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Both poems contain some intriguing concepts. I love the concept of a person being like a tree, well rooted and stable and I also like the image of the "blackboard of time" which gives the sense that there is no destiny and fate, but it is written as we write it, making our lives, our own responsibility.
posted by
NiteTide
on May 24, 2009 at 11:48 AM
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Great work, my friend!
posted by
teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade
on May 23, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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Merkie...so well done!
I thought your poem so well told the story - the universal truth - of the state of being of a Happy Man, in s many ways. It was really excellent.
It reminded me of Psalm 1:
Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
posted by
Raphael222
on May 23, 2009 at 9:23 AM
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Master Pieces in my mind both are like WHOA!! Deep meaningful Awsome!
Blackboard you went deep into the well shedding light of knowledge that exist in us before time. We are the spirit of God.
posted by
Mystereo
on May 23, 2009 at 9:12 AM
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These are both so wonderful
you are so right.. to be like a tree
and words/ drawings.. have power.. so much power
posted by
Blue_feathers
on May 23, 2009 at 6:32 AM
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Beautiful...
posted by
Star5_
on May 23, 2009 at 6:15 AM
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Merkie
I loved them both, man and tree was very captivating thought luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on May 23, 2009 at 5:33 AM
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I love the description. A happy man and the tree. Thanks for sharing
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on May 23, 2009 at 12:39 AM
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merkie
Excellent! A happy person is indeed like a tree, happy at providing shade, providing fruit, firmly grounded in the root, never asking anything in return
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on May 22, 2009 at 9:00 PM
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Wonderful Merkie..no wonder I feel so content out in nature amongst the trees. "Blackboard" stirred me, communication has always been a great key throughout time..... that unlocks many a closed door.
posted by
yellowrose55
on May 22, 2009 at 8:41 PM
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you are sooooo right!! AWESOME!
posted by
tamlet
on May 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM
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You are exactly right about the comparison of a happy person with a tree.
I wonder if being happy makes the person staid like a tree, or if being staid like a tree is what makes a person happy.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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I wonder if the cave people called it graffiti.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:28 AM
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Beautiful, very beautiful...
posted by
Kayzzaman
on May 22, 2009 at 10:20 AM
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Beautiful, very beautiful...
posted by
Kayzzaman
on May 22, 2009 at 10:20 AM
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Merkie
I love the analogy of humans to trees and if I were a tree I’d like to think of myself as a cherry tree (probably because of their beautiful spring blossoms). 
posted by
Troosha
on May 22, 2009 at 9:53 AM
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