This Morning's Walk

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John Anderson Jan 23, 2006, 8:42pm EST

Great imagery. I like the line about chocolate, though I hope they weren't for eating!

Cat Givens Jan 23, 2006, 8:47pm EST

Ha!
Not for my eating, to be sure! Had I turned one up, maybe I'd have seen a beetle or worm, but probably still too fresh! It was a glorious walk.
Click on the picture, as that's where I was this morning. I've enjoyed the place for decades.

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Bonnie L. Jan 23, 2006, 8:57pm EST

Cathy...how beautiful!!! And here I thought you were just a political blogger!

I love how you've woven the tale around this picture, it really makes you think. You have created such a peaceful feeling. I especially like the lines:
Only moments to you
three hundred year old tree

Thanks for sharing it!

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Cat Givens Jan 23, 2006, 9:06pm EST

Bonnie, how I would love to walk amidst the trees all day.
Always have I escaped to the wild, since I was small.
Nature is my true love and where I belong. These were notes from this morning's walk by our beloved Signal Tree. I had thought to weave them in beautiful clever rhyme, but they were perfect as they stood!
Glad you enjoyed it.

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0000-dashiell5-0000 Jan 24, 2006, 4:07am EST

Excellent mood poesy, Cathy. Do I see deer again in the opening lines? "Moist-like chocolate hoofprints..." Good stuff!

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0000-dashiell5-0000 Jan 24, 2006, 4:11am EST

Oh, and I interpreted "chocolate" as referring to the hoofprints, not the pellets, thus creating an image of deerprint in mud looking like chocolate. For this reading, you'd need to put line 2 into line 3 and let the first line (about the raisinettes) stand alone. Was that not the intention? I'm responding to Comment #1 because I cannot see comments on Gather until I comment myself (&^%&$^$&* browser).

Fresh dark pellets
moist like chocolate
hoof prints

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Cat Givens Jan 24, 2006, 8:27am EST

Now that's the fun of it, KR! I could not decide which to declare "moist like chocolate" as it described both the pellets and the upturned rich soil from the hoofprints. I figured I'd go with it in between and see what happens. Obviously it's a matter of perception. I do so appreciate your pointing that out, and I am delighted it works either way!
Your browser, like the ones I tried before, is just not very nice to you!
I have an old iMac (HD of only 6 GIG!) and I had to use firefox to navigate this site best. Good luck!

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