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Activating your Infinity (Free verse) by horus8
In an unspecific month during my fifth year. Something remarkable happened on the way to the bus stop. I was living on an Island in the Pacific Ocean. The sun had not yet risen, and purple hues along with a warm damp clinging in the air was everywhere. I had never walked to the bus stop alone. I had never been to Kauai before this past week. I had not seen my mother for four years before now. She said to me, "keep to the path, JB, it will take you straight to the other children waiting.". Scared, and unsure, I made my way hesitantly. Halfway there, I heard a wave of sound pushing towards me through the tropical forest. A noise I had never head filed before, and loud as thunder. I froze, and thought of racing back, but my stiff legs wouldn't work, and I could barely breathe anyway. Tremors convulsed and racked my small body. Gagging, I threw up. Then... I was down and forfeit. I had fainted as the alien force approached me and the unearthly chorus enveloped everything. Frogs, as far as the eyes and ears could fathom. As I sat up, and timidly shook them off of me, I giggled for a second, and then I wept uncontrollably. There were audible car sounds looming in the distance. So I made my way to the highway as the too late sun broke free through the dark green wet canopy with no humor. Along with cars, and laughter, there was the distinctly familiar sound of what I thought was popcorn being prepared. Although, I was careful not to crush the croaking amphibians on my way to the bus stop. I apparently was the only one that cared enough too. Because, when I reached my goal with a relieved sigh? It was a massacre as far as my morning sharpened eyes could see from left to right, and from there to here. I said to the young toothless girl closest to me, "Excuse me, but where are all of these frogs going?". She said with an agitated and knowing tongue clack, "Home, Barney, join them.".

Up the ladder: Grandpa's boat
Down the ladder: Count Spatula

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Arithmetic Mean: 7.0
Weighted score: 6.462117
Overall Rank: 710
Posted: May 20, 2003 11:28 AM PDT; Last modified: May 21, 2003 4:19 AM PDT
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[9] Mr Pig @ 195.92.168.170 | 20-May-03/12:59 PM | Reply
Sounds like a scene from the Bible, Sweet Endymion ! A fine read Mr H I enjoyed the motion of the narrative. I have never travelled to HNL before, my skin blisters in the heat and I felt quite ill. Maybe one day I'll come and, no you wouldn;t be seen dead with me, forgive me my beautiful Horus. Take an 8 and hears to you my man - Cheers !
[n/a] horus8 @ 24.126.113.154 > Mr Pig | 21-May-03/4:38 AM | Reply
Why wouldn't I? Better you then others I can think off, unless, in your off time, you're the others.
[10] Shardik @ 24.126.113.154 | 20-May-03/3:19 PM | Reply
Frogger, wow horus8, it seems the better you are at writing on this site, the more people avoid voting. Do you think they've read Castaneda's last book "The active side of Infinity?" Do you think they read. Do you fucking care? I hope not, because, now a days it's all about puff diddys nigerosity and apparently pint sized publicists.
[10] Bill Z Bub @ 24.112.224.232 | 20-May-03/3:34 PM | Reply
Hell yeah, man. This was a great read. Killer ending. The guy looks like a model and has a supernova mind. I think I'm turning green.
[n/a] horus8 @ 24.126.113.154 > Bill Z Bub | 21-May-03/4:20 AM | Reply
Hows this edit, better?
[10] Bill Z Bub @ 24.112.224.232 > horus8 | 21-May-03/10:35 AM | Reply
Your overconfidence is your weakness.

(note: all my poetry commentary will now come in the form of Star Wars quotes.)
[10] Shardik @ 24.126.113.154 > Bill Z Bub | 21-May-03/12:36 PM | Reply
Too true, but, you should know, "I am your father;}".
[10] Bill Z Bub @ 24.112.224.232 | 21-May-03/10:36 AM | Reply
Luminous beings are we...not this crude matter.
[8] kassanna @ 205.188.208.102 | 21-May-03/6:10 PM | Reply
I bet you had trouble watching Kermit the Frog....anyway...good poem
[n/a] horus8 @ 24.126.113.154 > kassanna | 21-May-03/7:54 PM | Reply
I never watched tv. I read.
[7] Blue Magpie @ 62.176.75.109 | 25-May-03/3:57 AM | Reply
Quite an interesting story, reading the comments is almost as much fun.
[6] unouluvme @ 66.167.67.53 | 27-Jan-05/3:54 PM | Reply
to much like a story
[10] Shardik @ 24.130.62.63 > unouluvme | 28-Jan-05/6:55 AM | Reply
It is a story you tit.
And at least I know the difference
Between 'to' and 'too'. Idiot.
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