Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 587

girl_dee · 04-16-2013, 09:25 PM

True love doesn’t have a happy ending because true love never ends.

Trey339 · 04-16-2013, 09:41 PM

What you seek Is seeking you
Rumi~

Bèsame* · 04-16-2013, 10:43 PM

Kätzchen · 04-16-2013, 10:44 PM

Diving Into The Wreck
-- Adrienne Rich (1972)

First having read the book of myths,
and loaded the camera,
and checked the edge of the knife-blade,
I put on
the body-armor of black rubber
the absurd flippers
the grave and awkward mask.
I am having to do this
not like Costeau with his
assiduous team
aboard the sun-flooded schooner
but here alone.

There is a ladder,
The ladder is always there
hanging innocently
close to the side of the schooner.
We know what it is for,
we who have used it.
Otherwise,
it is a piece of maritime floss
some sundry equipment.

I go down,
Rung after rung and still
the oxygen immerses me
the blue light
the clear atoms
of our human air.
I go down,
My flippers cripple me,
I crawl like an insect down the ladder
and there is no one
to tell me where the ocean
will begin.

First the air is blue and then
it is bluer and then green and then
black I am blacking out and yet
my mask is powerful
it pumps my blood with power
the sea is another story
the sea is not the question of power
I have to learn alone
to trust my body without force
in the deep element.

And now: it is easy to forget
what I came for
among so many who have always
lived here
swaying their crenellated fans
between the reefs
and besides
you breathe differently down here.

I came to explore the wreck.
The words are purposes.
The words are maps.
I came to see the damage that was done
and the treasures that prevail.
I stroke the beam of my lamp
slowly along the flank
of something more permanent
than fish or weed.

The thing I came for:
the wreck and not the story of the wreck
the thing itself and not the myth
the drowned faced staring
toward the sun
the evidence of damage
worn by salt and sway into this threadbare beauty
the ribs of disaster
curving their assertion
among the tentative haunters.

This is the place.
And I am here, the mermaid whose dark hair
streams black, the merman in his armored body.
We circle silently
about the wreck
we dive into the hold.
I am she: I am he
whose drowned face sleeps with open eyes
whose breasts still bear the stress
whose silver, copper, vermei cargo lies
obscurely inside the barrels
half-wedged and let to rot
we are the half-destroyed instruments
that once held to a course
the water-beaten log
the fouled compass

We are, I am, you are
by cowardice or courage
the one who find our way
back to this scene
carrying a knife, a camera
a book of myths
in which
our name do not appear.

Kobi · 04-17-2013, 05:13 AM

StrongButch · 04-17-2013, 07:47 AM

1) Take risks;if you win youll be happy,if you lose youll be wise. 2)One day your life will flash before your eyes.Make sure its worth watching. 3)You change your life by changing your heart. 4)The key to change is letting go of fear.

MegBluEyz · 04-17-2013, 01:38 PM

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"Fear...is life's only true opponent. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always....disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt....So you must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Because if you don't, if your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you."
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

Trey339 · 04-17-2013, 01:58 PM

Enchantress · 04-17-2013, 05:40 PM

“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.”

Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)

JAGG · 04-17-2013, 05:43 PM

“Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear” ― Jon Bon Jovi

Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible.”
― Ally Condie

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.”
― Paulo Coelho

Trev · 04-17-2013, 06:29 PM

"Chance is the fool's name for Fate."
~Fred Astaire

"Desire is a powerful force that can be used to make things happen."
~Marcia Weider

Latino.Hrt · 04-17-2013, 06:57 PM

___love and respect...the base of all things___

Soon · 04-17-2013, 08:00 PM

“Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we're afraid of is about the width of an eyelash.”
― Jay McInerney

Kobi · 04-18-2013, 09:11 AM

Talon · 04-18-2013, 10:11 AM

You don't have to advance yourself at the expense of others.

JAGG · 04-18-2013, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talon

You don't have to advance yourself at the expense of others.

Yes but if they want to pay me for it I'll let them.

Talon · 04-18-2013, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAGG

Yes but if they want to pay me for it I'll let them.

*laughing*.....You paper whore.

JAGG · 04-18-2013, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talon

*laughing*.....You paper whore.

