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Gloria - reprise

sloes are sour and dark
your sloe-dark eyes absorb more light


I often wish it weren't true
then life would be easy and pleasurable
and not so sour and intense

And you?

are you still that gentle dreamer
is that the scent of Narcissus?
- take no offense

You see
I have never stopped

I am happy that we talked
and that you say you never stopped


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  1. Paul02:05

    Supercool. The poem is great and segue into the perfect soundtrack. Very much enjoying your bloggedy blog and learning a lot. Thanks.

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  2. Philip Hall08:40

    Pleasure.

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  3. 3p407:07

    hi Phil,,just read your last half dozen posts,,very strong writing,,good storytelling,,
    five star

    IFO,, the odds on this being the only place with life,,with an incalcuble number of "other places",, pretty slim

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    is the security widget needed ?? they are a pain

    odds on the species here being in anyway special,, very very slim

    the issues with distance/speed of light ?
    too much for this peasant

    i am happy i left this post
    and i never stop reading
    entirely,,

    some times there's gaps

    tween our stars

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  4. Philip Hall08:55

    What a lovely surprise, 3P4.

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