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Date Posted: 10:54:19 08/01/02 Thu
Author: Highlander
Author Host/IP: pD9037922.dip.t-dialin.net / 217.3.121.34
Subject: Re: Mums Toast
In reply to: Raphaela 's message, "Re: Mums Toast" on 14:12:06 07/31/02 Wed

Hi Raphaela,

your words are always very encouraging to me, as you know I write how things are, i cannot delve into words of wisdom like it is some dictionary for all to view...it must be lived and I have lived a lot so words do come easier for the ones who are observant.

I was a tad reluctant to write this piece but it was a request and believe me I didn�t post the whole sequence as it is way too strong, I just wrote the whole lines the way they happened so to be honest it is easy being honest! If you know what I mean?

Oh how can The Highlander leave you behind...lol...I have much too much to learn from greatness as you so I have a long way to go to even catch up.

Well you are right about the profit...there is no profit in peace and the word profit in my mind can mean so much more than money...seeing a smile on a childs face means more than being able to buy all the groceries you need or that fast car...you�re right.

My autobiography???? Well I will have to die before my auto becomes famous, I mean isn�t that what makes an artist famous...popping their cloggs after thousands of refusals and suddenly a gallery is opened in their honour...a bit like the masses buying the Greatest Hits of a deceased pop icon....(George Harrison to name but many)...well I think it is better to be a live coward than a dead hero...and that is even coming from The Highlander himself!!! LOL!

A comic genius you say???????? *Blushing* my dearest, well if you are up for a joke corner then let�s make it happen...it can be very good to get to know someone but first we should make a TERMS & CONDITIONS...No Lawyer or Peter at the pearly gates jokes...coz you and I being Children of the greatest humerous cities worldwide know the punchlines are the same!

It is certainly great to be back, although a hectic schedule I will always have time to play the Peters & Lee or Donnie & Marie with you any day (for those who don�t know...they are both duetees)..........bye for now my friend....keep up the great work with your site.

Highlander

>Well Highlander, you may say this is not a poem - and
>I think you are right - it is so much more. I have
>always admired your writing for its sincerity and
>ability to move the reader. However, you have
>certainly developed and left me far behind now.
>
>I have read this several times and each time it
>touches me more and more. Not only because of the
>subject - which unfortunately bruises too many
>children these days - but the way you have written it.
> You have the ability to reach out to readers in a way
>that a mere leaflet wouldn't - and you could put this
>particular 'poem' to good use by donating to a charity
>that helps young people and they may be able to use it
>in their promotion literature to reach out to the
>public. I know you have done this with Greenpeace?
>etc and I have done it for the Free Tibet Campaign.
>There is no profit in it for us writers but at least
>there is the sense of satisfaction that our words can
>help others.
>
>Thanks for posting this Highlander - great to see you
>back in Unicorn - you might like to add to the short
>story board too if you autobiography is finished or
>perhaps post an extract of it to date.
>
>As a genius comic - do you think we need to add a link
>to a joke page or would that distract from the poetry
>and prose???
>
>Raphaela x
>
>p.s. When you have time fancy another duet sometime?
>
>
>>Slurping soggy coco pops in the lighted corner
>>giggling at cartoons
>>I am oblivious to the bills that pop through the front
>>door
>>cushioned by the worn carpet weighing down the kitchen
>>table
>>as Mum escapes out the back one
>>
>>I have no need for a haircut
>>my survival kit a pencil crayon,
>>a soap dish and anything from my favourite colour
>>keeps me company in the trenches filled with jagged
>>nettle
>>I was born not knitted like my teddy in brown
>>so I am bound to make mistakes if I move
>>and not like him lay still
>>
>>the slide at the plaground is not nearly glazed or
>>fast enough but at least it gives me height
>>to see my house from a distance
>>it looks so close but still far away
>>how can it be I still can smell Mums toast
>>and familiar soup from another world
>>and feel the blows from one of my so called uncles
>>as a giant fist lands hard on her cheek
>>I am still nerved by crashing glass
>>and jump even when the waiter at our local restaurant
>>looses grip of pastella
>>
>>I am moved by shades of light green and insect yellow
>>in summer
>>it reminds me of the rich children in the country and
>>the smell of posh jam
>>stirs my nostrils and even at my age concern
>>I still sniff the air like a curious pup
>>when bramble bushes bare fruit profits
>>
>>Mum has passed a long time ago
>>a single mother no more than 60 kg
>>barely touched 23
>>beautiful, hazel eyes like mine
>>and a smile to die for
>>
>>which literally speaking she did!
>>
>>I never understood life
>>never will
>>and that is why I stand here at Mums grave
>>watering the willows
>>and isn�t it funny
>>
>>how I can still smell Mums toast.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Written and dedicated to a little girl who got caught
>>up in the murky drug hell, losing her addict Father
>>and her Mother shortly afterwards from raining blows
>>of one of her boyfriends, it is not a poem but a mere
>>few sentences that I put down as the little girl (now
>>a teenager) has lots of courage but no writing skills.
>>
>>I have limited writing skills myself but how could I
>>say no to this young brave lady.
>>
>>A sad world indeed and whenever I feel tired or
>>exhausted from life�s schedules I just have to call
>>this little friend, she reminds me of how small we
>>really are.
>>
>>Thanks for listening
>>Highlander

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