That would be STUD not whore. Just sayin

Talon · 04-18-2013, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAGG

That would be STUD not whore. Just sayin

*chuckle*.......so sorry, Stallion......what I meant to say was...

BIG BUTCH PAPER STUD OF THE UNIVERSE

ahk · 04-18-2013, 04:32 PM

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

Jessica Savitch

04-16-2013, 10:43 PM	#11723
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04-16-2013, 10:44 PM	#11724
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: I’m devoted to my own wellness (lucky me) ツ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Blue Lady in a ruby red county Posts: 15,850 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,607 Thanked 33,391 Times in 10,551 Posts Rep Power: 21474867	Diving Into The Wreck -- Adrienne Rich (1972) First having read the book of myths, and loaded the camera, and checked the edge of the knife-blade, I put on the body-armor of black rubber the absurd flippers the grave and awkward mask. I am having to do this not like Costeau with his assiduous team aboard the sun-flooded schooner but here alone. There is a ladder, The ladder is always there hanging innocently close to the side of the schooner. We know what it is for, we who have used it. Otherwise, it is a piece of maritime floss some sundry equipment. I go down, Rung after rung and still the oxygen immerses me the blue light the clear atoms of our human air. I go down, My flippers cripple me, I crawl like an insect down the ladder and there is no one to tell me where the ocean will begin. First the air is blue and then it is bluer and then green and then black I am blacking out and yet my mask is powerful it pumps my blood with power the sea is another story the sea is not the question of power I have to learn alone to trust my body without force in the deep element. And now: it is easy to forget what I came for among so many who have always lived here swaying their crenellated fans between the reefs and besides you breathe differently down here. I came to explore the wreck. The words are purposes. The words are maps. I came to see the damage that was done and the treasures that prevail. I stroke the beam of my lamp slowly along the flank of something more permanent than fish or weed. The thing I came for: the wreck and not the story of the wreck the thing itself and not the myth the drowned faced staring toward the sun the evidence of damage worn by salt and sway into this threadbare beauty the ribs of disaster curving their assertion among the tentative haunters. This is the place. And I am here, the mermaid whose dark hair streams black, the merman in his armored body. We circle silently about the wreck we dive into the hold. I am she: I am he whose drowned face sleeps with open eyes whose breasts still bear the stress whose silver, copper, vermei cargo lies obscurely inside the barrels half-wedged and let to rot we are the half-destroyed instruments that once held to a course the water-beaten log the fouled compass We are, I am, you are by cowardice or courage the one who find our way back to this scene carrying a knife, a camera a book of myths in which our name do not appear. __________________ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings — Maya Angelou —

04-17-2013, 05:13 AM	#11725
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04-17-2013, 07:47 AM	#11726
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04-17-2013, 05:43 PM	#11730
JAGG Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: JAGG Relationship Status: =) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa (cat free zone) Posts: 6,093 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,651 Thanked 17,534 Times in 4,137 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	“Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear” ― Jon Bon Jovi Love changes what is probable and makes unlikely things possible.” ― Ally Condie “You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.” ― Paulo Coelho __________________ I don't want to spend my life with someone I can live with, I want to spend my life with someone I can't live without.

04-16-2013, 09:25 PM	#11721
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04-16-2013, 09:41 PM	#11722
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04-17-2013, 01:38 PM	#11727
MegBluEyz Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Butch Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 352 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 826 Times in 156 Posts Rep Power: 6654895	. "Fear...is life's only true opponent. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always....disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt....So you must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Because if you don't, if your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you." ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

04-17-2013, 01:58 PM	#11728
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04-17-2013, 05:40 PM	#11729
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04-17-2013, 06:29 PM	#11731
Trev Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Just a good ole boy Preferred Pronoun?: Male ones Relationship Status: She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Somewhere between right and wrong Posts: 3,372 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,988 Thanked 10,145 Times in 2,400 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	"Chance is the fool's name for Fate." ~Fred Astaire "Desire is a powerful force that can be used to make things happen." ~Marcia Weider __________________ Trev

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04-17-2013, 08:00 PM	#11733
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04-18-2013, 09:11 AM	#11734
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04-18-2013, 10:11 AM	#11735
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04-18-2013, 04:32 PM	#11740
ahk Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: Male Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NM Posts: 5,317 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,688 Thanked 8,555 Times in 2,643 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. Jessica Savitch