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GOING DOWN

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GOING DOWN

down down down going so far down
the rungs on the ladder loosed my grip
and like Alice in Wonderland I fall
further to the ground

spiralling I am overwhelmed unable
to grasp for leverage unable to gasp
for air and sunlight looks so far away

and all the while the cheshire cat
smiles not caring which way I fall
for it matters not which way I go

for there is only one way down and
only one means of escape but am I
late and will the Queen of Hearts give

reprieve or will the joker mock my
going down and trample upon my
golden crown?

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

A GRAND OLD DAME FALLSWOULD YOU NOTICE?

Comments

destined 28. February 2008, 11:01

when it feels as if you have fallen so far down,
and you look around nothing.. noone is there
you think could anyone care?
it is yourself that is keeping you from seeing,
it is your self that is killing your well being,
it is you whom chokes the very life from your grasp,
it is you that refuses to ask,
how do i know?
i died many years ago,
i allowed my eyes to cover my soul..
dam those who left me here,
but they will never see a tear!
they will never know what they have done to me!
they will never know they have killed who i was meant to be,
ill be strong! ill show them all!
look the same, play the game..
they wont get me!!!!
yeah they wont get to me...
cuz i got to me

ellinidata 28. February 2008, 13:17

when you fall down you will always find my hand ready to hold you and rest you close to my heart!
even stars are falling but the sky is full of them the next night! :smile:

ellinidata 28. February 2008, 13:18

:smile: I finally did come up with the Pennsylvania blog.
This one was done especially for you Maree.
Sorry, it took me so long to scan those pictures! :smile:
enjoy!
http://my.opera.com/ellinidata/blog/beautiful-pennsylvania

Maree Long 28. February 2008, 21:53

Ellindata
oh wow again so poetic a response....even the stars are falling but the sky is full of them the next night - love it....and your first line so much reminds me of the gracious Father in heaven who carries all our burdens....

I will certainly check out your blog....thank you for sharing

destined
thank you for taing the time to read my poetry and thank you so much for sharing yours - I would love to see you share your poetry with us in Poetry In Motion "I allowed eyes to cover my soul" great line...

This piece title was given to me by some "muses" when I got bored and had nothing to write about they gave me the title and I took it from there and voila a new piece

ellinidata 28. February 2008, 22:00

:heart:
the line it is authentic and it's all yours! I know you do have a way to make it even more special!

Maree Long 29. February 2008, 00:06

cool I shall play around with it for some....

even stars are falling but the sky is full of them the next night!

ellinidata 29. February 2008, 00:15

always even if they are dim behind the clouds...:smile:

destined 1. March 2008, 10:22

hi maree, thank you for reading my poem, and your invitation. i have as i would put it in one of my poems, all my life i have" had so much to say and yet never spoken at all" and you are the first person i have shared even a little of my thoughts with and im so glad i did.:happy: i have one poem that has been in my soul for years that i teasure the most and i want to share it with you if you dont mind, i feel your poems are great and....
{i want to share this with you please}

when i walk by
you will always see me smile
but in my eyes
there is a secreat that lies...
the key to my soul
that i must hold
that must never be told
forgive me i cannot bear
my mind to share
what my soul holds so deep
so far down my heart cannot even keep
my heart tried..
but failed the first time i cried
and fell to my knees
thats where it must be..
in order to preserve the rest of me...
i promised to always blink
and through your eyes i can make you think...
the one purpose i have always wanted to do
im fine!..let me be here for you.

ellinidata 1. March 2008, 18:31

this is a wonderful piece :destined"
it is like a mirror of your inside world reflecting and dazzling who ever is willing to really look !
thanks for sharing!
:smile:
Angeliki

Maree Long 2. March 2008, 03:14

wow I'm honored destined....when ever another dares to share (and I say dare for it takes courage to open up to another in any form or measure in life that we have the oppoortunity to encounter)I think I would like to think more deeply and read a few times before commenting on your piece... thank you in the mean time for sharing

destined 2. March 2008, 10:16

I am truly more honored to you maree, and to you ellinidata too!:smile: I cannot begin to tell you how i felt when i read your kind words truly, for the first time out of all the years i have kept my emotions on paper to bring them to you made my soul breath and allowed my eyes to stay open until a tear cleansed them. thank you so much...i didnt blink
I want to read all of what both of you have shared in your blogs so in the mean time i hope my silence is known with you knowing you have my full attention again thank you

ellinidata 2. March 2008, 12:58

"allowed my eyes to stay open until a tear cleansed them. thank you so much...i didn't blink"

when a poet's tear drops,it's like a dive of a seagull into the Ocean.You know he/she will come up not empty handed!

You give the word "romance" a whole new meaning! thks:)

Maree Long 3. March 2008, 00:01

oh wow ellindata you have done it again....

when a poet's tear drops
tis like a dive of a seagull into the ocean

definitly could use those lines....can I steal them again and work them? between you and destined not bad....

destined
I really love these lines

but failed the first time i cried
and fell to my knees

those lines are so full of emotion and impact and one holds their breath reading them as they soak those heartaching words where one recognises that one has also been there....

ellinidata 3. March 2008, 00:03

hi Maree they are all yours! :lol:
and I don't see any stealing here!
all authentic and they will never be used by me! :smile:

Maree Long 3. March 2008, 00:15

cool no probs can always do with more inspirative words now is inspriative allowed? oh well will take poetic licence...Today I am nursing a much better finger today - seems after a day at the hospital and hubby losing me between floors and going back to nail technciicna to have nail removed seems they have cut a little to much intot he nail bed causing cellitus of the nail bed on the index digit..so no impressed = some ice and simple antibiotics seems to have done the trick and seem already on the mend - I have a new friend poppoing over to take off the rest of the nails and I trust them more than these so called nail techncicians...etc..

hope you have a great day

ellinidata 3. March 2008, 00:30

sorry to hear about your mishap.
Stay well and safe!
:smile:

Maree Long 3. March 2008, 06:46

alls well that ends well - this lady did my nails and restored them to natural state again and finger this evening is feeling so much less painful in fact her working on my nail didn't affect me at all....so that was good news...

ellinidata 3. March 2008, 11:32

yes, and I hope and wish you always to have good news...2008 entered with a strange effect of you fingers I wish I can send you gloves for the whole family! :smile:

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