good poem Joyce. Putting a brave face on things during the day but at night, well that's a different story. Nice one I write in Allinapen

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July 19, 2002, 12:17 pm

Venetian blinds do seem like a divide from the day. I enjoyed this one Joyce, with its melancholy feel."Through out the day I try to smileto marigolds and roses,but all the while my thoughts are...

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July 19, 2002, 2:39 pm

Good write, enjoyed. ChrisWords can fly... Hitangel`s Poetry Forum

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Re: Venetian Bonds

July 19, 2002, 5:48 pm

Thank you all so very much for the wonderful comments to this poem.*Matt..You are right! "Throughout" is indeed a word, and I should have went with my first inclination..sometimes I'm a bit lazy about...

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July 20, 2002, 7:08 am

Oh, but this was wonderful. I enjoyed this one much!Serenity...Brandi"Your friend is your needs answered"- Kahlil Gibran

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July 22, 2002, 2:34 am

Joyce~this poem is excellent.Original and 'classy' too!!I recognize a lot of my world in this one " I've got to do something-- even if it's wrong!" ~ For Shir Visit me @ All In A Pen

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Re: Venetian Bonds

July 24, 2002, 9:36 am

Excellence!Now THIS is poetry.I have always maintained that ANYTHING is ink for our pens. This is a truly inventive twist on Venetian Blinds. I could see it quite clearly as you spoke.... and I'm even...

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