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Subject: Re: Splendor in the Pothos

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Hope

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Date Posted: 00:00:16 05/04/02 Sat
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In reply to: Carly Svamvour 's message, "Splendor in the Pothos" on 21:55:33 05/01/02 Wed

could you explain "Pothos " ?I have looked in three
dictionaries and could not find the word
anyway with me replying to your poem , it got you to the top again if that is where you want to be
Hope

>Splendor in the Pothos
>
>late evening
>leaves join together
>from two separate pothos
>hanging from the ceiling
>
>a few inches lower
>hangs the small one
>rootings
>as i recall
>that we planted
>months ago
>
>it seems to look up at the lovers
>as they hold hands
>in the dim light
>of our livingroom
>
>in the corner
>the mother of them all
>her lovers and all offspring
>twine their way around her
>
>those who have managed it
>spread their wings wide at the ceiling
>
>now mcgee the cat sits
>on the corner of the table
>listening to the pen you bought today
>as it scratches its forty-nine cents worth
>through this poem of pothos
>and what really is just
>another love story
>
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Re: Splendor in the Pothos	Carly	07:38:38 05/05/02 Sun