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Wow... I am glad you called my attention to this one Bob... I loved it. I felt I was there, smelled the smoke and felt the anxiety of watching the girth of the fire, the need to protect it and the pride of having created it. That is what good writing is all about :-) xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on February 2, 2011 at 8:07 PM
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It is indeed an nice fire you have built! sam
posted by
sam444
on February 2, 2011 at 2:14 AM
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Re: Mariss9, it was a near thing. - Bob
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 9:12 PM
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Re: Re: Thank you, Elyse - that's how I wrote it, slow and savoring! - Bob
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 9:10 PM
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Re: Thank you,
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 9:08 PM
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Glad you got it to work. 
posted by
mariss9
on February 1, 2011 at 7:14 PM
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I really liked this Bob - Every line I followed with anticipation, but read slowly so I could savor. Very good -
Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on February 1, 2011 at 6:47 PM
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Re: when it is so cold and waiting to see if the storm will hit...this is so
Thanks, Kabu. I had to write it as if something was at stake. - Bob
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM
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when it is so cold and waiting to see if the storm will hit...this is so
warm and positive..really enjoyed it; thank you.
posted by
Kabu
on February 1, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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Re: Profound messages very excellently conveyed!
keep wondering why I put myself in these situstions, but I do. The payoff is pretty thrilling and satisfying. - Bob
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 12:48 PM
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Re: Thank you' CC
We might be thinking of the same story, Jack London's "To Build a Fire". The guy finally froze to death. I didn't.
- Bob
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 12:45 PM
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Re: fire
Thank you. Next time I'm bringing wooden strike-anyplace matches!- Bob
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 12:12 PM
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Re: Appalachian trail shelter
Thanks! I love "the crackle of silence" - that certainly figures into the experience when you're alone up there .
posted by
2902
on February 1, 2011 at 12:11 PM
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Profound messages very excellently conveyed!
posted by
Raye09
on February 1, 2011 at 11:07 AM
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Dear me Bob I feel you only had one match reminded me of a tale where a man had the same out in a snow swept country he lit the fire under a tree and the snow melted and fell putting it out. I liked your poem better.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 1, 2011 at 10:50 AM
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I love this - the imagery is vivid and the details so precise I feel like I could light a fire now
posted by
lionreign
on February 1, 2011 at 8:01 AM
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Appalachian trail shelter
Love the way you built your fire Bob,calm, sure, and peacful. I can still smell that smoke and hear
the crackle of silence. John couplet
posted by
CUPLETS
on February 1, 2011 at 6:32 AM
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