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APW Group Poem

Completed 24 November 1999


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Starting Early


Washed by the rain, dust and grime are laid;

and the depths of the earth doth the remnants invade.
Glishous
salem, va USA - Tue Aug 24 18:14:17 1999
She lives below and dreams above
Amanda Wilder
Kent, CT USA - Wed Sep 1 00:48:58 1999
gazing at the moon in the morning.
Wanda M. Wandas
NJ USA - Wed Sep 1 14:33:23 1999
As the moon fades to blue and sun invades
Marvin Morrison
Houma, La USA - Thu Sep 2 08:34:45 1999
she feels the tempo of her life begin to escalate
SARA
RICHMOND, VA USA - Fri Sep 3 19:22:55 1999
the delicious rhapsody of incandescent beauty clinging to her charged radiance. She wears
Caroline
USA - Fri Sep 3 21:56:14 1999
smoke rings as halos
sarah
USA - Sat Sep 4 22:10:48 1999
giving her an angelical appearance
Maria Aponte
Canovanas, PR USA - Tue Sep 7 17:06:14 1999
And she closes her eyes and disappears.
Arjun Purkayastha
Mumbai, India - Wed Sep 8 01:06:01 1999

Like a thought that never was,
Christine Barrett
Canada - Wed Sep 8 15:42:57 1999
in a world that never knew,
E.Butler
Ireland - Wed Sep 8 17:04:37 1999
what a thought never was
Becca
Sulphur, , LA USA - Sat Sep 11 05:52:36 1999
what freedom could be
Cylph
Singapore - Sat Sep 11 07:42:43 1999
and yet I long for,
Eugene Delaporte
Pretoria, GP South Africa - Mon Sep 13 12:56:44 1999
that sweet, think pain of ecstasy, she
Steven Leitch
West Jordan, Ut USA - Tue Sep 14 12:50:14 1999
embraces yesterday and fears tomorrow.
Jack Random
Escnaba, MI USA - Wed Sep 15 12:26:21 1999

And today was just another day;
Arjun Purkayastha
Mumbai, India - Fri Sep 17 06:47:34 1999
its feared mists, gently pulled away
anjali
USA - Fri Sep 17 07:28:51 1999
unitl rain caused this mist to appear and sunshine caused this mist to clear
Karen
Singapore - Sun Sep 19 08:25:43 1999
which is why she started early, took her dog
molly
USA - Thu Sep 23 23:42:38 1999
down the dewy path to the luminescent solitude and rest
Lin
SD USA - Sun Sep 26 18:48:18 1999
to be undisturbed by the obstructions of balance.
Rachel
Bradenton, FL USA - Wed Sep 29 09:56:04 1999

She longs for a time when she will feel
Dolores
USA - Tue Oct 5 17:43:40 1999
loved and worshiped with jewlels
Pam Hall
Fountaintown, IN USA - Tue Oct 5 20:41:03 1999
tears of pain mist her eyes as she feels
Pam Hall
USA - Tue Oct 5 20:48:30 1999
regret for having lost something in her life.
sherri
USA - Sat Oct 9 09:46:37 1999
A life she never lived
Louis Jude
Madras, TN IndiaUSA - Fri Oct 15 05:25:35 1999
and a dream she never had.
Rebecca P
LA USA - Sun Oct 17 13:53:10 1999

Still, what is a dream but a memory of another life,
Renee Maxwell
Tampa, FL USA - Tue Oct 19 19:40:36 1999
and what is life, but a dream she'll never live.
Toni
Chico, Ca USA - Tue Oct 19 22:01:19 1999
The lost dream has fallen like a fitful legend;
Jenni
USA - Wed Oct 20 17:57:20 1999
a great bird with clipped wings
kate
pittsburgh, pa USA - Sun Oct 24 22:51:30 1999
comes into light and changes the tune.
Christi D. Cooper
Cedar Hill, TX USA - Fri Oct 29 10:38:45 1999

A new dream will materialize
PH
USA - Fri Oct 29 18:36:39 1999
in a mirror
dahkota
Washington, DC USA - Wed Nov 3 17:48:36 1999
And those deep eyes are shockingly reflected, as your own
Ginny
Boise, ID USA - Thu Nov 4 20:31:56 1999
she leans closer to see, slips then falls into her own reflection
Maureen
Ithaca, NY USA - Sat Nov 6 16:54:07 1999
shattering the mirror of her soul
Judy
Dayton, OH USA - Thu Nov 11 16:28:26 1999
into seven bad-luck pieces.
Ric
USA - Fri Nov 12 17:40:06 1999

A tear of despair falls to her cheek
dian agustin
bandung, indonesia - Fri Nov 12 20:14:33 1999
as her spirit shall deplete --
Eric campbell
USA - Sat Nov 20 13:53:40 1999
she thinks to herself, Why believe
Pam
IN USA - Mon Nov 22 13:02:27 1999
or even consider other days?
Christopher Davenport
Abq, nm USA - Mon Nov 22 17:32:38 1999