BUMPzee Internet Life Guard Project community New Entries http://www.bumpzee.com/ilgp/entries/ Latest Internet Life Guard Project Entries on BUMPzee de Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:36:56 -0400 BUMPzee BUMPzee Internet Life Guard Project community New Entries http://www.bumpzee.com/ilgp/entries/ <![CDATA[Incomplete figure (the poem)]]> http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com/2008/04/incomplete-figure-poem.html By Francis ScudellariAn incomplete figure, he standsBefore, self-mocking mannequinUn-wholly cobbled together,Invented in-human partnerSteel wire ribs ringed round hollow core,Naked half-shape silhouetted On confined walls, soul companyOft-visited in
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Tags: ]]> http://www.bumpzee.com/ilgp/entries/view/1427425/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:22:00 -0400 http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com/2008/03/one-eyed-dreaming.html <![CDATA[Two eyes, part one]]> http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com/2008/03/two-eyes-part-one.html By Francis ScudellariI.One eyed sadnessWeighted to that spot, staysStill unableTo look a-way (out). Finds(In) himself, herA-lone escort. WatchesOnce-taken handsSlip down, grown too heavy ...Un-moved. ConstantHearts drop, pooled time rippling
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BUMPzee:
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Tags: ]]> http://www.bumpzee.com/ilgp/entries/view/1399006/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:11:00 -0500 http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com/2008/02/message-in-bottle-poem.html <![CDATA[Message in a bottle]]> http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com/2008/02/message-in-bottle.html Last week, Hanna tagged me with the Message In A Bottle Meme. I haven't done one of these properly (as in obeying all the stated rules) in quite some time, so I thought I'd partake with an added twist.The meme got its start at Mimi Writes, and requir
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BUMPzee:
Communities: Internet Life Guard Project
Tags: ]]> http://www.bumpzee.com/ilgp/entries/view/1399007/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com/2008/02/message-in-bottle.html