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The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 11/03/09

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The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 11/03/09Updated at 1:00 PM
"Men at Thirty"

Thirty today, I saw
The trees flare briefly like
The candles upon a cake
As the sun went down the sky,
A momentary flash
Yet there was time to wish

Before the break light could die
If I had known what to wish
As once I must have known
Bending above the clean candlelit tablecloth
To blow them out with a breath

--Donald Justice
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   nice, thanks  Tuesday Afternoon   Nov-03-09 11:59 AM   #1 
   His "Men at Forty" is the more well known of this pair.  BlueIris   Nov-03-09 12:32 PM   #2 
   My dear BlueIris...  CaliforniaPeggy   Nov-03-09 03:39 PM   #3 
   Wonderful. I really love that you do this. Poetry's a big part of my life.  nolabear   Nov-03-09 03:48 PM   #4 
      Welcome, new poster. And thank you! nt  BlueIris   Nov-03-09 07:31 PM   #5 
 
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1. nice, thanks
:hi:
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2. His "Men at Forty" is the more well known of this pair.Updated at 1:00 PM
I was surprised to find a companion piece for we thirty year olds.
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3. My dear BlueIris... Updated at 9:21 PM
I don't even remember being thirty!

Still, this is very nice...

Beautiful imagery...

Thank you!

:hi:
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4. Wonderful. I really love that you do this. Poetry's a big part of my life.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-03-09 07:31 PM
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5. Welcome, new poster. And thank you! ntUpdated at 1:00 PM
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