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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 07:24 AM
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The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 1/8/08
Edited on Tue Jan-08-08 07:36 AM by BlueIris
"Gray"

I have a friend
who is turning gray,
not just her hair,
and I do not know
why this is so.

Is it a lack of vitamin E
pantothenic acid, or B-12?
Or is it from being frantic
and alone?

"How long does it take you to love someone?"
I ask her.
"A hot second," she replies.
"And how long do you love them?"
"Oh, anywhere up to several months."
"And how long does it take you
to get over loving them?"
"Three weeks," she said, "tops."

Did I mention I am also
turning gray?
It is because I adore this woman
who thinks of love
in this way.

—Alice Walker
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 09:27 PM
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1. Kick.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 10:43 PM
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2. But...but...it's about LOVE. Loungers love LOVE.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 10:47 PM
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3. My dear BlueIris...
Oh, I love this one!

Especially the way it ends...

Very nice...

Thank you, as always!

:hug:
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 04:07 AM
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4. Yay, C-Peg is here!!!
A C-Peg sighting in the poem threads is always so nice.
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